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Flowbite vs Tailwind UI
Flowbite is an open-source UI component library built with Tailwind CSS, while Tailwind UI is a premium offering from the Tailwind team.
FlowbiteOpen-source UI components built with Tailwind CSS
Tailwind UIPolished UI components and templates from the Tailwind CSS teamWhich to pick
Pick Flowbite if you want…
- Tailwind-based UI components
- Open-source Tailwind components
- Open-source code (themesberg/flowbite on GitHub, MIT license)
- Integrations with React, Vue.js or Svelte (on Flowbite's list, not Tailwind UI's)
Pick Tailwind UI if you want…
- Ready-made Tailwind components
- Integrations with Tailwind CSS (on Tailwind UI's list, not Flowbite's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Flowbite:Flowbite is an open-source library of UI components and blocks built with Tailwind CSS.
- Tailwind UI:Tailwind UI offers polished UI components and templates created by the Tailwind CSS team.
- Best for
- Flowbite:Tailwind-based UI components
- Tailwind UI:Ready-made Tailwind components
- Who it’s for
- Flowbite:Front-end developers and designers using Tailwind CSS.
- Tailwind UI:Web developers and designers using Tailwind CSS.
- Pricing
- Flowbite:Open source
- Tailwind UI:One time fee
- Open source
- Flowbite:Yes, 9,365 GitHub stars
- Tailwind UI:—
- Works with
- Flowbite:React, Vue.js, Svelte, Angular, Next.js, Nuxt.js, Astro, Remix
- Tailwind UI:Tailwind CSS
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.
Tailwind UI features
- Component library. A collection of pre-designed UI components built with Tailwind CSS.
- Page templates. Fully-styled page templates that can be dropped into projects.
- Design consistency. Components follow Tailwind's design system for visual harmony.
- Responsive out-of-the-box. All components are responsive and adapt to different screen sizes.
- Accessible markup. Components include accessibility best practices.
- Customizable. Components can be tweaked using Tailwind's utility classes.
Flowbite vs Tailwind UI FAQ
Is Flowbite or Tailwind UI free?+
Flowbite is free and open source. Tailwind UI is listed on DevHunt as a one-time purchase.
Is Flowbite or Tailwind UI open source?+
Flowbite is open source (themesberg/flowbite on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Tailwind UI.
Do Flowbite and Tailwind UI integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Flowbite lists React, Vue.js, Svelte, Angular and 9 more; Tailwind UI lists Tailwind CSS.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.