Looking for a MUI alternative? This page compares daisyUI 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.
daisyUI | MUI |
|---|---|
MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
ALL Frameworks daisyUI is framework agnostic and works everywhere | Only React Frameworks MUI only works with React |
57 Unique components daisyUI has 61 components, 57 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. |
35 Built-in Themes daisyUI has 35 themes | 2 Built-in Themes MUI has 2 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 | 575kB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified) |
0 Dependencies daisyUI has no dependencies. It's immune to 3rd party vulnerabilities, dependency version mismatch, and deprecation issues. | 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 |
36000 GitHub stars In GitHub's top 400 repositories of all time | 95300 GitHub stars |
392000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories | 1400000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories |
390000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM | 5000000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
Yes CDN daisyUI CSS file is available on CDN | No CDN MUI CSS file is not available on CDN |
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. | No Global customizations MUI requires changing JavaScript props one by one at build time to do design token customization |
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. | No works without Node.js MUI requires a Node.js environment |
Yes No-build version daisyUI provides micro CSS files for each component | No No-build version MUI does not provide micro CSS files for each component |
Yes P3 colors daisyUI uses wide-gamut P3 colors | No P3 colors MUI does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default |
Yes RTL support daisyUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support MUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
Yes Runtime CSS customization daisyUI uses CSS variables for design customization at runtime | No Runtime CSS customization MUI customizations requires changing styles at build time |
Yes Native CSS nesting daisyUI uses native CSS nesting, reducing the CSS file size | No Native CSS nesting MUI doesn not use native CSS nesting |
22 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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