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Comparing HeroUI vs MUI. Which one is better in 2026?

HeroUI MUI

Looking for a HeroUI alternative? This page compares HeroUI 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.

HeroUI
MUI
MIT
License
Open source MIT License
MIT
License
Open source MIT License
Only React
Frameworks
HeroUI works only with React
Only React
Frameworks
MUI only works with React
43
Unique components
HeroUI has 50 Components, 43 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.
2
Built-in Themes
HeroUI has light and dark themes
2
Built-in Themes
MUI has 2 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
1.2MB
JavaScript size
Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified)
575kB
JavaScript size
Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified)
208
Dependencies
HeroUI has 208 third-party dependencies. Using more third-party dependencies increases the risk of security vulnerabilities, compatibility problems, and long-term maintenance headaches from deprecated packages.
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.
37MB
Dependency size
22.8MB
Dependency size
29700
GitHub stars
98500
GitHub stars
71000
Used by open source projects
Based on GitHub's public repositories
1980000
Used by open source projects
Based on GitHub's public repositories
420000
NPM downloads
Weekly downloads from NPM
7900000
NPM downloads
Weekly downloads from NPM
No
CDN
HeroUI CSS file is not available on CDN
No
CDN
MUI CSS file is not available on CDN
No
Semantic class names
HeroUI 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
MUI 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
HeroUI requires changing JavaScript props one by one at build time to do design token customization
No
Global customizations
MUI requires changing JavaScript props one by one at build time to do design token customization
No
works without Node.js
HeroUI requires a Node.js environment
No
works without Node.js
MUI requires a Node.js environment
No
No-build version
HeroUI does not provide micro CSS files for each component
No
No-build version
MUI does not provide micro CSS files for each component
No
P3 colors
HeroUI does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default
No
P3 colors
MUI does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default
Yes
RTL support
HeroUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts
Yes
RTL support
MUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts
No
Runtime CSS customization
HeroUI customizations requires changing JavaScript props at build time
No
Runtime CSS customization
MUI customizations requires changing styles at build time
No
Native CSS nesting
HeroUI doesn not use native CSS nesting
No
Native CSS nesting
MUI doesn not use native CSS nesting
31
Open GitHub issues
As of June 2026
1400
Open GitHub issues
As of June 2026
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Install daisyUI

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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