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Local vs XAMPP: catalog facts
Local	XAMPP
Free Free to download; hosting and some cloud features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine…	Free Free to download and use. Components are under their own open-source licences.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
One-click WordPress installs with SSL Switchable PHP environments, SSH and WP-CLI	One installer produces a working Apache, MariaDB and PHP environment Control panel starts and stops each service without editing config files
Deployment features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine hosting Closed source	Configured for convenience, not security; it is not meant to face the internet Bundled component versions lag upstream releases
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
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 September 22, 2026

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