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

The best open source alternative to Bootstrap is Materialize. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Bootstrap and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Bootstrap are Foundation, Bulma, Semantic UI and Tailwind CSS.

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  1. Materialize icon
     38 likes

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

    98 Materialize alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Materialize vs Bootstrap Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Materialize not only provides grid system but has amazing colors, and features following the material design guidelines

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Easy learn and Better than bs4.1

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Materialize is Free and Open SourceBootstrap is also Free and Open Source
  2. Foundation icon
     48 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • CSS
    • JavaScript
     
  3. Semantic UI icon
     47 likes

    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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • CSS
    • JavaScript
     
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    Semantic UI vs Bootstrap Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It has all the bootstrap functionality and more except for carousel

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Semantic UI is Free and Open SourceBootstrap is also Free and Open Source
  4. Tailwind CSS icon
     28 likes

    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 (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • CSS
     
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    Tailwind CSS vs Bootstrap Comments
    Julian Garner
    Positive
    0

    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

    • Tailwind CSS is Free and Open SourceBootstrap is also Free and Open Source
    • Tailwind CSS is CustomizableBootstrap is not according to our users
  5. UIkit icon
     38 likes

    A lightweight and modular front-end framework for developing fast and powerful web interfaces.

    103 UIkit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Material UI icon
     6 likes

    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.

    98 Material UI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Fomantic UI icon
     5 likes

    Fomantic UI is a modern front-end development framework that helps create beautiful, responsive layouts using human-friendly HTML.

    27 Fomantic UI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Element UI icon
     5 likes

    Element, a Vue 2.0 based component library for developers, designers and product managers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • CSS
    • JavaScript
    • Vue.js
     
  9. Reactstrap icon
     1 like

    Unlike some component libraries, Reactstrap does not embed its own styles, and instead depends on the Bootstrap CSS framework for its styles and theme. This allows you to have consistent styles across your React-based components and static parts of your site, and allows you to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Halfmoon icon
     2 likes

    Front-end framework with a built-in dark mode and full customizability using CSS variables; great for building dashboards and tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. GroundworkCSS icon
     6 likes

    GroundworkCSS is a 100% free and open source responsive HTML5, CSS and JavaScript Framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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