Looking for a Preline UI alternative? This page compares Preline UI 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.
Preline UI | daisyUI |
|---|---|
MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
ALL Frameworks Preline is framework agnostic and works everywhere | ALL Frameworks daisyUI is framework agnostic and works everywhere |
66 Unique components Preline has 77 Components, 66 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 Preline 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. |
84.6kB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified) | 0 JavaScript size daisyUI doesn't ship JavaScript to browsers |
3 Dependencies Preline has 3 third-party dependencies. | 0 Dependencies daisyUI has no dependencies. It's immune to 3rd party vulnerabilities, dependency version mismatch, and deprecation issues. |
400kB Dependency size | 0 Dependency size |
5400 GitHub stars | 36000 GitHub stars In GitHub's top 400 repositories of all time |
12700 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories | 392000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories |
32000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM | 390000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
Yes CDN Preline CSS file is available on CDN | Yes CDN daisyUI CSS file is available on CDN |
No Global customizations Preline 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. |
No works without Node.js Preline 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 Preline does not provide micro CSS files for each component | Yes No-build version daisyUI provides micro CSS files for each component |
Yes P3 colors Preline uses wide-gamut P3 colors by default | Yes P3 colors daisyUI uses wide-gamut P3 colors |
Yes RTL support Preline supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support daisyUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
No Runtime CSS customization Preline 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 Preline doesn not use native CSS nesting | Yes Native CSS nesting daisyUI uses native CSS nesting, reducing the CSS file size |
37 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 | 22 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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