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XAMPP vs Local: catalog facts
XAMPP	Local
Free Free to download and use. Components are under their own open-source licences.	Free Free to download; hosting and some cloud features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
One installer produces a working Apache, MariaDB and PHP environment Control panel starts and stops each service without editing config files	One-click WordPress installs with SSL Switchable PHP environments, SSH and WP-CLI
Configured for convenience, not security; it is not meant to face the internet Bundled component versions lag upstream releases	Deployment features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine hosting Closed source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0	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 September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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