# Local Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

> With the help of Capterra, learn about Local Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Website Builder products and more.

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 Local Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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[Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews)

Local

## What is Local?

Website builder tool that helps developers create & deploy WordPress sites, configure workflows, and synchronize data across systems.

## What is Local used for?

[Website Builder](https://www.capterra.com/website-builder-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 10 user reviews

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## 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.

### Local

4.7 (10)

VS.

[### Bootstrap Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/77423/Bootstrap-Studio/)

[5.0 (3)](https://www.capterra.com/p/77423/Bootstrap-Studio/#reviews)

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.8 (10)

Ease Of Use

4.7 (3)

Value For Money

5.0 (4)

Value For Money

5.0 (3)

Customer Service

3.7 (7)

Customer Service

0.0 (0)

## Local alternatives

[Sazular](https://www.capterra.com/p/10021494/Sazular/)

[4.0 (1)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10021494/Sazular/#reviews)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

100%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/10021494/Sazular/)

[Strikingly](https://www.capterra.com/p/235563/Strikingly/)

[4.3 (13)](https://www.capterra.com/p/235563/Strikingly/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

85%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/235563/Strikingly/)

[Network Solutions Website Builder](https://www.capterra.com/p/234398/Network-Solutions-Website-Builder/)

[2.6 (5)](https://www.capterra.com/p/234398/Network-Solutions-Website-Builder/#reviews)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

20%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/234398/Network-Solutions-Website-Builder/)

[uCoz Content Management](https://www.capterra.com/p/82808/uCoz-Content-Management/)

[3.7 (45)](https://www.capterra.com/p/82808/uCoz-Content-Management/reviews/)

Starting price

$2.99

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

62%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/82808/uCoz-Content-Management/)

## Pricing

Value for money

5.0 (4)

### Starting price

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Free trial  
not available

Value for money

5.0 (4)

5.0

Based on 4 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

3.7 (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

3.7 (7)

3.7

Based on 7 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.7

Based on 10 reviews

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5(8)

4(1)

3(1)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

AS

Amidou S.

Web developer

Media Production

### "Local WP review"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

2.0

2.0

Likelihood to Recommend

5/10

February 15, 2024

It's been a good experience. I've been able to create a good number of local sites and improve my web development skills offline

Pros

The ability to create and manage multiple websites on the local server

Cons

Sometimes you're unable to create new sites or it just crashes on creation

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.

MS

Madhusudan S.

Software Engineer

Computer Software

### "The numerous features and simple user interface of Local make it simple to adapt my development env."

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

10/10

February 18, 2023

My productivity and experience with development have considerably increased because to Local. Any WordPress developer seeking for a potent local development tool that may streamline their process and increase productivity should definitely check out Local by WPEngine.

Pros

Because of the user interface's simplicity and intuitiveness, I can simply adapt my development environment to meet my unique needs. I value the versatility that Local provides since it enables me to select from a variety of development environments, including bespoke environments, which improves the efficiency of my workflow.

Cons

I occasionally have to wait for someone to join the support chat. But it's not always bad, be ready to wait a while.

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

Blogger

Market Research

### "Set up Local WordPress sites in few minutes"

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

December 31, 2022

Pros

1) Enables you to set up Local WordPress sites in just a few clicks, couldn't be more easier than this2) Makes it easy to integrate with xdebug and vscode

Cons

1) LocalWP sites are very slow and time-consuming while debugging at times2) Need more support systems and tutorials for getting started

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.

JM

Jesse M.

Founder

Design

### "Simple, effective server for local development"

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

November 22, 2022

Overall, my experience has been exceptional with Local by WP. This has replaced my previous LAMP stack as well as MAMP pro, which has an annual expense that goes along with it. It's the best free, local dev GUI for Mac to date.

Pros

Local by WP is an incredibly easy to setup local server application. It handles all the heavy lifting under the hood, so all you have to do is provide the basic details on the sites you want to host within in. Blueprints, a feature that essentially allows you to create a template for a site environment, are super helpful. This allows you to quickly setup a new instance for a new site with your pre-configured settings, install and themes!It also has a low resource overhead - eg it's not going to tax your computers cpu, ram, etc. It takes about 1 min to setup a new site environment and that includes the auto install of a fresh version of WP!Managing your DB is fast and easy as well through a shortcut in the app that launches a new browser window with Adminer.Updates are frequent and quick to install.IF you're using WP Engine or Flywheel for your hosting it takes just ONE CLICK to move your dev site to the server!!There are a number of add-ons to extend the functionality - like Image Optimizers (that compress and optimize your images prior to moving them to your server for live hosting), debuggers, backup functions, etc.Live Link - which provides a publicly accessible URL for clients/others to view the local dev site on your computer saves A LOT of time. No more migrating a partially completed site to a dev/live server for client approvals!MailHog is also an included option allowing local mail handling, etc.Offers apache and nginx PHP from 5.6.39 to 8.1.9

Cons

To use live links you have to login to your Local WP account, or create an account if you don't have one.MINOR complaint - sidebar icons could use text titles below them to allow new users to more quickly get accustomed to the UI.

Switched from

[XAMPP](https://www.capterra.com/p/246810/XAMPP/)

[MAMP](https://www.capterra.com/p/195886/MAMP-PRO/)

Faster config, install and deployment of site environments

Alternatives considered

[MAMP](https://www.capterra.com/p/195886/MAMP-PRO/)

Reasons for choosing Local

The feature set is nearly the same, or better, and the app is both lighter weight (faster to load and easier on computer resources) than the competitors but is also free.

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.

ST

Scott T.

Developer

Internet

### "Local is a great tool for doing WordPress development"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 21, 2022

Local allows me to spin up a new development environment in minutes. It has been great for doing proof of concepts, plugin development, and custom WordPress themes. It is great for testing and debugging all code prior to deploying to staging or production environments.

Pros

Local makes it super easy to spin up a new local development environment. With a click of a button, I can add a new site. You can start from scratch or with a pre-made blue print. I have used Mamp, Vagrant, and Docker, but none of those are as easy to use as Local.

Cons

The only con I have found to date is that I was not able to enable the SOAP client for one of my projects. When I reached out to the Local community, I did not find anyone that could help me. However, SOAP is kind of a rare requirement these days and of the hundred or so sites I have worked on, only one required SOAP. That being said, it is a very small con.

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.

PG

Patrick G.

CEO

Marketing and Advertising

### "Best option for developing WordPress locally (in my opinion)"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

March 7, 2022

So far everything has been satisfactory, I chose Local after doing my research on what best software to use for local WordPress development and really can't complain. I have found it to be easy to use, reliable, fast and comprehensive of all the features one would usually expect

Pros

Super easy to use, no need for messy complicated setup or customization. It's really quite intuitive and has good support features if needed. I recommend it for creating a blank WordPress site template, saving it as a blueprint, and starting with a good chunk of work already done on your next website setup.

Cons

The name! Searching for related material on Google can be tricky sometimes, but you can fix this by just adding terms like "development software" "Flywheel" (parent company) - or by searching the official help website and community

Alternatives considered

[XAMPP](https://www.capterra.com/p/246810/XAMPP/)

[MAMP](https://www.capterra.com/p/195886/MAMP-PRO/)

[Vagrant](https://www.capterra.com/p/246652/Vagrant/)

Reasons for choosing Local

The reviews I read seemed to point to Local, once I personally installed it and tested it I figured it fully satisfied our needs

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.

Nigel Masimba R.

WordPress Developer

Information Technology and Services

### "You Can Quickly And Easily Spin Up A Local WordPress Site"

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

6/10

March 12, 2021

Local has been my daily runner for over a year, and I have enjoyed using it for most of the time. It allows me to spin up (and delete) local websites quickly and easily. As long as I don't need to make server customizations Local does an outstanding job. Once you leave the intermediate level server customizations and venture into more advanced customizations Local reaches its limits.

Pros

Automated system for generating custom virtual host domains You can create blank site templates to get a quick start on developing new sites. You can create live links to share your development online It comes with a dark mode setting Quick links to wp-admin dashboard and site home pages They have an active help forum community Built-in database admin tool They have an API for anyone to build extensions

Cons

The live link feature is more of a teaser than a practical tool. It limits connections to about 40 per minute. When you go over the limit, you get an error message telling you to upgrade to a paid plan without a link or instructions on how to upgrade. It may conflict with other servers running on the same computer The documentation on how to add custom server configuration settings is patchy

Alternatives considered

[MAMP](https://www.capterra.com/p/195886/MAMP-PRO/)

Reasons for choosing Local

The alternatives either don't work with my operating system (Linux Ubuntu) or don't have a graphic user interface.

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.

DR

Derek R.

Web Developer

Marketing and Advertising

### "I LOVE Local for Local Development!"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

February 17, 2021

Saving time (and therefore money) by developing WordPress themes locally. Not having to worry about an internet connection to write code is huge (simply write your code, save the file, then refresh the browser to view changes). I can write/edit code then view the result without having to wait for S/FTP connections. It's also super easy to spin up a new site to test little things rather than cowboy coding and testing them on live sites, which is good practice.

Pros

After using XAMPP for years, finding Local by Flywheel was a game-changer for me. Being able to spin-up a new WordPress install in seconds, then develop locally using Dreamweaver has saved me hours upon hours of development time (do you even know how much time gets eaten up by having to save/upload files to view changes? A lot!). Further, finding MacOS-based solutions for local WordPress development is even harder. Local is easy to install, easy to use and, if you've got some experience with migrations, easy to move onto an online location for staging/production use. They do offer a "Connect" service with both Flywheel and WPEngine to sync Local sites with online sites, which I'm sure is awesome... and will be even more awesome when they integrate with Pressable.

Cons

They need integration with Pressable! I keep hounding them about this :). The only other dislike I have is I've never had much luck with the "Live Link" functionality. Maybe it's because I'm only a free user at the moment (again, get that Pressable integration and you'll have my money yesterday!), but I always get error messages about "too many requests" when using the Live Link aspect. As a result, I can't use it with clients and I have to put the development site online before I can share it.

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.

SB

Scott B.

Owner

Information Technology and Services

### "Local is the go-to for local WordPress development"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

February 13, 2021

LocalWP is a part of my daily workflow when I'm customizing WordPress sites. There are new integrations with WP Engine that I haven't been able to get working reliably, but for those who are looking for a local WP development environment, this is the software to use.

Pros

There is no competition when determining the easiest and most user-friendly local WordPress development app. I've tried other apps like DesktopServer, but found them to be clunky and outdated. LocalWP is regularly updated as new web software comes out (ie new versions of WordPress, or new versions of PHP). Setup is a breeze, and addons like Xdebug make it a must-have tool for WordPress plugin and theme developers.

Cons

Since the software is freemium (free, with paid services available), the customer service can be hard to reach. If you run into any troubles, the forums sometimes get replies from the community or the developers of the software, but otherwise you're relatively on your own to resolve the issues. But most issues are those that aren't for just 'out of the box' setups.

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.

AU

Anonymous User

Webmaster and Product Researcher

Publishing

### "Best Software to Develop Test WordPress Sites"

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

February 5, 2021

I rely on Local to develop websites and to test plugins on my computer. I know there’s other ways to develop websites on a computer, but those ways are not as easy and convenient as Local.

Pros

It’s simple and fast to produce a new WordPress install. I can add a new WordPress install with a simple click of a button. I also like that I can preview a development website live online by using Local’s live link feature.

Cons

Local can be sluggish at times. Updating plugins, themes, and pages, and posts can take longer on Local than it can on a production site.

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.

[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/210837/Local/reviews/)

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