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

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   Materialize

    38 likes

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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application types

   • CSS Framework
   • Software Framework

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Self-Hosted

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Feb 26, 2018

   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 comment•Aug 15, 2019

   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

    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.

   95 Foundation alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application types

   • CSS Framework
   • Software Framework

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted
   • CSS
   • JavaScript

   

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   Bulma

    46 likes

   A modern CSS framework based on Flexbox.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • CSS Framework

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Self-Hosted

   

   

   

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   Semantic UI

    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

   • CSS Framework

   Origin

   • Australia

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted
   • CSS
   • JavaScript

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Nov 27, 2017

   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
6. 

   

   Tailwind CSS

    29 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)

   Application type

   • CSS Framework

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted
   • CSS

   

   

   

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   Julian Garner

   Positive comment•Mar 20, 2021

   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
7. 

   

   UIkit

    38 likes

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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • CSS Framework

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Online

   

   

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   Material UI

    7 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

   • CSS Framework

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Self-Hosted

   

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    Fomantic UI

     5 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    

    

    

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    Element UI

     5 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • CSS Framework

    Origin

    • China

    Platforms

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

    

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    Reactstrap

     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)

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Online

    

    

    

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    Halfmoon

     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

    • CSS Framework

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    

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    GroundworkCSS

     6 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • CSS Framework

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    

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