Comparison

Bulma vs React

On the evidence we track, React leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Bulma47

★React75

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Bulma	ReactLeader
vioscaleAI score	47 / 100high · 77%	75 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	free	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	9	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	2.9	7.3
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=bulma&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=react-addons-test-utils&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	64,999	48,726
Github starsadoption.github_stars	50,038	251,063
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	366,730	187,962,192
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	470,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	1	32
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	113	60
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	CSS	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Bulma47 / 100high · 77%

React75 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

Bulma✓

React–

Model

Bulmafree

Reactcommercial

Price level

Bulmafree

Reactfree

Integrations

Count

Bulma9

React–

Security

Scorecard

Bulma2.9

React7.3

Vulnerabilities

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

ReactCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=react-addons-test-utils&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Bulma✓

React–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Bulma64,999

React48,726

Github stars

Bulma50,038

React251,063

Package downloads weekly

Bulma366,730

React187,962,192

Stackoverflow questions

Bulma–

React470,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Bulma1

React32

Release

Cadence days

Bulma113

React60

History

Bulma20 items

React20 items

License

Spdx

BulmaMIT

ReactMIT

Language

Primary

BulmaCSS

ReactJavaScript

Market

Availability

BulmaAvailable worldwide

ReactAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Content

Faq

Bulma5 items

React7 items

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	React
Core
Paradigm	Flexbox and Grid-based CSS component framework	Component-based 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

ReactComponent-based library

Reusable component model

Bulma✓

React✓

Rendering

Virtual DOM

Bulma-

React-

Signals / fine-grained reactivity

Bulma-

React-

SSR support

Bulma-

React✓

First-class TypeScript

Bulma-

React-

State

Built-in state management

Bulma-

React-

Ecosystem

Official router

Bulma-

React✗

Performance

Runtime size

BulmaSmall (10–40kb)

React-

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

React

Leader

A library that enables developers to construct user interfaces using individual components as building blocks. React components are JavaScript functions that receive data and render the appropriate output, supporting both web applications and native mobile development through frameworks.

Independently observed

Pricing

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Bulma

FreeFree tier

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

React

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-08-01verify ↗

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	React
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	-
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

Web

Bulma✓

React✓

iOS

Bulma✗

React✓

Android

Bulma✗

React✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Bulma✓

React–

Self-hosted

Bulma✓

React–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Bulma

9 total

React
Vue.js
Angular
Ember
Blazor
Svelte
Elm
Django
Web Components

Independently observed

React

Leader

Not documented yet.

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