Looking for a Bootstrap alternative? This page compares Bootstrap and Flowbite, two popular UI component libraries. We are comparing features, size, efficiency and usage data to help you choose which component library is better for your next project.
Bootstrap | Flowbite |
|---|---|
MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
ALL Frameworks Bootstrap is framework agnostic and works everywhere | ALL Frameworks Flowbite is framework agnostic and works everywhere |
28 Unique components Bootstrap has 32 Components, 28 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. | 55 Unique components Flowbite has 67 Components, 55 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. |
2 Built-in Themes Bootstrap has light and dark themes | 2 Built-in Themes Flowbite has light and dark themes |
No Supports more than two themes Does not support more than 2 themes at the same time | No Supports more than two themes Does not support more than 2 themes at the same time |
24.6KB JavaScript size JavaScript bundle size (minified) | 132KB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified) |
0 Dependencies Bootstrap has no dependencies. | 22 Dependencies Flowbite has 22 third-party dependencies. Using more third-party dependencies increases the risk of security vulnerabilities, compatibility problems, and long-term maintenance headaches from deprecated packages. |
0 Dependency size | 9.6MB Dependency size |
172000 GitHub stars | 8400 GitHub stars |
6300000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories | 157000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories |
4700000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM | 390000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
Yes CDN Bootstrap CSS file is available on CDN | Yes CDN Flowbite CSS file is available on CDN |
Yes Semantic class names Bootstrap uses semantic CSS class names. Using semantic and descriptive CSS class names improves readability and maintainability of code independent of the current framework. | No Semantic class names Flowbite does not use semantic CSS class names. Using semantic and descriptive CSS class names improves readability and maintainability of code independent of the current framework. |
Yes Global customizations Bootstrap provides component-level CSS variables that let you adjust colors, sizes, spacing, radius, and other styles to match your design. | No Global customizations Flowbite requires changing class names one by one at build time to do customization |
Yes works without Node.js Bootstrap does not require a Node.js environment | No works without Node.js Flowbite requires a Node.js environment |
No No-build version Bootstrap does not provide micro CSS files for each component | No No-build version Flowbite does not provide micro CSS files for each component |
No P3 colors Bootstrap does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default | No P3 colors Flowbite does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default |
Yes RTL support Bootstrap supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support Flowbite supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
Yes Runtime CSS customization Bootstrap uses CSS variables for design customization at runtime | No Runtime CSS customization Flowbite customizations requires changing Tailwind CSS class names at build time |
No Native CSS nesting Bootstrap doesn not use native CSS nesting | No Native CSS nesting Flowbite doesn not use native CSS nesting |
479 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 | 184 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 |
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";
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