daisyUI adds component class names to Tailwind CSS, like `btn`, `card`, etc. HeroUI often provides components using JavaScript frameworks. daisyUI focuses on using utility classes directly for styling.
HeroUI is a collection of professionally designed UI components built with React and Tailwind CSS. It offers a range of pre-built UI elements and templates that can be used to quickly build 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.
HeroUI is a popular project on GitHub. daisyUI currently has more GitHub stars, suggesting a high level of interest from the developer community. HeroUI provides a useful set of components. daisyUI offers a larger number of components overall. daisyUI is intentionally designed to have zero dependencies
daisyUI has 61 components, 57 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same.
In GitHub's top 400 repositories of all time
Weekly downloads from NPM
HeroUI provides a useful set of components. daisyUI offers a larger number of components overall.
daisyUI has 61 components, 57 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same.
HeroUI often applies themes during the build process. With daisyUI, you can switch themes instantly in the browser using CSS variables, without rebuilding.
daisyUI has 35 themes
HeroUI is a popular project on GitHub. daisyUI currently has more GitHub stars, suggesting a high level of interest from the developer community. HeroUI is frequently downloaded from NPM. daisyUI currently has more weekly downloads, suggesting it's being added to more projects each week
In GitHub's top 400 repositories of all time
Based on GitHub's public repositories
Weekly downloads from NPM
As of April 2025
Avoid HeroUI if you're not using React or Tailwind CSS, or if you require extensive customization beyond what the components offer. Also, if you prefer open-source solutions or have a limited budget, HeroUI might not be the right choice due to its license.
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.