Comparing Radix vs Bulma. Which one is better in 2025?

Radix Bulma

Looking for a Radix alternative? This page compares Radix 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.

Radix
Bulma
MIT
License
Open source MIT License
MIT
License
Open source MIT License
Only React
Frameworks
Radix Themes only works with React
ALL
Frameworks
Bulma is framework agnostic and works everywhere
28
Unique components
Radix Themes has 37 components, 28 of them are unique – for example radio and radio 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
Radix has 2 themes, colors are customizable but either for light or 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
284kB
JavaScript size
Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified)
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.
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.
1
Dependencies
Bulma does not have any dependencies but all interactivities require custom JavaScript. There's an unofficial @vizuaalog/bulmajs package that provides interactivity.
11.9MB
Dependency size
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.
6600
GitHub stars
49700
GitHub stars
?
Used by open source projects
No data available
259000
Used by open source projects
Based on GitHub's public repositories
165000
NPM downloads
Weekly downloads from NPM
201000
NPM downloads
Weekly downloads from NPM
No
CDN
Radix Themes CSS file is not available on CDN
Yes
CDN
Bulma CSS file is available on CDN
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
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
Radix Themes requires changing JavaScript props one by one at build time to do design token 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.
No
works without Node.js
Radix Themes requires a Node.js environment
Yes
works without Node.js
Bulma does not requires a Node.js environment
No
No-build version
Radix Themes does not provide micro CSS files for each component
No
No-build version
Bulma does not provide micro CSS files for each component
Yes
P3 colors
Radix Themes uses wide-gamut P3 colors
No
P3 colors
Bulma does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default
Yes
RTL support
Radix Themes supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts
Yes
RTL support
Bulma supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts
No
Runtime CSS customization
Radix Themes customizations requires changing JavaScript props at build time
Yes
Runtime CSS customization
Bulma uses CSS variables for design customization at runtime
No
Native CSS nesting
Radix Themes doesn not use native CSS nesting
No
Native CSS nesting
Bulma doesn not use native CSS nesting
104
Open GitHub issues
As of April 2025
317
Open GitHub issues
As of April 2025

Install daisyUI

1. Install daisyUI as a Node package:

npm i -D daisyui@latest
pnpm add -D daisyui@latest
yarn add -D daisyui@latest
bun add -D daisyui@latest
deno i -D npm:daisyui@latest

2. Add daisyUI to app.css:

@import "tailwindcss";
@plugin "daisyui";

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