Looking for a Bootstrap alternative? This page compares Bootstrap and MUI, 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 | MUI |
|---|---|
MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
ALL Frameworks Bootstrap is framework agnostic and works everywhere | Only React Frameworks MUI only works with React |
28 Unique components Bootstrap has 32 Components, 28 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. | 32 Unique components MUI has 51 components, 32 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 MUI has 2 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) | 575kB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified) |
0 Dependencies Bootstrap has no dependencies. | 85 Dependencies MUI has 85 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 | 22.8MB Dependency size |
172000 GitHub stars | 95300 GitHub stars |
6300000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories | 1400000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories |
4700000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM | 5000000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
Yes CDN Bootstrap CSS file is available on CDN | No CDN MUI CSS file is not 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 MUI 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 MUI requires changing JavaScript props one by one at build time to do design token customization |
Yes works without Node.js Bootstrap does not require a Node.js environment | No works without Node.js MUI requires a Node.js environment |
No No-build version Bootstrap does not provide micro CSS files for each component | No No-build version MUI 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 MUI does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default |
Yes RTL support Bootstrap supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support MUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
Yes Runtime CSS customization Bootstrap uses CSS variables for design customization at runtime | No Runtime CSS customization MUI customizations requires changing styles at build time |
No Native CSS nesting Bootstrap doesn not use native CSS nesting | No Native CSS nesting MUI doesn not use native CSS nesting |
479 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 | 1700 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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