Looking for a MUI alternative? This page compares MUI and Preline 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 | Preline UI |
|---|---|
MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
Only React Frameworks MUI only works with React | ALL Frameworks Preline is framework agnostic and works everywhere |
32 Unique components MUI has 51 components, 32 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. | 66 Unique components Preline has 77 Components, 66 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 Preline 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) | 84.6kB 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. | 3 Dependencies Preline has 3 third-party dependencies. |
22.8MB Dependency size | 400kB Dependency size |
95300 GitHub stars | 5400 GitHub stars |
1400000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories | 12700 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories |
5000000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM | 32000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
No CDN MUI CSS file is not available on CDN | Yes CDN Preline CSS file is 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 Preline 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 Preline requires changing class names one by one at build time to do customization |
No works without Node.js MUI requires a Node.js environment | No works without Node.js Preline requires a Node.js environment |
No No-build version MUI does not provide micro CSS files for each component | No No-build version Preline does not provide micro CSS files for each component |
No P3 colors MUI does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default | Yes P3 colors Preline uses wide-gamut P3 colors by default |
Yes RTL support MUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support Preline supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
No Runtime CSS customization MUI customizations requires changing styles at build time | No Runtime CSS customization Preline customizations requires changing Tailwind CSS class names at build time |
No Native CSS nesting MUI doesn not use native CSS nesting | No Native CSS nesting Preline doesn not use native CSS nesting |
1700 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 | 37 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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