The Best Bootstrap AlternativesTop CSS Frameworks and other similar apps like Bootstrap

Bootstrap is described as 'Open-source collection of tools for creating browser sites and applications. It contains HTML and CSS-based design templates for typography, forms, buttons, charts, navigation and other interface components, as well as optional JavaScript extensions' and is a very popular CSS Framework in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Bootstrap for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows and Linux apps. The best Bootstrap alternative is Materialize, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Bootstrap are Foundation, Bulma, Semantic UI and Tailwind CSS.

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  1. Materialize icon
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    Simple. Built on open source. The responsive front-end library based on Google's Material Design.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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    Comments about Materialize as an Alternative to Bootstrap
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    Materialize not only provides grid system but has amazing colors, and features following the material design guidelines

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    Easy learn and Better than bs4.1

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Materialize is a great Bootstrap alternative.

    • Materialize is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Bootstrap.

    • Materialize is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Bootstrap.

    • Materialize is Free and Open SourceBootstrap is also Free and Open Source
  2. Foundation icon
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    Foundation, a responsive front-end framework by Zurb, includes customizable HTML, CSS, and JS resources, enabling the creation of semantic, device-friendly websites and emails, promoting accessibility and content focus, with tools for designers and developers.

    94 Foundation alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • CSS
    • JavaScript
     
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  3. Bulma icon
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    A modern CSS framework based on Flexbox.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  4. Semantic UI icon
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    UI framework with 50+ elements and 3000+ CSS variables, ensuring responsive design. Seamlessly integrates with React, Angular, and other frameworks for customizable theming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • CSS
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    It has all the bootstrap functionality and more except for carousel

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Semantic UI is a great Bootstrap alternative.

    • Semantic UI is Free and Open SourceBootstrap is also Free and Open Source
  5. Tailwind CSS icon
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    Tailwind is different from frameworks like Bootstrap, Foundation, or Bulma in that it's not a UI kit.

    106 Tailwind CSS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • CSS
     
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    I love tailwind i was originally using bootstrap but i was eyeballing tailwind but tailwind 2.0 converted me its the best css framework but its not its a utility framework for css its different then bootstrap

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    • Almost everyone thinks Tailwind CSS is a great Bootstrap alternative.

    • Tailwind CSS is Free and Open SourceBootstrap is also Free and Open Source
    • Tailwind CSS is CustomizableBootstrap is not according to our users
  6. UIkit icon
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    A lightweight and modular front-end framework for developing fast and powerful web interfaces.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  7. Material UI icon
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    Material UI is an open-source React component library that implements Google's Material Design. It's comprehensive and can be used in production out of the box.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Tailwind Plus icon
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    Beautifully designed, expertly crafted components and templates, built by the makers of Tailwind CSS. The perfect starting point for your next project.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Tailwind CSS
    • CSS
     
    • Tailwind Plus is the most popular commercial alternative to Bootstrap.

    • Tailwind Plus is Paid and ProprietaryBootstrap is Free and Open Source
  9. Fomantic UI icon
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    Fomantic UI is a modern front-end development framework that helps create beautiful, responsive layouts using human-friendly HTML.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. daisyUI icon
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    daisyUI adds component class names to Tailwind CSS so you can make beautiful websites faster than ever.

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Self-Hosted
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    Free framework offering 400+ UI elements, 600+ icons, numerous CSS animations, responsive design, SASS files, customizable templates, comprehensive tutorials, active community, detailed documentation, and support for jQuery, Angular, React, and Vue.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • React
    • Angular
    • Vue.js
    • jQuery
    • Bootstrap
     
  12. Element UI icon
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    Element, a Vue 2.0 based component library for developers, designers and product managers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • CSS
    • JavaScript
    • Vue.js
     
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