If you're using Tailwind CSS in your projects, you've probably heard of Tailwind UI (aka Tailwind Plus) — the official set of premium UI components built by the creators of Tailwind. It's sleek, powerful, and super handy for building UIs fast.
But in 2025, developers, designers, and product teams are looking for more flexibility, budget-friendly tools, or open-source options.
Whether you're building a SaaS app, a dashboard, or your next portfolio, some awesome TailwindUI alternatives exist.
This list is for anyone who loves Tailwind CSS and wants to explore component libraries beyond the Tailwind UI ecosystem.
Let’s dive in! 👇
TailGrids – React, Vue, HTML, Figma
TailGrids offers an extensive collection of 600+ production-ready free Tailwind UI components, blocks, and templates. Perfect for teams looking to build fast with flexibility and clean design.
- 600+ UI components and pre-built templates
- Supports multiple frameworks: HTML, React, Vue, Figma
- Developer-friendly structure with consistent naming
- Components for AI SaaS Development
- Ready-made sections for marketing, SaaS, and dashboards
- Regular updates and scalable design system
- Freemium model – with generous free access
Preline UI
Preline UI is a modern, open-source Tailwind component library that focuses on accessibility and responsiveness. It’s ideal for building both simple sites and complex apps.
- 640+ customizable Tailwind components.
- Fully supports React, Vue, and plain HTML
- Accessible and WAI-ARIA compliant
- MIT licensed – 100% free to use
- Clean, modern aesthetics for dashboards and web apps
- Great for teams who value speed + open-source
Headless UI
Created by the Tailwind team, Headless UI offers unstyled, fully accessible components. It's for devs who want to pair powerful logic with custom visuals.
- Includes logic for modals, menus, popovers, tabs, and more
- No styles – works perfectly with Tailwind for full control
- Supports React and Vue frameworks
- Built-in accessibility (keyboard nav, ARIA roles, etc.)
- Ideal for building custom-designed UIs from scratch
- Maintained by the creators of Tailwind CSS
Flowbite
Flowbite combines a robust Tailwind component library with a full Figma UI kit. It’s designed to streamline the design-to-development workflow.
- 600+ components covering UI elements, forms, tables, etc.
- Framework support: React, Vue, Laravel, Next.js
- Figma design system available for seamless handoff
- Includes dark mode, animations, and layout examples
- Open-source core with optional premium add-ons
- Great for designing systems and full-stack apps
DaisyUI
DaisyUI makes Tailwind styling even easier by adding ready-made themes and styled components via plugin. It’s a fan favorite for theming fast.
- 61+ pre-styled components like buttons, alerts, and forms
- Theme support with built-in color modes (dark, light, etc.)
- Easily customizable via Tailwind config
- Works with all JS frameworks
- Open-source and community-powered
- Add it instantly with:
npm i daisyui
FloatUI
Meraki UI provides a set of minimal, beautiful Tailwind components designed for quick copy-paste integration. Great for personal projects and MVPs.
- 200+ HTML-based Tailwind components
- No installation – just copy and use
- Built for speed and minimal setup
- Clean and responsive UI blocks
- MIT-licensed and open-source
- Ideal for beginners and hobby projects
💻 Wind UI
Wind UI is a free, open-source Tailwind CSS library driven by community contributions. Simple, fast, and ideal for quick prototyping.
- 42+ components like cards, modals, and navbars
- No JavaScript required – pure HTML + Tailwind
- Easy copy-paste usage for rapid development
- Community-supported and regularly growing
- Completely free and open-source
- Lightweight and beginner-friendly
Material Tailwind
Material Tailwind blends Google’s Material Design with Tailwind CSS to give you the best of both worlds. Clean design, responsive layouts, and full flexibility.
- Supports React and plain HTML
- Built-in animations and styled elements
- Based on Google’s Material Design guidelines
- 50+ components with modern, elevated design
- MIT licensed and actively maintained
- Great for teams seeking a Material-inspired UI
TW Elements
TW Elements merges the power of Bootstrap components with Tailwind CSS. Ideal for those transitioning from Bootstrap to utility-first workflows.
- 500+ interactive components including carousels, modals, etc.
- Compatible with React, Vue, Angular, and Laravel
- Combines Bootstrap JS with Tailwind styling
- Freemium – core is free, pro version adds more components
- Supports animations and advanced JS behavior
- Useful for Bootstrap users exploring Tailwind
Ripple UI
Ripple UI is a sleek, minimal Tailwind component library focused on accessibility and simplicity. Designed for devs who want fast results with clean design.
- 35+ components across buttons, forms, modals, and layouts
- Built on Tailwind CSS with zero fluff
- Focus on accessible, performant UI
- MIT licensed and free to use
- Beautiful, ready-to-use styles
- Lightweight and modern look
HyperUI
HyperUI is a free collection of copy-paste components that just work. No setup, no fuss — just grab the HTML and go.
- 100+ sections like navbars, sidebars, forms, and tables
- Tailwind-friendly markup for instant use
- No JavaScript or framework dependency
- 100% free and open-source
- Great for prototyping and quick MVPs
- Updated regularly by the community
Mamba UI
Mamba UI offers a beautiful collection of free, open-source collection of Tailwind components designed with simplicity and elegance in mind. It’s perfect for developers who love clean interfaces without sacrificing usability.
- It offers 157 ready to use Tailwind components in 41 categories
- Clean, minimal design aesthetics
- No JS dependencies — just copy and go
- Ideal for landing pages, dashboards, and UI scaffolds
- 100% free and open-source
👉 Mamba UI
Final Thoughts
With so many powerful TailwindUI (Tailwind Plus) alternatives out there, you’re no longer boxed into one solution. Whether you need full design systems go with TailGrids or copy-paste components, there’s something here for every stack, budget, and build.
Now it’s your turn 👉 Try a few.
Bookmark your favorites. Mix and match what works best for your team.
And hey — if we missed your go-to Tailwind component library, drop it in the comments.
Let’s grow this list together!
Top comments (9)
Wow, someone mentioned HyperUI,
There's also one small lib called MambaUI, you can also checkout
I prefer to use Mamba and Hyper, both are small so there's limited components but these libs do not requires to download any extra third party dependency. Also there will be no components that require js as it's only pure tailwind compo libs
MambaUI is indeed awesome! 💜
We’ve now added it to the list 🙌 — thanks for bringing it up!
Totally agree with you — both Mamba and HyperUI are small yet amazing, dependency-free, and super handy when you just want clean, pure Tailwind components.
Got any more underrated gems? Drop them in! 😊
Amazing how many free and easy tools there are for Tailwind now!
Totally agree! Tailwind tools have made building UIs so much easier.
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Great list!
Glad you liked the list 💜
Loved it.
Thanks, Shafiq! 🙌
Glad you loved it — really appreciate the support! 😊
FlyonUI can be one of the alternatives. It is an open-source tailwind css component library with more updates features.
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