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Local	MAMP
Free Free to download; hosting and some cloud features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine…	Freemium MAMP is free; MAMP PRO is a paid commercial version.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS
One-click WordPress installs with SSL Switchable PHP environments, SSH and WP-CLI	Choice of Apache or Nginx with MySQL Simple setup for local WordPress sites
Deployment features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine hosting Closed source	Per-project hosts and one-click CMS installs need MAMP PRO No Linux version
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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