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Local vs Sail: catalog facts
Local	Sail
Free Free to download; hosting and some cloud features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine…	Freemium Core features are free; premium features require a subscription, and DigitalOcean resource…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Command line
One-click WordPress installs with SSL Switchable PHP environments, SSH and WP-CLI	Offers both CLI and web-based management Includes deployment rollback and local backup commands
Deployment features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine hosting Closed source	Requires a DigitalOcean account and paid cloud resources
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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