Looking for a Bulma alternative? This page compares Bulma and Flux, 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.
Bulma | Flux |
|---|---|
MIT License Open source MIT License | Paid license License Closed source paid license |
ALL Frameworks Bulma is framework agnostic and works everywhere | Only Laravel Frameworks Flux only works Laravel Livewire |
20 Unique components Bulma has 21 Components, 20 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. | 31 Unique components Flux has 35 components, 31 of them are unique – for example profile and avatar are considered as same. |
2 Built-in Themes Bulma has light and dark themes | 2 Built-in Themes Flux has 2 themes, colors are customizable but either for light or dark themes. |
Yes Supports more than two themes Bulma 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 |
7.4kB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified) – Bulma does not include any JavaScript by default but all interactivities require custom JavaScript. There's an unofficial @vizuaalog/bulmajs package that provides interactivity, which is 7.4kB. | 42kB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified) of Livewire which is required for Flux |
1 Dependencies Bulma does not have any dependencies but all interactivities require custom JavaScript. There's an unofficial @vizuaalog/bulmajs package that provides interactivity. | 0 Dependencies Flux has no JS dependencies but it requires Laravel Livewire. |
21kB Dependency size Bulma does not have any dependencies but all interactivities require custom JavaScript. There's an unofficial @vizuaalog/bulmajs package that provides interactivity. | 0 Dependency size Flux has no JS dependencies but it requires Laravel Livewire. |
49700 GitHub stars | 690 GitHub stars |
259000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories | ? Used by open source projects No data available |
201000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM | ? NPM downloads Flux is not available on NPM but it has 40000 weekly downloads on Packagist |
Yes CDN Bulma CSS file is available on CDN | No CDN Flux CSS file is not available on CDN |
No Semantic class names Bulma CSS 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 Flux 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 Bulma provides component-level CSS variables that let you adjust colors, sizes, spacing, radius, and other styles to match your design. | No Global customizations Flux requires changing props one by one at build time to do design token customization |
Yes works without Node.js Bulma does not requires a Node.js environment | Yes works without Node.js Flux does not require a Node.js environment. |
No No-build version Bulma does not provide micro CSS files for each component | No No-build version Flux does not provide micro CSS files for each component |
No P3 colors Bulma does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default | Yes P3 colors Flux uses wide-gamut P3 colors |
Yes RTL support Bulma supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support Flux supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
Yes Runtime CSS customization Bulma uses CSS variables for design customization at runtime | No Runtime CSS customization Flux customizations requires changing props at build time |
No Native CSS nesting Bulma doesn not use native CSS nesting | No Native CSS nesting Flux doesn not use native CSS nesting |
317 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 | 7 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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