Looking for a Meraki UI alternative? This page compares Meraki UI 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.
Meraki UI | Bulma |
|---|---|
MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
ALL Frameworks Meraki UI is framework agnostic and works everywhere | ALL Frameworks Bulma is framework agnostic and works everywhere |
18 Unique components Meraki UI has 31 Components, 18 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 Meraki UI 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 |
17kB JavaScript size Meraki UI requires Alpine.js | 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. |
0 Dependencies Meraki UI has no dependencies, but it requires Alpine.js | 1 Dependencies Bulma does not have any dependencies but all interactivities require custom JavaScript. There's an unofficial @vizuaalog/bulmajs package that provides interactivity. |
0 Dependency size Meraki UI has no dependencies, but it requires Alpine.js | 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. |
2600 GitHub stars | 49700 GitHub stars |
? Used by open source projects Can't measure | 259000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories |
? NPM downloads Can't measure | 201000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
Yes CDN Meraki UI uses Tailwind CSS class names which is available on CDN | Yes CDN Bulma CSS file is available on CDN |
No Semantic class names Meraki UI 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 Meraki UI 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. |
Yes works without Node.js Meraki UI does not requires a Node.js environment | Yes works without Node.js Bulma does not requires a Node.js environment |
No No-build version Meraki UI 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 Meraki UI 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 Meraki UI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support Bulma supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
No Runtime CSS customization Meraki UI 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 Meraki UI doesn not use native CSS nesting | No Native CSS nesting Bulma doesn not use native CSS nesting |
0 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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