# MAMP Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about MAMP Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Server Management products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/195886/MAMP-PRO --- # MAMP Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on August 24, 2025 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. Independent research methodology Capterra’s researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/) [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) MAMP ## What is MAMP? MAMP PRO is the commercial, professional frontend for the classic local server environment: MAMP. With MAMP PRO you can create a separate host for each of your web projects. Install WordPress with only one click and after completion of your page, publish it directly from MAMP PRO on your live server. This is just a small part of what you can do with MAMP PRO. ## What is MAMP used for? [Server Management](https://www.capterra.com/server-management-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 13 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price €79 Flat Rate, One Time Free trial available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for MAMP?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=http://www.mamp.info&name=MAMP) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### MAMP 4.4 (13) VS. [4.1 (195)](https://www.capterra.com/p/13803/N-central/reviews/) Starting Price €79 Flat Rate, One Time Starting Price $1.75 Other Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.2 (13) Ease Of Use 3.9 (51) Value For Money 4.8 (10) Value For Money 3.9 (48) Customer Service 3.9 (7) Customer Service 3.9 (46) ## MAMP alternatives [4.6 (140)](https://www.capterra.com/p/177946/baramundi-Management-Suite/reviews/) Starting price $1.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 97% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.5 (260)](https://www.capterra.com/p/251336/ManageEngine-OpManager/reviews/) Starting price $95.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 98% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars Highest Rated [4.9 (237)](https://www.capterra.com/p/180609/Action1-RMM/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 99% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.3 (194)](https://www.capterra.com/p/163344/N-sight/reviews/) Starting price $99.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 90% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/195886/MAMP-PRO/alternatives/) ## Pricing Value for money 4.8 (10) Free Trial Basic €79.00 Flat Rate,One Time Value for money 4.8 (10) 4.8 Based on 10 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 3.9 (7) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 3.9 (7) 3.9 Based on 7 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.4 Based on 13 reviews Filter by rating 5(7) 4(4) 3(2) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent Vasilis K. Web Developer Information Technology and Services ### "The easiest way to spin up Apache and MySQL servers on MacOS" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 January 16, 2025 As a web developer I have found MAMP to be the most convenient way to setup a local server for testing purposes. I use it mostly for Wordpress and other projects which require MySQL databases. Pros I like how easy it is to setup MAMP. You just install it and with one click you can spin up Apache and MySQL. Cons MAMP is great but only for basic setups. If your project requires advanced configuration you may find yourself stuck. Switched from [XAMPP](https://www.capterra.com/p/246810/XAMPP/) Because I did face some difficulties with the XAMPP installation on macOS. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Martin P. Freelancer Computer Software ### "Stack of servers for web development" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 August 11, 2023 MAMP is super solution if someone need simple Installation of web servers without any knowledge. Provides all components to run large scale of web applications. Pros MAMP contains stack for running web applications. You can easily set up and run Apache server or database. Database management tool is also included. You just need one click interaction to run any server. All logs are collected into stack logging tool, so in case of any errors you cant find them in one place collected. Configuration wizard allows you to install everything without any server administration experiences. Cons I don't find any problems in running MAMP. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JM Jesse M. Founder Design ### "A decent option for local development" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 2.0 2.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 November 22, 2022 Overall, it was a frustrating experience. The UI is dated, poorly laid out and the app is resource intensive. Updating PHP or running multiple versions of PHP (diff versions per site) is difficult at best. In the beginning the one of the app updates wiped out htdocs folder - eg ALL of our sites in dev! Luckily we had a backup, but a warning would have been nice as most apps that install updates DO NOT wipe client data from user folders. Pros MAMP by itself is a simple, local server environment that handles all the heavy lifting behind the scenes - it installs and configs PHP, MySQL and Apache.MAMP Pro is a full featured local development solution. It provides granular control of Apache, PHP and MYSQL as well as virtual hosts, local site environments, etc. Cons The UI is clunky, intuitive and looks like it was designed for the G4 mac.Although it has a robust set of features, accessing those features typically includes looking up their docs to find where it is, why it's not working, etc. The basic version of MAMP doesn't include virtual hosting or remote links. Reasons for choosing MAMP In the end we found that Local by WP was a better solution for us on all accounts. It was easier to setup new sites, faster to config diff environments for those sites, simple to create a template (called a Blueprint site) that we could quickly duplicate and launch. Virtual hosting - eg creating your own URLs for the dev site - is baked in and there are tons of other reasons... better UI, etc. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Juan M. Autonomo Graphic Design ### "Perfecto para crear proyectos web en Mac" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 October 9, 2022 Lo utiliza a menudo para proyectos de diseño web en local antes de subirlos al servidor online. También para guardar copias de seguridad en el disco duro y poder modificarlas antes de hacerlo en producción directamente online. Pros Se integra a la perfección en ordenadores Mac, sin tener que configurar prácticamente nada del sistema del ordenador. Cons Si necesitas ampliar la memoria de subida de archivos o modificar el archivo php de configuración, tienes que navegar por las carpetas en lugar de tener un acceso directo. Switched from [XAMPP](https://www.capterra.com/p/246810/XAMPP/) Tenía problemas de permisos de archivo que tenía que modificar a mano y no me dejaba trabajar en los proyectos con soltura. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Lead UI Developer Internet ### "It's all about ease of configuration. I absolutely love MAMP!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 July 26, 2022 I am very pleased with late versions. Easy to use, quick and lightweight to my development env, MAMP has been one of my handy tools for years now! Perfect for small to medium projects. Never had any issues switching between PHP versions and it's also easy to switch between projects. Thanks MAMP devs :) ! Pros Runs out of the box Easy to switch PHP versions Multiple extensions Generally the ease of use and pleasant UX Cons none. For my goals and purposes I have not encountered any issues with MAMP. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Giuseppe N. Software Engineer Manager Information Technology and Services ### "It offers the best way to have a LAMP stack and so much more" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 4, 2022 Pros I have been a user since 2014 and this software has made huge leaps forward. It allows you to manage multiple sites at the same time and above all to configure each individual host independently, such as the versions of PHP for each host. From a few releases to today it continues to integrate new services such as Redis and Memcached which are useful for more complex environments. Cons Sometimes it is not clear why some service fails to start, but a restart is enough and everything works. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. DN Duncan N. owner Publishing ### "Great for local website testing" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 April 28, 2022 Good customer support and great software Pros Great way to test and develop a website before making live Cons I found it difficult to set up but with MAMP customer support it was easily done Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Danish M. Web Developer Information Technology and Services ### "Very Basic Features are included only. " 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 2.0 2.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 2/10 November 23, 2021 MAMP is easy to use and the dashboard is very simple although we are not given any options to edit the server configuration easily but there is a good chance you'll not need to edit those settings unless you are doing heavy stuff and needs to update it. Although there are also other easy options available like Loacl by Flywheel especially if you wanted to run WordPress websites but Xampp is also better than MAMP Pros MAMP was easy to use and it was easy to deploy website and overall it is beginner friendly. The dashboard was very easy to use and have all the needed components to run your local server/website as fast as possible. Cons There was no option to set custom domain names, test emails and a beginner cannot edit the php settings or any server configuration because there is no easy way to do it in MAMP. You'll have to manually go through the files to edit the configuration of your server. After installing there were also no tutorial on the start page about how to get started with MAMP. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. PP Phanit P. iOS Developer Financial Services ### "Good Localhost Developing Tool" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 August 12, 2021 MAMP is a good software to run localhost so we don't have to rely on the actual API. Pros MAMP has great documentation. It is easy to install and use. This makes setting up local environment for development easier without having to rely on the actual API. Cons MAMP crashes from time to time. The UI can be confusing at first. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Mark B. Developer Internet ### "MAMP is a great tool to build websites locally" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 June 20, 2021 As a frontend developer, MAMP made it really simple to get server technologies running on my local computer so that I could build websites. Pros MAMP provides a superb GUI for managing PHP-based servers on your Mac computer. You can quickly switch between PHP versions for easy testing of software, and the logs provide the expected level of feedback to debug your applications. You don't ever have to get your hands dirty with the command-line, and you can administer everything through their interface. Cons It can feel a bit cumbersome to use, and as someone who prefers a command-line interface, the GUI can seem a bit unnecessary and restrictive. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. [View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/195886/MAMP-PRO/reviews/) Independent research methodology Capterra's researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/proprietary-data-research/) How Capterra verifies reviews Capterra carefully verified over 2.5 million+ reviews to bring you authentic software experiences from real users. Our human moderators verify that reviewers are real people and that reviews are authentic. They use leading tech to analyze text quality and to detect plagiarism and generative AI. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-verify-reviews/) How Capterra ensures transparency Capterra lists all providers across its website—not just those that pay us—so that users can make informed purchase decisions. Capterra is free for users. Software providers pay us for sponsored profiles to receive web traffic and sales opportunities. Sponsored profiles include a link-out icon that takes users to the provider's website. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/)