您是否正在寻找一个Homebrew的替代方案来满足您的开发需求？转而使用ServBay可能是您的最佳选择。ServBay以其用户友好的界面、对多个PHP和Node.js版本的广泛支持以及一系列内置工具和功能脱颖而出，简化了开发工作流程。让我们比较ServBay和Homebrew，了解为什么ServBay是更优秀的选择。
| Features\Products | ServBay | Homebrew |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing | 🆓 free / 💰 paid | 🆓 free |
| Free version | 5 hosts, Ulimited functions | / |
| Free trial | / | / |
| Functions | ||
| macOS support | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Package upgradeable | ✅ Yes | ❗️manually |
| Security updates | ✅ Yes | ❗️manually |
| Oprating System | ||
| Non-intrusive | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Launch at login | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Start with system | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| CLI support | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| APP UI | ||
| Newbie friendly | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Quick control/Menubar | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Service control panel | ✅ Yes | ❌ No, via CLI |
| Multilingual | ✅ Yes, 11 languages | ❌ No |
| Easy to use APP | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Configurable via UI | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Easy backup | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Hosting | ||
| Multiple Hosts | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Max Hosts | 🆓 5/💰unlimited | ❗️unlimited, manual config |
| Custom Domains | ✅ Yes | ❗️manual config |
| Multiple Domains/Alias | 💰Yes | ❗️manual config |
| SSL support | ✅ Yes | ❗️manually, 💰may cost |
| Local private CA | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install & config, requires 3rd party package |
| Custom PHP Version | ✅ Yes | ❗️manual config |
| Static Web Support | ✅ Yes | ❗️manual config |
| Reverse Proxy | ✅ Yes | ❗️manual config |
| Docker/Node.js Proxy | ✅ Yes | ❗️manual config |
| Redirection | ✅ Yes | ❗️manual config |
| Programing Languages | ||
| PHP support | ✅ Yes | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| Multiple PHP versions | 🆓 5.6 - 8.4 | 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.3 |
| PHP 8.3 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Multiple PHP instances | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Instantly switch PHP versions | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Node.js support | ✅ Yes | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| Multiple Node.js versions | 🆓 12 - 22 | 14/16/18/20/21 |
| Instantly switch Node.js versions | ✅ Yes | ❗️requires 3rd party package |
| Web Servers | ||
| Apache HTTPd | ❌ No | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| NGINX | ❗️ No, Coming soon | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| Caddy | ✅ Yes | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| Databases | ||
| MySQL support | ❌ No | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| Multiple MySQL versions | / | ❗️Manual install & config |
| Instantly switch MySQL versions | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| MariaDB support | ✅ Yes | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| Multiple MariaDB versions | 🆓 10.4 - 11.5 | 10.2 - 11.2 |
| Instantly switch MariaDB versions | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| PostgreSQL support | ✅ Yes | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| Multiple PostgreSQL versions | 🆓 10 - 16 | 10 - 16 |
| Instantly switch PostgreSQL versions | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Redis support | ✅ Yes | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| Memcached support | ✅ Yes | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| SQLite 3 | ✅ Yes | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| Tools | ||
| phpMyAdmin | ✅ Yes | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| Adminer | ✅ Yes | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| OpenSSL | ✅ Yes | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| Composer | ✅ Yes | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| cURL | ✅ Yes | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| npm | ✅ Yes | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| Mail Server | ||
| Built-in Mail Server | ✅ Yes | ❗️ Yes, Manual install |
| DNS | ||
| Built-in DNS Server | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| host domain resolution via /etc/hosts | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| host domain resolution via local Built-in DNS Server | ✅ Yes | ❗️manual config |
| Common PHP Modules | ||
| APC/APCu | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| xDebug | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| opcache | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| IMAP | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| gd | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| cURL | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| OpenLDAP | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| mysql | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| pgsql | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| sqlite | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| pdo-* | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| sodium | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| MongoDB | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| redis | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| memcache | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| memcached | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| Tunnels/Reverse Proxy | ||
| Cloudflared | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| frpc | ✅ Yes | ❗️Manual install, requires 3rd party package |
| Development tools | ||
| Development Library | ✅ Yes, Independent package | / |
| Re-Compile support | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Support | ||
| Documents | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Community | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| ✅ Yes | ❌ No | |
ServBay提供了一个易于使用的应用程序，具有多语言界面、快速的控制选项和用户友好的服务控制面板，所有这些都可以通过图形用户界面访问。这与主要通过命令行界面（CLI）操作的Homebrew形成鲜明对比，并且通常需要手动配置。ServBay的非侵入式操作系统集成功能，如登录时启动和系统启动时启动等特性，进一步提升了其易用性，与Homebrew相比更加便捷。
ServBay的托管能力远比Homebrew更强大。它免费支持最多5个主机，专业版则支持无限个，包括支持自定义域和SSL支持。而Homebrew虽然提供无限主机，但需要为每个主机手动配置。ServBay对自定义PHP版本、Docker/Node.js代理和反向代理功能的支持更加简化，而Homebrew则需要手动配置这些功能。
ServBay对多个PHP（5.6-8.4）和Node.js（12-22）版本的支持，并能够即时在它们之间切换，相比Homebrew具有显著优势。Homebrew虽然支持PHP和Node.js，但缺乏多个实例和即时切换的便利。ServBay内置的Node.js支持以及同时运行多个PHP版本的能力，使其成为开发人员更加多才多艺的平台。
在数据库支持方面，ServBay再次领先，拥有多个MariaDB和PostgreSQL版本，并能够即时切换。Homebrew需要手动安装和配置数据库支持。像phpMyAdmin、Adminer、Composer和npm等工具在ServBay中都可以直接使用，而Homebrew用户必须手动安装和配置这些工具。
ServBay的内置邮件和DNS服务器、广泛的PHP模块支持以及Cloudflared和frpc等开发工具，使其与Homebrew有所不同。此外，ServBay提供全面的文档、社区支持，甚至有付费支持选项，而这些在Homebrew中都缺失。
总之，与Homebrew相比，ServBay为开发提供了更加集成、用户友好和功能丰富的环境。其易用性，加上强大的托管能力、广泛的编程语言支持和丰富的内置工具，使ServBay成为寻求高效和多样化软件开发工具包的开发人员的理想选择。