Flock vs Laravel Herd
16 vs 8PostgreSQL, MySQL, Valkey, mail, dumps and Xdebug detection, free for everyone.
- Flock16/18
- 16 of 18 rows
- Herd8/18
- 8 of 18 rows
Comparisons
How Flock compares to other local environments
11 tools, the same 18 rows each. Pick the one you use today to see what changes, and what it still does better.
Flock vs Laragon
16 vs 6No license for commercial use, no popup, no per-device fee.
- Flock16/18
- 16 of 18 rows
- Laragon6/18
- 6 of 18 rows
Flock vs XAMPP
16 vs 3https://my-app.test instead of localhost/my-app, with no browser warnings.
- Flock16/18
- 16 of 18 rows
- XAMPP3/18
- 3 of 18 rows
Flock vs AppServ
16 vs 3PHP 8.1 to 8.5 and current databases, updated with one click.
- Flock16/18
- 16 of 18 rows
- AppServ3/18
- 3 of 18 rows
Flock vs ServBay
16 vs 11Link and park as many projects as you like. ServBay's free tier stops at five sites.
- Flock16/18
- 16 of 18 rows
- ServBay11/18
- 11 of 18 rows
Flock vs FlyEnv
16 vs 15FlyEnv's free version serves three sites. Flock serves all of them, free.
- Flock16/18
- 16 of 18 rows
- FlyEnv15/18
- 15 of 18 rows
Flock vs Local
16 vs 10Laravel, Symfony, Statamic, Craft or WordPress, from any folder, with no import step.
- Flock16/18
- 16 of 18 rows
- Local10/18
- 10 of 18 rows
Flock vs Docker (Laravel Sail)
16 vs 8No VM and no file sync: requests are as fast as your disk, even on a Mac.
- Flock16/18
- 16 of 18 rows
- Docker8/18
- 8 of 18 rows
Flock vs Lerd
16 vs 15WinUI 3 on Windows, SwiftUI on macOS and GTK on Linux, not WSL2 and a web dashboard.
- Flock16/18
- 16 of 18 rows
- Lerd15/18
- 15 of 18 rows
Flock vs Yerd
16 vs 10Native apps on Windows, macOS and Linux, so a mixed team shares one tool.
- Flock16/18
- 16 of 18 rows
- Yerd10/18
- 10 of 18 rows
Flock vs EnvKit
16 vs 14Every line of Flock is on GitHub, to read, audit and improve.
- Flock16/18
- 16 of 18 rows
- EnvKit14/18
- 14 of 18 rows
The numbers are how many of the 18 rows each tool covers in full, for free. Each comparison shows the rest, row by row. Compared in October 2026 from each tool's own website.
Join the flock.
Install Flock, park your code folder and open https://your-app.test.