It literally couldn't be any easier to get a quick web server stack up and running than with MAMP. Select your home folder, click "start" and that's it.

It comes pre-installed with MySQL, as well as PhpMyAdmin with full root access so there's even an graphical interface for database administration. Perfect for everyone that dislikes using the console/terminal, since you won't need to touch it at all. Everything can be done with a GUI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Configuration is often a hassle, with the config files hidden in multiple sub-folders. Often it's not exactly clear which config files are being used, a simple display in the panel would improve usability drastically.

The support for different profiles/presets is rudimentary at best, nonexistent at worst, so switching between projects takes a good few clicks longer than it'd need to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of setting up MAMP is attractive for anyone looking for a personal web server solution. For testing, MAMP is perfect as in just a few clicks it deploys a local server environment perfect for testing.

Another fantastic feature is the deployment of a MySQL server too, which allows fast, quick testing of websites that require a database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The UI of MAMP is a little unintuitive, but nothing that you can't get past. The software is designed to be a practical, fast solution for developers and that's exactly what it is. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the tooling to spin up, see statuses, and manage servers quickly. The ability to have aliases and advance routing in Pro make local dev servers easy to work with. PHPMyAdmin pre-installed make management a breeze! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike the tooling when apache or mysql has errors. It makes it challenging to debug and manage - this is where I prefer my command line tools. Also, not being able to change versions of tooling is troublesome - emulating a server setup to debug or to build for an older setup with a single package is not able to be done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of use. Setting up an environment is as easy as picking your engine and ports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The lack of control. It would be nice if MAMP would allow you to edit your hosts file within. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MAMP is a great software to have a complete stack and running context for web development: as opposed to more complex tools that require more resources (vagrant + virtual box), for creating simple web application MAMP is more than enough: apache + ngnix, mysql, phpmyadmin and are ready use immediately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

No cons in particular, perhaps a minimum of slow to reload the server or little flexibility in the log management and space (over 200MB are not a bit too much?) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy and straight forward to get going. Minimal configuration required, and when required, is easy to find. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Developers shouldn't rely on tools like this as a crutch. You will eventually need to know how to interact with the LAMP stack outside of a GUI tool like this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is easy to set up and can run as soon as you configure it out of the box. You can also add MySQL configuration in their UI. Starting and stopping the MAMP server is as simple as clicking a button. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Developing on local environments may be inconsistent -- multiple developers developing for the same website may have different configurations, which can cause headache when debugging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of use. It's very simple to set up and maintain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lack of good support service and rare updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A tool like MAMP is really valuable for my business. I am a web developer and start building websites locally on my computer. I choose MAMP as local server because of its ease of use and its power. It is super easy to set up and it is powerful running my local sites. It is also a great tool for beginners to get familiar with server work in a safe local environment. There is a lot of great info on it available and there are a lot of tutorials you can read or watch to learn to work with it and use it to its full potential. Very much recommend it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't really have anything that I do not like about MAMP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'm not a power user, and I wanted a local server that would be easy to set up and maintain. MAMP is that server. The interface is clean and simple: just click "Start Servers," and it launches Apache and MySQL. The launch page includes your phpinfo settings, so you can verify that you're configured properly. The addition of phpMyAdmin is a great addition, especially for users who aren't as familiar with MySQL. From there, you can create or delete databases, add and update tables, or execute MySQL statements manually if you prefer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's hardly a legitimate complaint, but the app is so streamlined that problems can be difficult to troubleshoot on the rare occasion that they do occur. However, this has only happened to me once (the Apache server wasn't launching), and I was able to resolve it quickly nonetheless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.