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Best Tailwind CSS alternatives

Tailwind CSS works well, but it isn’t the only option. Here are the 4 curated kits we’d weigh against it for a new css build — ranked by editorial score and adoption.

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4 Tailwind CSS alternatives, ranked

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CSS framework#1

Bootstrap

The original component grid.

Bootstrap is strongest when css framework is the right foundation and the team values visual control over a generic UI grab bag.

Editorial score 94 · 168000 ★

Sass framework#2

Bulma

Pure CSS, no JavaScript.

Bulma is strongest when sass framework is the right foundation and the team values visual control over a generic UI grab bag.

Editorial score 88 · 49500 ★

Tailwind plugin#3

daisyUI

Component classes for Tailwind.

daisyUI is strongest when tailwind plugin is the right foundation and the team values visual control over a generic UI grab bag.

Editorial score 88 · 32900 ★

CSS-in-JS engine#4

Panda CSS

Type-safe styles, zero runtime.

Panda CSS is strongest when css-in-js engine is the right foundation and the team values visual control over a generic UI grab bag.

Editorial score 82 · 5400 ★

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