Looking for a HeroUI alternative? This page compares HeroUI and NuxtUI, 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 | NuxtUI |
|---|---|
MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
Only React Frameworks HeroUI works only with React | Only Vue Frameworks NuxtUI works only with Vue |
43 Unique components HeroUI has 50 Components, 43 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. | 37 Unique components NuxtUI has 50 Components, 37 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 NuxtUI has light and dark themes, the primary color is customizable |
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) | 85kB 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. | 259 Dependencies NuxtUI has 259 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 | 151MB Dependency size |
23800 GitHub stars | 4700 GitHub stars |
71000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories | ? Used by open source projects No data available |
81000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM | 71000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
No CDN HeroUI CSS file is not available on CDN | No CDN NuxtUI 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 NuxtUI 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 NuxtUI requires changing class names one by one at build time to do customization |
No works without Node.js HeroUI requires a Node.js environment | No works without Node.js NuxtUI requires a Node.js environment |
No No-build version HeroUI does not provide micro CSS files for each component | No No-build version NuxtUI does not provide micro CSS files for each component |
No P3 colors HeroUI does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default | Yes P3 colors NuxtUI uses wide-gamut P3 colors by default |
Yes RTL support HeroUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support NuxtUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
No Runtime CSS customization HeroUI customizations requires changing JavaScript props at build time | No Runtime CSS customization NuxtUI customizations requires changing JavaScript props at build time |
No Native CSS nesting HeroUI doesn not use native CSS nesting | No Native CSS nesting NuxtUI doesn not use native CSS nesting |
280 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 | 316 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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