daisyUI's main goal is to add pre-designed components to Tailwind CSS using class names. This approach differs from Bulma, which is more complicated to use and customizes components.
Bulma is a free, open-source CSS framework based on Flexbox. It provides a set of pre-built components and styles for building responsive web interfaces.
daisyUI is a component library for Tailwind CSS that provides pre-designed components with theming capabilities. It is framework-agnostic, meaning it can be used in any web project, and it doesn't ship any JavaScript to the browser.
Thousands of developers have starred daisyUI on GitHub, indicating their trust and interest in the project. Bulma includes essential components. daisyUI's component count is higher than Bulma's. daisyUI keeps things simple for your project by having no dependencies
daisyUI has 61 components, 57 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same.
Weekly downloads from NPM
Bulma includes essential components. daisyUI's component count is higher than Bulma's.
daisyUI has 61 components, 57 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same.
Bulma's theming system works well for many use cases. If you need to change themes dynamically (e.g., for user preference), daisyUI's runtime CSS variable approach makes this easier.
daisyUI has 35 themes
Thousands of developers have starred daisyUI on GitHub, indicating their trust and interest in the project. Bulma is downloaded often. daisyUI is downloaded more frequently each week on NPM
Based on GitHub's public repositories
Weekly downloads from NPM
As of April 2025
Avoid Bulma if you require a component library with extensive JavaScript-based interactivity or advanced features. Also, consider the need for custom JavaScript to implement interactive elements and the potential for CSS bloat with extensive customization.
Use daisyUI when you want to rapidly prototype or build a project with a consistent design system based on Tailwind CSS. It's well-suited for projects where you need a large variety of customizable components and theme options without writing a lot of custom CSS.
1. Install daisyUI as a Node package:
npm i -D daisyui@latestpnpm add -D daisyui@latestyarn add -D daisyui@latestbun add -D daisyui@latestdeno i -D npm:daisyui@latest2. Add daisyUI to app.css:
@import "tailwindcss";
@plugin "daisyui";This comparison is for informational purposes only. Information is based on GitHub public data, NPM registry data and official documentation websites. If you found any outdated information, please open a PR to update it.