Looking for a NuxtUI alternative? This page compares NuxtUI and Radix, 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.
NuxtUI | Radix |
|---|---|
MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
Only Vue Frameworks NuxtUI works only with Vue | Only React Frameworks Radix Themes only works with React |
37 Unique components NuxtUI has 50 Components, 37 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. | 28 Unique components Radix Themes has 37 components, 28 of them are unique – for example radio and radio group are considered as same. |
2 Built-in Themes NuxtUI has light and dark themes, the primary color is customizable | 2 Built-in Themes Radix has 2 themes, colors are customizable but either for light or 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 |
85kB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified) | 284kB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified) |
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. | 72 Dependencies Radix Themes has 72 third-party dependencies. Using more third-party dependencies increases the risk of security vulnerabilities, compatibility problems, and long-term maintenance headaches from deprecated packages. |
151MB Dependency size | 11.9MB Dependency size |
4700 GitHub stars | 6600 GitHub stars |
? Used by open source projects No data available | ? Used by open source projects No data available |
71000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM | 165000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
No CDN NuxtUI CSS file is not available on CDN | No CDN Radix Themes CSS file is not available on CDN |
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 Semantic class names Radix Themes 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 NuxtUI requires changing class names one by one at build time to do customization | No Global customizations Radix Themes requires changing JavaScript props one by one at build time to do design token customization |
No works without Node.js NuxtUI requires a Node.js environment | No works without Node.js Radix Themes requires a Node.js environment |
No No-build version NuxtUI does not provide micro CSS files for each component | No No-build version Radix Themes does not provide micro CSS files for each component |
Yes P3 colors NuxtUI uses wide-gamut P3 colors by default | Yes P3 colors Radix Themes uses wide-gamut P3 colors |
Yes RTL support NuxtUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support Radix Themes supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
No Runtime CSS customization NuxtUI customizations requires changing JavaScript props at build time | No Runtime CSS customization Radix Themes customizations requires changing JavaScript props at build time |
No Native CSS nesting NuxtUI doesn not use native CSS nesting | No Native CSS nesting Radix Themes doesn not use native CSS nesting |
316 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 | 104 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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