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24 alternatives to App Server

The next generation PHP infrastructure.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. App Server launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Teh Playground▲87

   Rapid online PHP prototyping

   2016 · beta.tehplayground.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Boundary Free▲74

   Server and App Monitoring

   2014 · domaineasy.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Appwrite – Open-Source and Self Hosted Firebase Alternative▲326

   Appwrite® - complete cloud infrastructure for your web, mobile and AI apps. Including Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Hosting, Realtime and more - appwrite/appwrite

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   FrankenPHP, an app server for PHP written in Go▲368

   FrankenPHP is a new app server for PHP apps (built on top of Caddy) and a library to embed the PHP interpreter in Go web servers.

   2022 · frankenphp.dev · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Envoyer▲76

   Zero Downtime PHP Deployment

   2015 · envoyer.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Appneta▲68

   Full-stack monitoring for web applications

   2014 · broadcom.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Appgyver Composer 2▲70

   Visual builder for rapidly building enterprise apps

   2015 · appgyver.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Free Server▲115

   A free web server to play, learn, experiment, whatever

   2014 · bizag.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sandstorm.io▲101

   A better way to run a personal server

   2015 · sandstorm.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hull.io▲141

    Social infrastructure for modern apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Deepstream.io▲112

    A scalable server for realtime web apps

    2015 · deepstream.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Servers for hackers▲96

    Server Admin for Programmers

    2015 · serversforhackers.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Viaduct▲66

    The ultimate hosting platform for developers

    2015 · viaduct.io · its alternatives →

14. 14SA
    Simple app-to-app messaging with a hosted server and common interface▲6

    2014 · dropfrog.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Deployer▲6

    A deployment tool for PHP

    2016 · deployer.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Laravel Spark▲32

    Instant SaaS Scaffolding For PHP

    2016 · spark.laravel.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Clever Cloud▲3

    The End of Server Management

    2016 · clever.cloud · its alternatives →

18. 18
    PHP 7▲9

    The new version of the old programming language, 7.0.0!

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Gondola▲69

    The web framework for Go programming language

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    UserApp▲64

    User Management in the Cloud

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    AppEnlight▲61

    Performance and error monitoring

    2014 · appenlight.com · its alternatives →

22. 22PD
    PhpAppBuild – develop software fast and easy▲8

    2016 · phpappbuild.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The PHP Socket Programming Handbook▲58

    Learn how to make servers in PHP.

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24AT
    Appbase – Twitter app in under 300 lines of client side JavaScript▲6

    2014 · appbaseio.github.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →