Looking for a Radix alternative? This page compares Radix and Meraki 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.
Radix | Meraki UI |
|---|---|
MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
Only React Frameworks Radix Themes only works with React | ALL Frameworks Meraki UI 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. | 18 Unique components Meraki UI has 31 Components, 18 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 Meraki 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 |
284kB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified) | 17kB JavaScript size Meraki UI requires Alpine.js |
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. | 0 Dependencies Meraki UI has no dependencies, but it requires Alpine.js |
11.9MB Dependency size | 0 Dependency size Meraki UI has no dependencies, but it requires Alpine.js |
6600 GitHub stars | 2600 GitHub stars |
? Used by open source projects No data available | ? Used by open source projects Can't measure |
165000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM | ? NPM downloads Can't measure |
No CDN Radix Themes CSS file is not available on CDN | Yes CDN Meraki UI uses Tailwind CSS class names which 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 Meraki 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 Radix Themes requires changing JavaScript props one by one at build time to do design token customization | No Global customizations Meraki UI requires changing class names one by one at build time to do customization |
No works without Node.js Radix Themes requires a Node.js environment | Yes works without Node.js Meraki UI 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 Meraki UI does not provide micro CSS files for each component |
Yes P3 colors Radix Themes uses wide-gamut P3 colors | No P3 colors Meraki UI does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default |
Yes RTL support Radix Themes supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support Meraki UI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
No Runtime CSS customization Radix Themes customizations requires changing JavaScript props at build time | No Runtime CSS customization Meraki UI customizations requires changing Tailwind CSS class names at build time |
No Native CSS nesting Radix Themes doesn not use native CSS nesting | No Native CSS nesting Meraki UI doesn not use native CSS nesting |
104 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 | 0 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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