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Material UI vs reagraph
Material Design component library, no built-in graph engine.
Material UIReact components implementing Material Design
reagraphNetwork graph visualization built in WebGL for ReactWhich to pick
Pick Material UI if you want…
- Customizable React UI component library
- Material-styled UI components
- Integrations with TypeScript, JavaScript or CSS (on Material UI's list, not reagraph's)
Pick reagraph if you want…
- WebGL-powered React graph visualizations
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with WebGL or D3 (on reagraph'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.
- reagraph:Reagraph is an open-source React library for interactive 2D/3D network graph visualizations using WebGL.
- Best for
- Material UI:Customizable React UI component library
- reagraph:WebGL-powered React graph visualizations
- Who it’s for
- Material UI:React developers building production-ready UIs, from startups to large product teams.
- reagraph:React developers needing high-performance graph visualizations.
- Pricing
- Material UI:Freemium
- reagraph:Open source
- 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
- reagraph:—
- Open source
- Material UI:Yes, 99,122 GitHub stars
- reagraph:Yes, 1,092 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Material UI:React, TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS
- reagraph:React, WebGL, D3
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.
reagraph features
- WebGL Rendering. Leverages GPU acceleration for fast rendering of large graphs.
- 2D & 3D Layouts. Supports both flat and three-dimensional graph views with smooth motion animations.
- Customizable Themes. Provides light/dark themes and allows full theme overrides via a theme interface.
- D3-Based Engine. Built on D3, giving developers fine-grained control over visuals and interactions.
- Smart Defaults. Applies intelligent defaults so charts look good without configuration.
- Complex Clustering. Handles advanced data patterns and clustering out of the box.
Material UI vs reagraph FAQ
Is Material UI or reagraph free?+
Material UI has a free plan (Community) and paid plans. reagraph is free and open source.
Is Material UI or reagraph open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Material UI (mui/material-ui on GitHub, MIT license) and reagraph (reaviz/reagraph on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license).
Do Material UI and reagraph integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list React. Material UI also lists TypeScript, JavaScript and CSS; reagraph also lists WebGL and D3.
On DevHunt
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