Time is money. ServBay allows developers to freely switch between different versions of PHP, Node.js, and Python without requiring re-downloads, thus saving a lot of time. Using ServBay, your testing speed can increase by 40% and web request speed can double.
Compared to similar software, ServBay keeps pace with the times, maintaining a high frequency of updates to ensure developers can keep up with the latest technology. ServBay offers a rich array of packages covering development languages like PHP, Node.js, and Python, as well as web servers and databases like Caddy, Nginx, and Apache, even Ollama. This ensures that developers can always use the latest and most cutting-edge technologies.
Maintaining a consistent development environment is a challenge for team managers. ServBay Team’s Unified Configuration can unify team development environments, facilitating real-time sharing and collaboration on work outcomes, especially for agile development teams that require high collaboration.
Features |
ServBay |
Laragon |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-platform support | ✓ | ✗ |
| Instant switching between different software versions | ✓ | ✗ |
| Built-in Xdebug | ✓ | ✗ |
| PKI system | ✓ | ✗ |
| Built-in Mailpit | ✓ | ✗ |
| Team collaboration | ✓ | ✗ |
| LLM (Ollama) | ✓ | ✗ |
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"I am very satisfied with ServBay and use it every day now."
"You guys are doing a great job; keep it up! This is the best tool for development on macOS, and I really like it!"
"ServBay provides a great graphical user interface for managing PHP-based servers on macOS."
"As a web developer, I find ServBay to be the easiest way to set up a local server."
ServBay provides you with a one-stop local web development environment, serving as a powerful cornerstone for development. It includes everything you need, such as web servers, databases, programming languages, mail servers, and queue services. Just add development IDEs like vscode, and developers can start coding immediately without any additional setup.
Absolutely! ServBay includes Ollama and Python, further simplifying the installation of large language models. With just a few clicks, users can launch Ollama through ServBay, enabling the models supported by Ollama without entering any command lines. Zero configuration and zero code make it possible to deploy the AI models you need locally.
ServBay supports macOS and Windows.
Adding another PHP version in ServBay is very simple. Just go to the 'Services' -> 'PHP' page and click to download the desired PHP version. If you want to remove unnecessary software, click the delete icon to remove it immediately. It's very convenient and quick, with no command line needed.
ServBay includes the Mailpit mail server, supporting SMTP and POP3 protocols, ready to use out of the box. Through ServBay PKI, you can directly enable STARTTLS and SSL/TLS encryption, with no need to apply for or configure certificates separately, ensuring email security anytime and anywhere.
ServBay is designed to help teams create consistent and easy-to-maintain development environments. With ServBay Team’s Unified Configuration feature, managers can deploy configurations with one click, unifying the development environments of the entire team to reduce discrepancies in the team’s development environment and code, greatly improving team efficiency.