Looking for a MUI alternative? This page compares MUI and Chakra UI, 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.
MUI | Chakra UI |
|---|---|
MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
Only React Frameworks MUI only works with React | Only React Frameworks Chakra UI works only with React |
32 Unique components MUI has 51 components, 32 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. | 48 Unique components Chakra UI has 59 Components, 48 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. |
2 Built-in Themes MUI has 2 themes | 2 Built-in Themes Chakra UI has light and dark 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 |
575kB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified) | 765kB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified) |
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. | 146 Dependencies Chakra UI has 146 third-party dependencies. Using more third-party dependencies increases the risk of security vulnerabilities, compatibility problems, and long-term maintenance headaches from deprecated packages. |
22.8MB Dependency size | 25MB Dependency size |
95300 GitHub stars | 38900 GitHub stars |
1400000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories | 372000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories |
5000000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM | 721000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
No CDN MUI CSS file is not available on CDN | No CDN Chakra UI CSS file is not available on CDN |
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 Semantic class names Chakra 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 Global customizations MUI requires changing JavaScript props one by one at build time to do design token customization | No Global customizations Chakra UI requires changing JavaScript props one by one at build time to do design token customization |
No works without Node.js MUI requires a Node.js environment | No works without Node.js Chakra UI requires a Node.js environment |
No No-build version MUI does not provide micro CSS files for each component | No No-build version Chakra UI does not provide micro CSS files for each component |
No P3 colors MUI does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default | No P3 colors Chakra UI does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default |
Yes RTL support MUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | No RTL support Chakra UI does not support right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
No Runtime CSS customization MUI customizations requires changing styles at build time | No Runtime CSS customization Chakra UI customizations requires changing JavaScript props at build time |
No Native CSS nesting MUI doesn not use native CSS nesting | No Native CSS nesting Chakra UI doesn not use native CSS nesting |
1700 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 | 2 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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