Looking for a Bootstrap alternative? This page compares daisyUI and Bootstrap, 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.
daisyUI | Bootstrap |
|---|---|
MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
ALL Frameworks daisyUI is framework agnostic and works everywhere | ALL Frameworks Bootstrap is framework agnostic and works everywhere |
57 Unique components daisyUI has 61 components, 57 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. | 28 Unique components Bootstrap has 32 Components, 28 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. |
35 Built-in Themes daisyUI has 35 themes | 2 Built-in Themes Bootstrap has light and dark themes |
Yes Supports more than two themes daisyUI supports unlimited themes at the same time, allowing for dynamic theme switching. | No Supports more than two themes Does not support more than 2 themes at the same time |
0 JavaScript size daisyUI doesn't ship JavaScript to browsers | 24.6KB JavaScript size JavaScript bundle size (minified) |
0 Dependencies daisyUI has no dependencies. It's immune to 3rd party vulnerabilities, dependency version mismatch, and deprecation issues. | 0 Dependencies Bootstrap has no dependencies. |
0 Dependency size | 0 Dependency size |
36000 GitHub stars In GitHub's top 400 repositories of all time | 172000 GitHub stars |
392000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories | 6300000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories |
390000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM | 4700000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
Yes CDN daisyUI CSS file is available on CDN | Yes CDN Bootstrap CSS file is available on CDN |
Yes Semantic class names daisyUI uses semantic CSS class names. Using semantic and descriptive CSS class names improves readability and maintainability of code independent of the current framework. | 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. |
Yes Global customizations daisyUI provides tokens, root-level CSS variables and component-level CSS variables that let you adjust colors, sizes, spacing, radius, and other styles to match your design. | Yes Global customizations Bootstrap provides component-level CSS variables that let you adjust colors, sizes, spacing, radius, and other styles to match your design. |
Yes works without Node.js daisyUI can be used as a standalone file, with Tailwind CSS standalone version. This is useful for projects without a Node.js environment. | Yes works without Node.js Bootstrap does not require a Node.js environment |
Yes No-build version daisyUI provides micro CSS files for each component | No No-build version Bootstrap does not provide micro CSS files for each component |
Yes P3 colors daisyUI uses wide-gamut P3 colors | No P3 colors Bootstrap does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default |
Yes RTL support daisyUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support Bootstrap supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
Yes Runtime CSS customization daisyUI uses CSS variables for design customization at runtime | Yes Runtime CSS customization Bootstrap uses CSS variables for design customization at runtime |
Yes Native CSS nesting daisyUI uses native CSS nesting, reducing the CSS file size | No Native CSS nesting Bootstrap doesn not use native CSS nesting |
22 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 | 479 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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