Looking for a Bootstrap alternative? This page compares Bootstrap and HyperUI, 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 | 🚀 HyperUI |
|---|---|
MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
ALL Frameworks Bootstrap is framework agnostic and works everywhere | ALL Frameworks HyperUI 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. | 19 Unique components HyperUI has 24 Components, 19 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 HyperUI 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) | 0 JavaScript size HyperUI doesn't ship JavaScript to browsers |
0 Dependencies Bootstrap has no dependencies. | 1 Dependencies HyperUI has no dependencies, but it requires @tailwindcss/forms plugin |
0 Dependency size | 65kB Dependency size HyperUI has no dependencies, but it requires @tailwindcss/forms plugin |
172000 GitHub stars | 11000 GitHub stars |
6300000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories | ? Used by open source projects Can't measure |
4700000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM | ? NPM downloads Can't measure |
Yes CDN Bootstrap CSS file is available on CDN | Yes CDN HyperUI uses Tailwind CSS class names which 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 HyperUI 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 HyperUI 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 | Yes works without Node.js HyperUI does not requires a Node.js environment |
No No-build version Bootstrap does not provide micro CSS files for each component | No No-build version HyperUI does not provide micro CSS files for each component |
No P3 colors Bootstrap does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default | Yes P3 colors HyperUI uses wide-gamut P3 colors by default |
Yes RTL support Bootstrap supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support HyperUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
Yes Runtime CSS customization Bootstrap uses CSS variables for design customization at runtime | No Runtime CSS customization HyperUI 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 HyperUI doesn not use native CSS nesting |
479 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 | 0 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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