Looking for a HyperUI alternative? This page compares HyperUI 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.
🚀 HyperUI | daisyUI |
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MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
ALL Frameworks HyperUI is framework agnostic and works everywhere | ALL Frameworks daisyUI is framework agnostic and works everywhere |
19 Unique components HyperUI has 24 Components, 19 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group 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 HyperUI has light and 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. |
0 JavaScript size HyperUI doesn't ship JavaScript to browsers | 0 JavaScript size daisyUI doesn't ship JavaScript to browsers |
1 Dependencies HyperUI has no dependencies, but it requires @tailwindcss/forms plugin | 0 Dependencies daisyUI has no dependencies. It's immune to 3rd party vulnerabilities, dependency version mismatch, and deprecation issues. |
65kB Dependency size HyperUI has no dependencies, but it requires @tailwindcss/forms plugin | 0 Dependency size |
11000 GitHub stars | 36000 GitHub stars In GitHub's top 400 repositories of all time |
? Used by open source projects Can't measure | 392000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories |
? NPM downloads Can't measure | 390000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
Yes CDN HyperUI uses Tailwind CSS class names which is available on CDN | Yes CDN daisyUI CSS file is available on CDN |
No Global customizations HyperUI requires changing class names one by one at build time to do 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 HyperUI does not requires 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 HyperUI does not provide micro CSS files for each component | Yes No-build version daisyUI provides micro CSS files for each component |
Yes P3 colors HyperUI uses wide-gamut P3 colors by default | Yes P3 colors daisyUI uses wide-gamut P3 colors |
Yes RTL support HyperUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support daisyUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
No Runtime CSS customization HyperUI customizations requires changing Tailwind CSS class names at build time | Yes Runtime CSS customization daisyUI uses CSS variables for design customization at runtime |
No Native CSS nesting HyperUI doesn not use native CSS nesting | Yes Native CSS nesting daisyUI uses native CSS nesting, reducing the CSS file size |
0 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 | 22 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 |
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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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