Let's look at how daisyUI's way of providing UI components differs from NuxtUI's implementation.
Nuxt UI is a component library for Nuxt.js applications, providing a set of pre-built, customizable components designed to integrate seamlessly with the Nuxt framework. It offers a range of UI elements and tools for building modern 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.
Many developers back NuxtUI on GitHub. More developers have shown their support for daisyUI through stars. In terms of component count, NuxtUI provides many options. daisyUI surpasses NuxtUI in the total number of components. daisyUI operates autonomously without relying on other libraries
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
In terms of component count, NuxtUI provides many options. daisyUI surpasses NuxtUI in the total number of components.
daisyUI has 61 components, 57 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same.
NuxtUI offers 2 theme(s), providing options for styling. daisyUI includes 35 built-in themes, giving you more initial choices.
daisyUI has 35 themes
Many developers back NuxtUI on GitHub. More developers have shown their support for daisyUI through stars. NuxtUI has impressive download metrics. daisyUI leads NuxtUI in weekly downloads on NPM
In GitHub's top 400 repositories of all time
Weekly downloads from NPM
As of April 2025
Avoid Nuxt UI if you're not using Nuxt.js, or if you need a component library that works with other frameworks. Also, consider the dependency size and the potential impact on your application's performance.
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.