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

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