# DesktopServer Reviews **Vendor:** ServerPress.com **Category:** [Website Builder Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/website-builder) **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 2 ## About DesktopServer DesktopServer from ServerPress.com makes it simple to create local WordPress sites ## DesktopServer Reviews ### 1. It brings website creation & porting incredibly easy! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jon-Paul B. | Owner: Elope Asheville, Elope Greenville, and Elope Ireland, Elope Biloxi, Elope Scotland, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 07, 2019 **What do you like best about DesktopServer?** It's been about 4 years since we completely overhauled our company's website. The last time I did it, I had to park the website in an unused subdirectory while I created the website. I then had to spend an evening with IT to port the completed website over to the new location, then spend several hours making sure everything worked at its permanent location. With just a few clicks, I had a server running on my local laptop. I could work all I wanted, have colleagues log into the website running on my laptop and make changes, provide feedback, etc.. When everything was perfect, I just installed Serverpress's Wordpress plugin, pressed another button, and that was it. It ported over the first time, effortlessly. The site "just worked" when it was at the permanent location. I had zero downtime, lost zero customers, and the whole thing was a dream come true. **What do you dislike about DesktopServer?** Many of the programs included with the software were the "free" versions of them. You will often run up against the limits of the free versions. It's still 100% usable, however. Just annoying every now and then. **What problems is DesktopServer solving and how is that benefiting you?** It made website collaboration and creation an absolute dream. It reduced workload significantly by making the porting process so simple and quick! ### 2. Useful Development tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 29, 2019 **What do you like best about DesktopServer?** Makes it easy and convenient to work on websites on local machine **What do you dislike about DesktopServer?** Only has one php version, currently 7.1. Was on 5.5 for a long time, too, so a little slow to use the latest php. **Recommendations to others considering DesktopServer:** Makes it easy to create a local website server environment. You can do it yourself with all the open source tools available, but not worth my time to figure it all out when Desktopserver makes it easy. And they have good documentation and tech support ready to help when something goes wrong. **What problems is DesktopServer solving and how is that benefiting you?** I don't need to create a development server or even need to be online to work on websites. Also makes it easy to check updates before pushing live, and then quickly deploy it to the live server, almost like a staging site. - [View DesktopServer pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/desktopserver/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-16+02%3A41%3A33+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=0ba4c695-8143-4a24-b320-0fe1338a262a&secure%5Btoken%5D=5666c184c8c696dce30c78a9367e0db02627a5b8b61dba113bd3123e10c720e2&format=llm_user) ## DesktopServer Features **Customizations** - Templates - Drag and Drop - HTML Input - Domain Name **Growth** - SEO - Site Analytics - Marketing Tools - E-Commerce - Hosting **Content** - Email Integrations - Content Management - Permissions - WordPress Tool **Support** - Customer Support ## Top DesktopServer Alternatives - [Google Workspace](https://www.g2.com/products/google-workspace/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (45,397 reviews) - [Constant Contact](https://www.g2.com/products/constant-contact/reviews) - 4.1/5.0 (7,203 reviews) - [Canva](https://www.g2.com/products/canva/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (6,328 reviews)