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31 Drupal Commerce

Drupal Commerce is an open-source e-commerce platform built on the Drupal content management system. Written in PHP, it provides tools for managing products, orders, payments, and taxes, and is designed to be highly customizable through Drupal's module and theming system. It is intended for develope...

32 Lando Stack

Lando is a free, open-source local development environment built around Docker containers. It provides configurable recipes and tooling for running websites and applications that use systems such as PHP, Node.js, databases, and common content-management frameworks on a developer's computer. By defin...

7.55 Good
Why this score

Useful Docker local-dev tool with broad recipe support, though resource usage and complexity draw complaints.

Scoring methodology
33 Laragon
Laragon

Laragon is a lightweight, Windows-based local development environment created by Le Khoa. It is designed to provide isolated, portable development environments and is particularly popular among PHP developers, offering native support for Laravel and other frameworks. The environment allows developer...

34 Magento Open Source

Magento Open Source is a self-hosted, open-source e-commerce platform maintained within Adobe's Magento product family. Written primarily in PHP, it provides catalog, checkout, customer-account, order-management, promotion, and administrative functions, while supporting extensions and custom themes....

35 Hyperf
Hyperf

Hyperf is an open-source PHP framework designed for long-running, high-concurrency applications. It commonly runs on coroutine-based engines such as Swoole or Swow and provides components for dependency injection, routing, databases, caching, queues, scheduled tasks, and microservices. It is aimed a...

36 CodeIgniter

CodeIgniter is a free, open-source PHP framework for developing web applications. It provides routing, controllers, database access, validation, security utilities, and other reusable components while imposing relatively little configuration or structural overhead. Its compact design and extensive d...

37 Mezzio
Mezzio

Mezzio is a PHP framework for developing web applications and APIs around middleware conforming to the PSR-15 standard. Maintained within the Laminas ecosystem, it uses interoperable PHP interfaces and lets developers assemble routing, dependency injection, request handling, and error handling from...

38 DDEV
DDEV

DDEV is an open-source local development environment built around Docker containers. It provides predefined, configurable services and command-line workflows for running PHP-based projects, with established support for systems such as Drupal, WordPress, and TYPO3. DDEV is intended for developers and...

39 NetBeans IDE
Free Plan Available

NetBeans IDE is a free and open-source IDE primarily known for its Java development capabilities, but also offering robust support for PHP, JavaScript, and other languages. It provides a user-friendly interface, integrated GUI builder, and excellent support for various frameworks. While it may not h...

7.44 Good
Why this score

NetBeans scores 8.2/10 due to its user-friendly interface, strong Java support, and integrated debugging tools. However, it falls short in multi-language support and community size compared to more modern IDEs.

Scoring methodology
40 Grav CMS
Grav CMS

Grav is a popular, lightweight, flat-file CMS built on PHP. Its key advantage is that it does not require a traditional database (like MySQL), which drastically simplifies setup, improves portability, and enhances security by eliminating a major attack vector. It is excellent for developers who pref...

41 CS-Cart Multi-Vendor

CS-Cart Multi-Vendor is self-hosted e-commerce software for building a marketplace in which multiple vendors can manage listings and sell through one online storefront. A marketplace operator can use it to administer vendors, products, orders, and customer activity within a shared system. It is inte...

42 SilverStripe

SilverStripe is an open-source PHP content management system and blogging platform known for its database-first architecture, offering developers granular control over site structure and data while supporting both traditional websites and dynamic blogs.

7.42 Good
Why this score

Respected developer-focused framework, flexible architecture, and loyal community; limited adoption, smaller ecosystem, and steeper learning curve constrain broader acclaim.

Scoring methodology
43 CakePHP
CakePHP

CakePHP is an open-source web framework written in the PHP programming language, originally released in 2005. It follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern and strictly adheres to the convention over configuration software design paradigm. The framework provides developers with bu...

44 Aimeos
Aimeos

Aimeos is an open-source e-commerce framework written in PHP, designed for building highly scalable online stores and multi-vendor marketplaces. It integrates seamlessly with popular frameworks like Laravel and Symfony, allowing developers to create custom, high-performance B2B and B2C applications....

45 Laminas MVC

Laminas MVC is an object-oriented web application framework for PHP, originating as the evolution of the Zend Framework project. It is built around an MVC (Model-View-Controller) architecture and heavily emphasizes modularity, component reuse, and strict adherence to standard PHP recommendations. Th...

46 Silverstripe Framework

Silverstripe is an open-source PHP framework known for its content management system (CMS) capabilities and emphasis on data modeling through SQL object relationships, facilitating rapid website development.

47 Bagisto
Bagisto

Bagisto is an open-source e-commerce platform built on the Laravel PHP framework, developed by the software company Webkul. It is designed to provide developers with extensive control over their online stores through customizable features, multi-channel inventory management, and headless commerce ca...

48 OXID eShop
OXID eShop

OXID eShop is an open-source enterprise-level e-commerce platform originating in Germany, offering extensive customization options and scalability for businesses needing complex online store functionality.

49 NetBeans
NetBeans
Free Plan Available

Apache NetBeans is a mature, open-source IDE that has been a staple in the Java community for decades. It is known for its excellent support for Java EE, PHP, and HTML5. NetBeans is highly modular, allowing developers to install only the features they need, which helps keep the environment relativel...

7.19 Good
Why this score

NetBeans scores 8.5/10 due to its comprehensive language support, built-in testing capabilities, and open-source nature. However, it may not be the best choice for those new to programming or requiring more advanced features.

Scoring methodology
50 Attendize
Attendize

Attendize is an open-source event ticketing and registration platform written in PHP using the Laravel framework. Designed for self-hosting, it allows users to manage event schedules, sell tickets, and validate attendee entry via QR codes. The platform integrates with multiple payment gateways, incl...

51 MODX
MODX

MODX is a highly flexible, open-source content management system known for its robust templating language and fine-grained control over website structure, often favored by developers seeking advanced customization options without a large user interface.

52 MAMP
MAMP

MAMP is a local development environment for macOS and Windows that bundles Apache, MySQL, and PHP into a single package for web developers. First released in 2001 by German company Living-e, it allows developers to create and test dynamic websites on their personal computers without deploying to a r...

7.10 Good
Why this score

Longstanding macOS local PHP tool with broad use, easy setup, but limited relevance versus Docker-based development.

Scoring methodology
53 Silverstripe CMS

Silverstripe CMS is an open-source, PHP-based content management system designed for developers who require granular control over their website’s structure and functionality through its flexible, object-oriented architecture and support for headless configurations.

54 TYPO3
TYPO3

TYPO3 is an open-source, German CMS known for its robust content management capabilities and highly configurable architecture, frequently favored by larger organizations needing complex website structures and extensive extension support.

55 CS-Cart
CS-Cart

CS-Cart is an open-source e-commerce platform designed for multichannel retail operations, supporting complex product configurations, subscription models, and integrations with various shipping and payment providers to manage online stores and wholesale distribution networks.

7.03 Good
Why this score

Generally valued for marketplace features, ownership, and affordability; inconsistent support, upgrade friction, documentation gaps, and dated UX reduce ratings.

Scoring methodology
56 Bedrock (Roots.io)

Bedrock by Roots.io is a modern WordPress boilerplate introducing Composer-based dependency management and a structured directory layout to bring software-engineering best practices to WordPress projects.

57 LEMP Stack
LEMP Stack

The LEMP Stack is a group of open-source software used to deploy and run dynamic web applications. The acronym stands for Linux, Nginx (pronounced Engine-X), MySQL, and PHP. It is a variant of the traditional LAMP stack, substituting the Nginx web server for Apache. Nginx uses an event-driven archit...

58 Phalcon
Phalcon

Phalcon is an open-source web framework for PHP whose core components are implemented as a compiled extension written primarily in C. It provides tools commonly used in MVC applications, including routing, dependency injection, database abstraction, object-relational mapping, validation, caching, an...

59 Textpattern CMS

Textpattern is a free, open-source content management system written in PHP and backed by a MySQL-compatible database. It uses a tag-based template language that lets publishers and developers control page structure, article presentation, navigation, and reusable content without embedding extensive...

60 Ubercart
Ubercart

Ubercart is an open-source e-commerce module for the Drupal content management system, originally released to provide shopping cart and online store functionality within Drupal websites. It allowed site administrators to sell physical products, digital downloads, and services directly through their...

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