Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Valet+

Blazing fast PHP development environment

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Valet+ launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hasty▲160

   A fast code snippet generator for WordPress

   2017 · wp-hasty.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Teh Playground▲87

   Rapid online PHP prototyping

   2016 · beta.tehplayground.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Desk 3.0▲211

   Writing, blogging, and notetaking for WordPress

   2016 · desk.pm · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Better Window Manager▲233

   A tiny window management app for the Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   PHPBot▲136

   The ultimate PHP Snippet bot

   2017 · phpbot.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pinegrow + Atom▲181

   The perfect IDE for the web

   2016 · pinegrow.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pulldog▲233

   A Mac application to keep your code reviews organized!

   Mar 2026 · natic.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   BlogTouch 2.0▲66

   A clever Mac client for Google's Blogger/Blogspot platform

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Bolt CM▲68

   Sophisticated, lightweight and simple CMS written in PHP

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    PhpWebStudy▲6

    PHP and Web Development environment management tools for Mac

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    PHPStorm IDE▲15

    The Most Intelligent PHP IDE

    2015 · jetbrains.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Nightrain▲69

    Convert your PHP Web Application to Windows, Mac & Linux

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Cactus for Mac▲92

    A better workflow for hand coding websites

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    App Server▲63

    The next generation PHP infrastructure.

    2014 · techdivision.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Envoyer▲76

    Zero Downtime PHP Deployment

    2015 · envoyer.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    WebStorm▲13

    Powerful IDE for modern JavaScript development

    2017 · jetbrains.com · its alternatives →

17. 17PD
    PhpAppBuild – develop software fast and easy▲8

    2016 · phpappbuild.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Theme Juice▲4

    Create WordPress sites better and faster

    2016 · themejuice.it · its alternatives →

19. 19
    My standalone PHP Debugger▲12

    Hello HN community ! Finally I have a "Show HN" post. I'm bootstrapping my first Mac app, it's a standalone Xdebug PHP debugger. It aims to help any PHP developers out there who don't want to use IDE to debug code. My app it's slimmer, faster to load and easy to work and setup :) Hope you guys like it Site: http://codebugapp.com/

    2012 · codebugapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Deployer▲6

    A deployment tool for PHP

    2016 · deployer.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    build better & faster apps with PHP 7.0 ▲9

    PHP 7.0 twice faster and it's here to stay

    2015 · php.net · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Phoenix▲2

    An OS X window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Themes Hound▲6

    Fastest Theme Search Engine

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    PHP 7▲9

    The new version of the old programming language, 7.0.0!

    2015 · github.com · 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 →