ReDock compared with MAMP
MAMP is the classic: a free Apache or Nginx, PHP and MySQL stack for macOS and Windows that "does not change anything on the normal system". Most of what people compare it for lives in MAMP PRO, the paid edition: a one-click WordPress install, a PHP version per site, automatic SSL certificates, snapshots that include the database, Blueprints, Transfer to a live server, and, new on their page, an MCP server that connects the sites to Claude Desktop. MAMP runs on Intel Macs, which ReDock does not, and it has decades on us. What its pages do not describe is any stack beyond PHP, a share link over a tunnel, a built-in agent, or a database browser. ReDock gives the per-site versions, trusted HTTPS, the agent, the MCP server and the sharing away for free, and runs Node, Bun, n8n, Astro and Remotion next to WordPress. If you want Apache or Nginx as a choice, database snapshots or a Laravel installer, MAMP PRO has them and this page says so.
- https://www.mamp.info/en/mamp/mac/ what MAMP is, and the components in the macOS edition
- https://www.mamp.info/en/mamp/windows/ the Windows edition and its components
- https://www.mamp.info/en/mac/ MAMP PRO: the MCP server, WordPress, Multi PHP, SSL, snapshots, Transfer and the 14-day trial
- https://www.mamp.info/en/downloads/ the current versions and the minimum macOS and Windows for each
- https://www.mamp.info/en/store/ how MAMP PRO is sold
| ReDock | MAMP | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | macOS 12 or later on Apple silicon, and 64-bit Windows 10 or later. Neither build is signed yet, so the first open takes one extra click on each. The Studio, for docs, video and images, runs on macOS only; sites, the agent, sharing and the MCP server are the same on both. | macOS and Windows. The downloads page lists MAMP 7.4.0 for macOS 11 or later, on Apple silicon and on Intel, and MAMP 5.0.6 for Windows 10 or later, released 25 April 2024. |
| WordPress sites | One click makes a WordPress site with PHP, MySQL, core, config and a trusted certificate at https://name.test, in about a minute, with wp-admin one click away through a single-use login. ReDock Blocks is installed so the agent edits in real blocks, and ReDock for Elementor where Elementor is active. | In MAMP PRO: "One click is all it takes to create a complete WordPress installation with a database", with Blueprints, snapshots and a WordPress migration. The free MAMP pages do not describe a WordPress installer. |
| Other stacks | Headless WordPress with an Astro or Next.js front end, Astro, Next.js, Node, Bun, PHP, n8n and Remotion, each a site type with its own https://name.test address. | Apache or Nginx with PHP and MySQL. MAMP PRO adds "a new site with Laravel pre-installed", Composer, and Joomla, Drupal, MediaWiki and phpBB through Extras. Node, Bun and automation tools are not on the pages read. |
| PHP and Node per site | Chosen per site from a dropdown in Setup. Versions install side by side into ReDock's own folder, nothing goes into the system, and two sites on different versions is ordinary. | PHP per site in MAMP PRO: "Assign each of your websites its own PHP version", from "PHP 7.x to PHP 8.x", switched "without needing to restart the server". Node is not on the pages read. |
| Databases | MySQL, created with every WordPress site, plus PostgreSQL and Redis as supervised services, all inside ReDock's own folder and removed with it. | "MAMP comes with MySQL 5.7 and MySQL 8" on macOS; the Windows page says "MAMP supports MysQL 5.7". PostgreSQL and Redis are not on the pages read. |
| Trusted local HTTPS | Every site gets https://name.test with a certificate the browser trusts, issued by a private certificate authority created on your computer. One password prompt, once, at first launch; the padlock is real from then on, and the certificates renew themselves. | In MAMP PRO: "When creating an SSL site, all necessary certificates are created automatically." Whether the browser trusts them without a further step is not stated on the pages read. |
| A share link | Unlimited unlisted quick links, and three named subdomains under redock.xyz, over Cloudflare tunnels. The site keeps running on your computer; stop is one click and the link goes dark. | No tunnel is described. MAMP PRO's Transfer puts the site on a live server so "your client can directly follow the development via a link", and NAMO, a separate product, makes local sites reachable on your own network. |
| A custom domain | One at a time, on every plan: a domain you own pointed at a shared site with two DNS records the app walks you through, through your own Cloudflare account. | MAMP PRO: "Configure a unique hostname and domain for each project", on your computer. Pointing a domain you own at a shared local site is not on the pages read. |
| Deploys | One-click deploys of built sites to Cloudflare, with a token scoped to exactly what it needs and the custom domain attached from inside the app. | MAMP PRO's Transfer: "Publish your websites on live servers or import them from a live server into your local MAMP PRO environment", with WordPress installations migrated and their configuration adjusted. |
| An AI agent | Built in. It lists its steps before it runs, keeps a receipt for every change and offers an undo, behind per-site permissions in plain words. Bring a Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter or Groq key, or run a local model from the catalogue. | Not stated on their site |
| An MCP server | At 127.0.0.1:47200, for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client, behind the same per-site permissions as the built-in agent. It never listens to the network. | Yes, in MAMP PRO: "Connect MAMP PRO directly to Claude. Via the integrated MCP server, Claude Desktop can access your local sites", reading and editing files, running SQL and WP-CLI commands. |
| A database browser | Built in. Databases, tables and rows for MySQL, PostgreSQL and Redis, a SQL console and export, with a two-second honest answer when an engine is down. | Not stated on their site |
| Free or paid | Free. The whole desktop app, on every plan, with nothing held back. | MAMP is free. MAMP PRO is a lifetime licence with the first year of updates included, after a 14-day free trial. The store draws the price through Paddle when the page loads, so no figure appeared in the page as read. |
| An account needed | No account to install or use the app. A named share link is the one place you sign in, once, so the name stays yours; a quick link needs no account at all. | Not stated for the free MAMP; the download is a direct installer. MAMP PRO is registered with a serial number and an email address. |
What they have that we do not
- Intel Macs, and macOS 11. ReDock needs Apple silicon and macOS 12 or later.
- A choice of web server, Apache or Nginx, per site. ReDock serves every site through Caddy.
- Snapshots that include the database, and one-to-one duplicates of a site, in MAMP PRO. ReDock's undo is per change from the agent's receipt, and a universe copies the code on another branch, not the database.
- Transfer of a whole site, files and database, to and from a live server, with a WordPress migration, in MAMP PRO. ReDock deploys built sites to Cloudflare only.
- A Laravel installer, Composer, Mailhog, a built-in code editor and image compression, in MAMP PRO.
- NAMO for testing on phones and tablets on your own network, and cloud backups to Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Drive.
- A far longer history.
What we have that they do not
- A built-in agent that lists its steps, keeps a receipt and offers an undo. Their pages describe Claude reaching MAMP PRO through Claude Desktop, not an agent in the app.
- An MCP server for free. Theirs is in the paid MAMP PRO.
- Per-site PHP versions and trusted HTTPS for free. Theirs are in MAMP PRO.
- Node, Bun, n8n, Astro, Next.js, Remotion and headless pairs next to the WordPress sites, with Node versions per site.
- A quick share link with no account, three named subdomains, and a custom domain on a shared site, over a tunnel, while the site stays on your computer.
- A database browser in the app for MySQL, PostgreSQL and Redis.
Their store sells MAMP PRO as a lifetime licence, "Buy once, use forever", with the first year of updates included and the price drawn by Paddle when the page loads, so no figure appeared in the page as read; MAMP itself is free, and MAMP PRO has a 14-day free trial.
Read on 11 September 2026 at https://www.mamp.info/en/store/Does ReDock have snapshots like MAMP PRO?
No, not of the whole site. The agent's undo puts back one change from its receipt, and a universe is a copy of the site's code on another git branch with the database still shared. If you need to freeze files and database together and come back to that exact state, MAMP PRO's snapshots do that and ReDock does not.
Is ReDock a MAMP replacement for Laravel?
Only partly. ReDock runs PHP sites on a version you pick, and you can point it at a folder of code you already have, but nothing in ReDock installs Laravel or runs Composer for you. For Laravel, MAMP PRO or Laravel Herd is the closer fit.
Do I need a paid edition of ReDock to get the MCP server?
No. The MCP server at 127.0.0.1:47200, the agent, per-site PHP versions, trusted HTTPS and sharing are all in the free desktop app, which is the only desktop app there is. MAMP's MCP server is a MAMP PRO feature.
Judge it on one download.
The desktop app is free on macOS and Windows, with no account. Make a site and see whether the rows this page says we do well are the ones you needed.
Free on macOS and Windows · no account · the same app on every plan