Rig vs Local (WP)
Local by WP Engine is a deep WordPress studio: PHP hot-swap, blueprints, site clone, and a WP Engine funnel. Rig is a local control plane for every process, including one-click WordPress on php -S with isolated MySQL and local HTTPS. Use Local when you want WordPress-only depth. Use Rig when WordPress is one project among many and you also want merged logs, MCP, and Live Link without a full LEMP container per site. Local still wins on PHP version pickers and clone/export. Rig wins when the rest of the day is Node, queues, and an AI editor. Many studios will run both.