Comparing Bootstrap vs Flowbite. Which one is better in 2026?

Bootstrap Flowbite

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
174000 GitHub stars	9300 GitHub stars
6300000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories	166000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories
4700000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM	634000 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
158 Open GitHub issues As of June 2026	214 Open GitHub issues As of June 2026
vs Compare Bootstrap vs daisyUI	vs Compare daisyUI vs Flowbite

Install daisyUI

1. Install daisyUI as a Node package:

NPM

npm i -D daisyui@latest

PNPM

pnpm add -D daisyui@latest

Yarn

yarn add -D daisyui@latest

Bun

bun add -D daisyui@latest

Deno

deno i -D npm:daisyui@latest

2. Add daisyUI to app.css:

@import "tailwindcss";
@plugin "daisyui";

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