Looking for a Tailwind Plus alternative? This page compares Tailwind Plus 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.
Tailwind Plus | Bulma |
|---|---|
Paid license License Closed source paid license | MIT License Open source MIT License |
Only React and Vue* Frameworks Some components are only available for React and Vue only, some don't need JS and can be used with any framework | ALL Frameworks Bulma is framework agnostic and works everywhere |
31 Unique components Tailwind Plus has 93 Components, 31 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. However, Tailwind Plus has many variations of the same component, and has Templates which are not included in the component count. | 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 Tailwind Plus has light and 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 |
143kB to 201KB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified) for Headless UI which is required for Tailwind Plus | 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. |
21 to 25 Dependencies Tailwind Plus requires Headless UI which has 21 third-party dependencies for Vue version and 25 third-party dependencies for React version. 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. |
11MB to 16MB Dependency size Tailwind Plus requires Headless UI which has 11MB to 16MB of dependencies for Vue version and React version respectively. | 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. |
? GitHub stars Can't measure. Closed source project | 49700 GitHub stars |
? Used by open source projects Can't measure. Closed source project | 259000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories |
? NPM downloads Can't measure. | 201000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
? CDN Can't measure. | Yes CDN Bulma CSS file is available on CDN |
No Semantic class names Tailwind Plus 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 Tailwind Plus requires changing class names one by one at build time to do any 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 Many components require React or Vue, which requires a Node.js environment | Yes works without Node.js Bulma does not requires a Node.js environment |
No No-build version Tailwind Plus 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 Tailwind Plus uses wide-gamut P3 colors by default | No P3 colors Bulma does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default |
No RTL support Tailwind Plus does not support right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support Bulma supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
No Runtime CSS customization Tailwind Plus customizations requires changing Tailwind CSS class names at build time | Yes Runtime CSS customization Bulma uses CSS variables for design customization at runtime |
No Native CSS nesting Tailwind Plus doesn not use native CSS nesting | No Native CSS nesting Bulma doesn not use native CSS nesting |
? Open GitHub issues Can't measure. Closed source project | 317 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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