Comparison

Bulma vs MUI

On the evidence we track, MUI leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Bulma full profile →MUI full profile →

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Bulma48

★MUI73

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Bulma	MUILeader
Vioscale score	48 / 100medium · 72%	73 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	high
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	2.8	7.9
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=bulma&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	64,999	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	50,059	98,935
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	371,536	10,342,076
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	113	7
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	CSS	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · HQ FR

Score

Vioscale score

Bulma48 / 100medium · 72%

MUI73 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

Bulma✓

MUI✓

Model

Bulmacommercial

MUIfreemium

Price level

Bulmafree

MUIhigh

Transparent

Bulma–

MUI✓

Security

Gdpr

Bulma–

MUI✓

Scorecard

Bulma2.8

MUI7.9

Vulnerabilities

BulmaCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=bulma&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

MUI–

Reliability

Status page

Bulma✓

MUI–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Bulma64,999

MUI–

Github stars

Bulma50,059

MUI98,935

Package downloads weekly

Bulma371,536

MUI10,342,076

Activity

Commits last 30d

Bulma0

MUI100

Release

Cadence days

Bulma113

MUI7

History

Bulma20 items

MUI20 items

License

Spdx

BulmaMIT

MUIMIT

Language

Primary

BulmaCSS

MUIJavaScript

Market

Availability

BulmaAvailable worldwide

MUIAvailable worldwide · HQ FR

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for frontend ui frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Frontend UI Frameworks
Capability	Bulma	MUI
Core
Paradigm	Flexbox and Grid-based CSS component framework	React component library
Reusable component model	✓	✓
Rendering
Virtual DOM	-	-
Signals / fine-grained reactivity	-	-
SSR support	-	-
DX
First-class TypeScript	-	-
State
Built-in state management	-	-
Ecosystem
Official router	-	-
Performance
Runtime size	Small (10–40kb)	-

Core

Paradigm

BulmaFlexbox and Grid-based CSS component framework

MUIReact component library

Reusable component model

Bulma✓

MUI✓

Rendering

Virtual DOM

Bulma-

MUI-

Signals / fine-grained reactivity

Bulma-

MUI-

SSR support

Bulma-

MUI-

First-class TypeScript

Bulma-

MUI-

State

Built-in state management

Bulma-

MUI-

Ecosystem

Official router

Bulma-

MUI-

Performance

Runtime size

BulmaSmall (10–40kb)

MUI-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Bulma

A free, open-source CSS library providing pre-built components and utilities for constructing responsive web layouts. It uses Flexbox and CSS Grid as its foundation with CSS Variables for customization, requiring only a single CSS file and no JavaScript to get started.

Independently observed

MUI

Leader

Material UI is a comprehensive React component library implementing Google's Material Design, providing ready-to-use UI components and advanced components for complex applications. It combines free foundational components with optional commercial plans offering additional features and support.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Bulma

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

MUI

Leader

from $299/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Pro from $24.92/developer/month, Premium from $49.92/developer/month, Enterprise from $116.58/developer/month (annual billing)

CommunityFree
- MIT-licensed
- 40+ free components
- Community support
- MUI Core libraries (Base UI, Material UI, Joy UI, MUI System)
Pro$299/developer/year or $24.92/developer/month
- Everything in Community
- Pro support
- MUI X Pro access
- 10+ Pro features
- Multi-app license
Premium$599/developer/year or $49.92/developer/month
- Everything in Pro
- Premium support
- Access to new features first
- MUI X Premium access
- 5+ Premium features
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Premium
- Priority support
- Customer Success Manager
- Technical support for all libraries
- Guaranteed response time
- +4 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Bulma	MUI
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	-
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

Web

Bulma✓

MUI✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Bulma✓

MUI–

Self-hosted

Bulma✓

MUI–

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.