Comparison blog explaining differences between Laravel-specific Local Dev and DDEV

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Test and compare (not popular tools can be excluded from the list):

• DDEV https://ddev.com
• Laravel Herd https://herd.laravel.com/docs/macos/getting-started/installation (main competitor to DDEV)
• Laravel Sail https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/sail
• Laravel Valet https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/valet
• Laradock https://github.com/laradock/laradock
• Laragon https://laragon.org
• look for more tools

This article https://dudi.dev/laravel-development-environment-comparison can be used as a basis for research.

Context in related blogs:

• Why Use DDEV Instead of Rolling Your Own
• What's So Different About DDEV