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Fluid DnD vs Saas UI
Short answer: Pick Fluid DnD if you want animated list reordering across Vue, React, Svelte; pick Saas UI if you want pre-built, customizable SaaS UI components. Fluid DnD is free and open source; Saas UI is paid.
Which to pick
Pick Fluid DnD if you want…
- Animated list reordering across Vue, React, Svelte
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Vue 3 or Svelte (on Fluid DnD's list, not Saas UI's)
Pick Saas UI if you want…
- Pre-built, customizable SaaS UI components
- General UI component library for React
- Integrations with Chakra UI or React Hook Form (on Saas UI's list, not Fluid DnD's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Fluid DnD:Fluid DnD is a lightweight, animated drag-and-drop library for lists in Vue 3, React and Svelte.
- Saas UI:Saas UI is an open-source React component library built on Chakra UI for fast B2B SaaS product development.
- Best for
- Fluid DnD:Animated list reordering across Vue, React, Svelte
- Saas UI:Pre-built, customizable SaaS UI components
- Who it’s for
- Fluid DnD:Frontend developers who need sortable list interactions with minimal code.
- Saas UI:React developers building SaaS applications and internal tools.
- Pricing
- Fluid DnD:Open source
- Saas UI:Paid
- Starting price
- Fluid DnD:Free
- Saas UI:—
- Free plan or trial
- Fluid DnD:Free to use
- Saas UI:—
- Plans
- Fluid DnD:—
- Saas UI:Individuals $173 · Teams $418 · Enterprise €1000/month per month
- Open source
- Fluid DnD:Yes, 519 GitHub stars
- Saas UI:Yes, 1,655 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Fluid DnD:Vue 3, React, Svelte
- Saas UI:React, Chakra UI, React Hook Form
Fluid DnD features
- Easy and flexible API. Requires very little code to enable drag-and-drop in your project.
- Smooth animations. Provides clean, fluid animations for moving items compared to other libraries.
- Framework agnostic. Works with Vue 3, React and Svelte out of the box.
- Comprehensive documentation. Includes detailed docs and examples to help you integrate quickly.
Saas UI features
- 40+ core components. Ready-made UI elements like sidebars, forms, and onboarding flows to accelerate development.
- Semantic token system. Provides intelligent design tokens for colors, spacing, and sizing that are easy to customize.
- Recipes & variants. Pre-built component recipes let developers compose complex UI patterns without writing CSS.
- WCAG accessibility. All components are built to meet accessibility standards out of the box.
- Composable architecture. Components are modular and can be extended or overridden without vendor lock-in.
- Community & support. Access to a private Discord community and priority support for paid plans.
Fluid DnD vs Saas UI FAQ
What is the difference between Fluid DnD and Saas UI?+
Saas UI is a full React component library, not focused on drag-and-drop lists.
Should I use Fluid DnD or Saas UI?+
Pick Fluid DnD if you want animated list reordering across Vue, React, Svelte, a free, open-source tool or integrations with Vue 3 or Svelte (on Fluid DnD's list, not Saas UI's). Pick Saas UI if you want pre-built, customizable SaaS UI components, general UI component library for React or integrations with Chakra UI or React Hook Form (on Saas UI's list, not Fluid DnD's).
Is Fluid DnD or Saas UI free?+
Fluid DnD is free and open source. Saas UI is paid.
Is Fluid DnD or Saas UI open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Fluid DnD (carlosjorger/fluid-dnd on GitHub, MIT license) and Saas UI (saas-js/saas-ui on GitHub, MIT license).
Do Fluid DnD and Saas UI integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list React. Fluid DnD also lists Vue 3 and Svelte; Saas UI also lists Chakra UI and React Hook Form.
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