Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to PHP Dune

Standalone, serverless PHP sandbox

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1AT
   A terminal emulator in pure PHP▲196

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   ServBay▲399

   The next generation Web Development Environment

   2024 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   PHPHub's PHP sandbox▲1

   Online PHP sandbox to test PHP code with MySQL

   Aug 2026 · phphub.net · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PHPForm▲104

   The ultimate Open source solution for form management

   2024 · its alternatives →

5. 5AP
   A pure bash web server. No netcat, socat, etc.▲224

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6CC
   Chunk – Code sandbox for back-end devs▲96

   Chunk co-founder here. We spent the last 2 weeks building this to scratch our own itch: As developers, we often have problems that could be solved just by running a few lines of code. Sometimes, running this code on your local machine is fine. But other time, the code need to run automatically reacting to external events or to run continuously, which means, it needs to run on a server somewhere. So now, you have to find a cloud provider, to package or build the code and finally to deploy it. All of that for what could be literally be 4 lines of code. We couldn’t find an easier way to do…

   2022 · chunk.run · its alternatives →

7. 7
   PHP-fts – Full-text search engine in pure PHP, no extensions▲89

   A self-contained full-text search engine in pure PHP. No extensions, no dependencies. - olivier-ls/php-fts

   May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   PHPRunner▲103

   Professional web apps with little or no coding

   2022 · its alternatives →

9. 9TB
   The best way to run PHP apps▲32

   2013 · serverpilot.io · its alternatives →

10. 10PV
    Plain Vanilla – a tutorial website for vanilla web development▲82

    This site explains how to do web development without any tools or frameworks, relying only on the browser and web standards. I made it because I couldn’t find a single place online that put together all the right information in the way that I liked. The site itself is of course also vanilla and open sourced on github.

    2024 · plainvanillaweb.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Laravel Forge▲125

    Instant PHP platforms on Linode, DigitalOcean, and more

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Teh Playground▲87

    Rapid online PHP prototyping

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13RC
    Rust compiler in PHP emitting x86-64 executables▲66

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Free online PHP & SQL sandbox▲3

    Unleash the Power of PHP and SQL with PHPize.online

    2023 · its alternatives →

15. 15PO
    PHP on Netlify Edge Functions▲22

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Stressless▲16

    Stressless: Stress Testing for PHP

    2023 · its alternatives →

17. 17TO
    The only PHP library you miss▲12

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18PL
    Put Localhost on the Internet Instantly▲27

    2021 · localhost.run · its alternatives →

19. 19
    PHPSSP▲9

    The Minimal PHP Framework for Pragmatic Developers

    2024 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Modal Sandboxes▲12

    Run untrusted code safely at scale

    2025 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PHP HOST▲2

    PHP hosting without touching a server

    Jul 2026 · phphost.se · its alternatives →

22. 22EW
    Easiest Way to Run PHP Apps on AWS, DigitalOcean, Vultr and GCE▲7

    2016 · producthunt.com · its alternatives →

23. 23CS
    Conway's Game of Life in PHP in Your Terminal▲6

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Buggregator▲7

    The Ultimate Debugging Server for PHP

    2024 · its alternatives →

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