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XAMPP vs Apache Lounge: catalog facts
XAMPP	Apache Lounge
Free Free to download and use. Components are under their own open-source licences.	Free Free downloads, funded by voluntary donations.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Self-hosted
One installer produces a working Apache, MariaDB and PHP environment Control panel starts and stops each service without editing config files	Current Windows builds of Apache httpd Popular third-party modules available
Configured for convenience, not security; it is not meant to face the internet Bundled component versions lag upstream releases	Windows builds only Third-party builds rather than official ASF binaries
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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