The free XAMPP alternative for Windows
DevStackBox vs Herd
Herd targets macOS and Windows with a paid model. DevStackBox is MIT-licensed for Windows with PHP 8.3 out of the box and MySQL 8.4 LTS.
- No account required
- PHP through 8.5 via in-app download
- Full control of Apache and MySQL configs
In the installer
- PHP 8.3.31 (default runtime)
- Apache 2.4.65
- MySQL 8.4.11 LTS
- phpMyAdmin 5.2.2
Add in the app
- PHP 8.5, 8.4, 8.2, 8.1 (latest: 8.5)
- Download from Services → PHP → Versions
PHP 8.4 and 8.5 are not bundled in the installer.