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Best MUI Core alternatives

MUI Core works well, but it isn’t the only option. Here are the 6 curated kits we’d weigh against it for a new components build — ranked by editorial score and adoption.

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6 MUI Core alternatives, ranked

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Enterprise system#1

Ant Design

A design language for dense interfaces.

Ant Design is strongest when enterprise system is the right foundation and the team values speed to a complete product interface over a generic UI grab bag.

Editorial score 98 · 91000 ★

React UI library#2

Mantine

100+ components with hooks for everything.

Mantine is strongest when react ui library is the right foundation and the team values speed to a complete product interface over a generic UI grab bag.

Editorial score 97 · 28100 ★

React UI library#3

Chakra UI

Style props that read like a designer thinks.

Chakra UI is strongest when react ui library is the right foundation and the team values speed to a complete product interface over a generic UI grab bag.

Editorial score 94 · 38000 ★

Copy-paste components#4

shadcn/ui

Components you own. Not a dependency.

shadcn/ui is strongest when copy-paste components is the right foundation and the team values speed to a complete product interface over a generic UI grab bag.

Editorial score 93 · 71200 ★

React UI library#5

HeroUI

Beautiful by default, themable to the bone.

HeroUI is strongest when react ui library is the right foundation and the team values speed to a complete product interface over a generic UI grab bag.

Editorial score 92 · 22800 ★

Design system#6

Geist

Quiet, fast, and built for product.

Geist is strongest when design system is the right foundation and the team values speed to a complete product interface over a generic UI grab bag.

Editorial score 90 · 4400 ★

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