Looking for a Bootstrap alternative? This page compares Bootstrap 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.
Bootstrap | daisyUI |
|---|---|
MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
ALL Frameworks Bootstrap is framework agnostic and works everywhere | ALL Frameworks daisyUI is framework agnostic and works everywhere |
28 Unique components Bootstrap has 32 Components, 28 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 Bootstrap 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. |
24.6KB JavaScript size JavaScript bundle size (minified) | 0 JavaScript size daisyUI doesn't ship JavaScript to browsers |
0 Dependencies Bootstrap has no dependencies. | 0 Dependencies daisyUI has no dependencies. It's immune to 3rd party vulnerabilities, dependency version mismatch, and deprecation issues. |
0 Dependency size | 0 Dependency size |
172000 GitHub stars | 36000 GitHub stars In GitHub's top 400 repositories of all time |
6300000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories | 392000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories |
4700000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM | 390000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
Yes CDN Bootstrap CSS file is available on CDN | Yes CDN daisyUI CSS file is available on CDN |
Yes Global customizations Bootstrap provides component-level CSS variables that let you adjust colors, sizes, spacing, radius, and other styles to match your design. | 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. |
Yes works without Node.js Bootstrap does not require 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 Bootstrap does not provide micro CSS files for each component | Yes No-build version daisyUI provides micro CSS files for each component |
No P3 colors Bootstrap does not use wide-gamut P3 colors by default | Yes P3 colors daisyUI uses wide-gamut P3 colors |
Yes RTL support Bootstrap supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support daisyUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
Yes Runtime CSS customization Bootstrap uses CSS variables for design customization at runtime | Yes Runtime CSS customization daisyUI uses CSS variables for design customization at runtime |
No Native CSS nesting Bootstrap doesn not use native CSS nesting | Yes Native CSS nesting daisyUI uses native CSS nesting, reducing the CSS file size |
479 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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