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Material UI vs Rails Designer
Material UI offers React components following Material Design, whereas Rails Designer offers Rails-specific Tailwind components.
Material UIReact components implementing Material Design
Rails DesignerProfessionally designed UI components to build your next Ruby on Rails app even fasterWhich to pick
Pick Material UI if you want…
- Customizable React UI component library
- React Material Design components
- A free plan to start with (Community)
- Open-source code (mui/material-ui on GitHub, MIT license)
- Integrations with React, TypeScript or JavaScript (on Material UI's list, not Rails Designer's)
Pick Rails Designer if you want…
- Ready-made Tailwind UI components for Rails
- Integrations with Ruby, Hotwire or Stimulus (on Rails Designer's list, not Material UI's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Material UI:MUI is an open-source library of customizable, accessible React components that implement Material Design or your own design system.
- Rails Designer:Rails Designer provides a library of 200+ pre-built UI components for Ruby on Rails apps, built with Tailwind CSS, ViewComponent and Hotwire.
- Best for
- Material UI:Customizable React UI component library
- Rails Designer:Ready-made Tailwind UI components for Rails
- Who it’s for
- Material UI:React developers building production-ready UIs, from startups to large product teams.
- Rails Designer:Rails developers and teams building SaaS or side projects who use Tailwind, ViewComponent and Hotwire.
- Pricing
- Material UI:Freemium
- Rails Designer:Paid
- Plans
- Material UI:Community Free · Pro $299 / year / dev per year per developer · Premium $599 / year / dev per year per developer · Enterprise $1,399 / year / dev per year per developer
- Rails Designer:Infinite $299 · Solo $149
- Open source
- Material UI:Yes, 99,122 GitHub stars
- Rails Designer:—
- Works with
- Material UI:React, TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS
- Rails Designer:Ruby, Hotwire, Stimulus
Material UI features
- Extensive component library. Over 40 free components and many advanced ones for data-rich apps, ready for production.
- Theming & customization. Full control over colors, typography and component behavior to match any design system.
- Accessibility focus. Components are built with accessibility standards and keyboard navigation support.
- Comprehensive documentation. Detailed docs with examples, contributed by over 2,000 community members.
- MUI X advanced components. Pro and Premium grids, charts, schedulers and other complex UI widgets.
- Design kits & templates. Ready-made UI templates and design-tool kits to jump-start projects.
Rails Designer features
- Component library. 200+ reusable UI components packaged as a private gem for easy inclusion in Rails apps.
- Tailwind & ViewComponent integration. Components are styled with Tailwind CSS and implemented as ViewComponent classes.
- Generator CLI. Rails generator copies selected components into your project with a single command.
- Unlimited projects (Infinite plan). Use the full library across any number of projects with lifetime updates.
- Single-project license (Solo plan). Access the library for one project with updates for 12 months.
Material UI vs Rails Designer FAQ
Is Material UI or Rails Designer free?+
Material UI has a free plan (Community) and paid plans. Rails Designer is paid.
Is Material UI or Rails Designer open source?+
Material UI is open source (mui/material-ui on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Rails Designer.
Do Material UI and Rails Designer integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Material UI lists React, TypeScript, JavaScript and CSS; Rails Designer lists Ruby, Hotwire and Stimulus.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.