Looking for a Flux alternative? This page compares Flux and daisyUI, 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.
Flux | daisyUI |
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Paid license License Closed source paid license | MIT License Open source MIT License |
Only Laravel Frameworks Flux only works Laravel Livewire | ALL Frameworks daisyUI is framework agnostic and works everywhere |
31 Unique components Flux has 35 components, 31 of them are unique – for example profile and avatar are considered as same. | 57 Unique components daisyUI has 61 components, 57 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. |
2 Built-in Themes Flux has 2 themes, colors are customizable but either for light or dark themes. | 35 Built-in Themes daisyUI has 35 themes |
No Supports more than two themes Does not support more than 2 themes at the same time | Yes Supports more than two themes daisyUI supports unlimited themes at the same time, allowing for dynamic theme switching. |
42kB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified) of Livewire which is required for Flux | 0 JavaScript size daisyUI doesn't ship JavaScript to browsers |
0 Dependencies Flux has no JS dependencies but it requires Laravel Livewire. | 0 Dependencies daisyUI has no dependencies. It's immune to 3rd party vulnerabilities, dependency version mismatch, and deprecation issues. |
0 Dependency size Flux has no JS dependencies but it requires Laravel Livewire. | 0 Dependency size |
690 GitHub stars | 36000 GitHub stars In GitHub's top 400 repositories of all time |
? Used by open source projects No data available | 392000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories |
? NPM downloads Flux is not available on NPM but it has 40000 weekly downloads on Packagist | 390000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
No CDN Flux CSS file is not available on CDN | Yes CDN daisyUI CSS file is available on CDN |
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 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. |
No Global customizations Flux requires changing props one by one at build time to do design token customization | 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 works without Node.js Flux does not require a Node.js environment. | 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 No-build version Flux does not provide micro CSS files for each component | Yes No-build version daisyUI provides micro CSS files for each component |
Yes P3 colors Flux uses wide-gamut P3 colors | Yes P3 colors daisyUI uses wide-gamut P3 colors |
Yes RTL support Flux supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support daisyUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
No Runtime CSS customization Flux customizations requires changing props at build time | Yes Runtime CSS customization daisyUI uses CSS variables for design customization at runtime |
No Native CSS nesting Flux doesn not use native CSS nesting | Yes Native CSS nesting daisyUI uses native CSS nesting, reducing the CSS file size |
7 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 | 22 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 |
1. Install daisyUI as a Node package:
npm i -D daisyui@latest
pnpm add -D daisyui@latest
yarn add -D daisyui@latest
bun add -D daisyui@latest
deno i -D npm:daisyui@latest
2. Add daisyUI to app.css:
@import "tailwindcss";
@plugin "daisyui";
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