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daisyUI vs Flowbite
Also open-source Tailwind UI components but with a different design system
daisyUIThe most popular component library for Tailwind CSS
FlowbiteOpen-source UI components built with Tailwind CSSWhich to pick
Pick daisyUI if you want…
- Tailwind component library
- Integrations with Tailwind CSS or Vue (on daisyUI's list, not Flowbite's)
Pick Flowbite if you want…
- Tailwind-based UI components
- Open-source Tailwind UI library
- Integrations with React, Vue.js or Angular (on Flowbite's list, not daisyUI's)
Side by side
- What it is
- daisyUI:daisyUI is a Tailwind CSS plugin that adds ready-made component class names for faster UI development.
- Flowbite:Flowbite is an open-source library of UI components and blocks built with Tailwind CSS.
- Best for
- daisyUI:Tailwind component library
- Flowbite:Tailwind-based UI components
- Who it’s for
- daisyUI:Front-end developers using Tailwind CSS who want pre-styled components.
- Flowbite:Front-end developers and designers using Tailwind CSS.
- Pricing
- daisyUI:Open source
- Flowbite:Open source
- Open source
- daisyUI:Yes, 42,483 GitHub stars
- Flowbite:Yes, 9,365 GitHub stars
- Works with
- daisyUI:Tailwind CSS, Vue, Svelte
- Flowbite:React, Vue.js, Svelte, Angular, Next.js, Nuxt.js, Astro, Remix
daisyUI features
- Pure-CSS components. Provides over 68 ready-made UI components with no JavaScript dependency.
- Semantic class names. Adds descriptive class names like btn, card, toggle to replace long utility lists.
- Themeable & customizable. Offers unlimited themes and color variables that can be adjusted with Tailwind utilities.
- Framework agnostic. Works with any JavaScript framework (React, Vue, Svelte, etc.) without extra bundles.
- Reduced HTML size. Writes up to 88% fewer class names, shrinking DOM size by about 79%.
- Open-source & popular. Over 42 k GitHub stars and used in hundreds of thousands of projects.
Flowbite features
- 600+ UI components. Ready-to-use components such as alerts, modals, tables and more, styled with Tailwind CSS.
- 400+ block sections. Pre-built page sections for marketing, application and e-commerce sites.
- Dark mode & RTL support. Automatic dark-mode switching and right-to-left language support.
- Figma design system. A full design system with variants, auto-layout and responsive components for designers.
- SVG icons & illustrations. Free collection of 400+ icons and 50+ illustrations, customizable via Tailwind classes.
- Framework adapters. Open-source component libraries for React, Vue, Svelte, Angular and many other frameworks.
daisyUI vs Flowbite FAQ
Is daisyUI or Flowbite free?+
Yes, both are free and open source.
Is daisyUI or Flowbite open source?+
Yes, both are open source: daisyUI (saadeghi/daisyui on GitHub, MIT license) and Flowbite (themesberg/flowbite on GitHub, MIT license).
Do daisyUI and Flowbite integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Svelte. daisyUI also lists Tailwind CSS and Vue; Flowbite also lists React, Vue.js, Angular, Next.js and 8 more.
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