Looking for a Flowbite alternative? This page compares Flowbite and Bulma, 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.
Flowbite | Bulma |
|---|---|
MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
ALL Frameworks Flowbite is framework agnostic and works everywhere | ALL Frameworks Bulma is framework agnostic and works everywhere |
55 Unique components Flowbite has 67 Components, 55 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. | 20 Unique components Bulma has 21 Components, 20 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. |
2 Built-in Themes Flowbite has light and dark themes | 2 Built-in Themes Bulma has light and dark themes |
No Supports more than two themes Does not support more than 2 themes at the same time | Yes Supports more than two themes Bulma support more than 2 themes at the same time |
132KB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified) | 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. |
22 Dependencies Flowbite has 22 third-party dependencies. Using more third-party dependencies increases the risk of security vulnerabilities, compatibility problems, and long-term maintenance headaches from deprecated packages. | 1 Dependencies Bulma does not have any dependencies but all interactivities require custom JavaScript. There's an unofficial @vizuaalog/bulmajs package that provides interactivity. |
9.6MB Dependency size | 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. |
8400 GitHub stars | 49700 GitHub stars |
157000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories | 259000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories |
390000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM | 201000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
Yes CDN Flowbite CSS file is available on CDN | Yes CDN Bulma CSS file is available on CDN |
No Semantic class names Flowbite 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 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 Global customizations Flowbite requires changing class names one by one at build time to do customization | 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 works without Node.js Flowbite requires a Node.js environment | Yes works without Node.js Bulma does not requires a Node.js environment |
No No-build version Flowbite does not provide micro CSS files for each component | No No-build version Bulma does not provide micro CSS files for each component |
No P3 colors Flowbite does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default | No P3 colors Bulma does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default |
Yes RTL support Flowbite supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support Bulma supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
No Runtime CSS customization Flowbite customizations requires changing Tailwind CSS class names at build time | Yes Runtime CSS customization Bulma uses CSS variables for design customization at runtime |
No Native CSS nesting Flowbite doesn not use native CSS nesting | No Native CSS nesting Bulma doesn not use native CSS nesting |
184 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 | 317 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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