Pre-built React component libraries for faster UI development. Compare design systems, customization, accessibility, and bundle size.
| Library | Styling | Components | Accessibility | Bundle Size | Our Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shadcn/ui | Tailwind | 40+ | Excellent | Small | 9.6/10 |
| MUI | Emotion/CSS | 100+ | Good | Large | 9.2/10 |
| Chakra UI | Emotion | 60+ | Excellent | Medium | 9.1/10 |
| Radix UI | Unstyled | 30+ | Excellent | Small | 9.0/10 |
| Ant Design | Less/CSS | 80+ | Good | Large | 8.8/10 |
| Mantine | Emotion | 100+ | Good | Medium | 8.9/10 |
| Headless UI | Unstyled | 15+ | Excellent | Smallest | 8.7/10 |
shadcn/ui revolutionized component libraries by not being a library at all. Copy components into your codebase and customize freely. Built on Radix primitives with Tailwind styling.
MUI is the most comprehensive React component library with 100+ components implementing Material Design. MUI X adds advanced data grid, date pickers, and charts.
Chakra UI provides accessible components with excellent developer experience. Style props make customization intuitive. Great docs and community.
Radix provides unstyled, accessible primitives. You add your own styles for complete design control. Powers shadcn/ui and other popular libraries.
Ant Design is a comprehensive enterprise UI library with Chinese origin. Extensive components for dashboards and admin panels. Very popular globally.
Mantine goes beyond components with hooks, forms, notifications, and more. Batteries included for rapid development. Great theming and customization.
Headless UI from the Tailwind team provides unstyled, accessible components designed for Tailwind. Simpler than Radix with fewer components.
We built UIs with each library:
shadcn/ui provides copy-paste components built on Radix + Tailwind. You own the code instead of depending on a package.
Styled (MUI, Chakra) for speed. Headless (Radix, Headless UI) for custom designs and smaller bundles.
Radix, Chakra, and shadcn/ui have excellent accessibility. MUI and Ant Design are good but not as thorough.
Headless libraries (Radix, Headless UI) and shadcn/ui (tree-shaken) produce the smallest bundles.
