Comparing Chakra UI vs Radix. Which one is better in 2026?

Chakra UI Radix

Looking for a Chakra UI alternative? This page compares Chakra UI and Radix, 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.

Chakra UI	Radix
MIT License Open source MIT License	MIT License Open source MIT License
Only React Frameworks Chakra UI works only with React	Only React Frameworks Radix Themes only works with React
48 Unique components Chakra UI has 59 Components, 48 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same.	28 Unique components Radix Themes has 37 components, 28 of them are unique – for example radio and radio group are considered as same.
2 Built-in Themes Chakra UI has light and dark themes	2 Built-in Themes Radix has 2 themes, colors are customizable but either for light or 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
765kB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified)	284kB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified)
146 Dependencies Chakra UI has 146 third-party dependencies. Using more third-party dependencies increases the risk of security vulnerabilities, compatibility problems, and long-term maintenance headaches from deprecated packages.	72 Dependencies Radix Themes has 72 third-party dependencies. Using more third-party dependencies increases the risk of security vulnerabilities, compatibility problems, and long-term maintenance headaches from deprecated packages.
25MB Dependency size	11.9MB Dependency size
40000 GitHub stars	8500 GitHub stars
372000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories	? Used by open source projects No data available
1791000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM	681000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM
No CDN Chakra UI CSS file is not available on CDN	No CDN Radix Themes CSS file is not available on CDN
No Semantic class names Chakra UI 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.	No Semantic class names Radix Themes 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.
No Global customizations Chakra UI requires changing JavaScript props one by one at build time to do design token customization	No Global customizations Radix Themes requires changing JavaScript props one by one at build time to do design token customization
No works without Node.js Chakra UI requires a Node.js environment	No works without Node.js Radix Themes requires a Node.js environment
No No-build version Chakra UI does not provide micro CSS files for each component	No No-build version Radix Themes does not provide micro CSS files for each component
No P3 colors Chakra UI does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default	Yes P3 colors Radix Themes uses wide-gamut P3 colors
No RTL support Chakra UI does not support right-to-left (RTL) layouts	Yes RTL support Radix Themes supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts
No Runtime CSS customization Chakra UI customizations requires changing JavaScript props at build time	No Runtime CSS customization Radix Themes customizations requires changing JavaScript props at build time
No Native CSS nesting Chakra UI doesn not use native CSS nesting	No Native CSS nesting Radix Themes doesn not use native CSS nesting
1 Open GitHub issues As of June 2026	153 Open GitHub issues As of June 2026
vs Compare Chakra UI vs daisyUI	vs Compare daisyUI vs Radix

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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