MAMP
by MAMP · Local Apache, Nginx, PHP and MySQL server environment for macOS and Windows
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Overview
MAMP is a local server environment for macOS and Windows that runs Apache, Nginx, PHP and MySQL on your own machine. The paid MAMP PRO adds unlimited sites with individual hostnames, PHP versions and caching, plus snapshots, Blueprints, Composer and Mailhog email testing. An included MCP server lets Claude Desktop read project files and run WP-CLI commands against local sites.
- Best for
- Web developers building and testing PHP or WordPress sites locally on macOS or Windows.
- Pricing
- MAMP is a free download and MAMP PRO is paid with a 14-day free trial, but the captured page shows no prices.
- Runs on
- iOSmacOSWindows
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Free version bundles Apache, Nginx, PHP and MySQL
- Per-site PHP versions from 7.x to 8.x without a server restart
- Snapshots cover the database as well as files, unlike Git
- One-click installs for WordPress, Joomla and Drupal
Trade-offs
- Snapshots, Blueprints and Transfer are paid MAMP PRO features only
- MAMP PRO trial is 14 days; no price is shown on the page
- MCP integration is tied to Claude Desktop and MAMP PRO
How MAMP markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on MAMP’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“MAMP & MAMP PRO 7”
- Angle: Outcome / benefit-led
- Hero: Illustration
Pricing
Published plans and prices from MAMP’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
Publicly reachable docs — coverage, freshness, code samples and machine readability.
Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Pricing transparency
Whether real prices are published, self-serve signup exists, and usage costs are knowable without a sales call.
Changelog
A public, dated record of what shipped and when — the clearest signal that a product is still alive.
Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
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Where this comes from
The MAMP pages BenchRank reads when it scores the product — its documentation, release notes, status and security pages, and its repository where there is one.
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