Comparison

Chakra UI vs MUI

On the evidence we track, MUI leads this comparison with a composite score of 77/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Chakra UI full profile →MUI full profile →

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Chakra UI62

★MUI77

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Chakra UI	MUILeader
vioscaleAI score	62 / 100medium · 66%	77 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	free
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	-
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.6	8.6
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40chakra-ui%2Fsystem&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40mui%2Fmaterial&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	39,940	163,982
Github starsadoption.github_stars	40,684	99,201
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	1,590,269	10,365,358
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	29	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	7
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · HQ FR
Content
Faqcontent.faq	4 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Chakra UI62 / 100medium · 66%

MUI77 / 100medium · 72%

Pricing

Free tier

Chakra UI✓

MUI✓

Model

Chakra UIcommercial

MUIfree

Price level

Chakra UIfree

MUIfree

Transparent

Chakra UI✓

MUI✓

Integrations

Count

Chakra UI2

MUI–

Security

Gdpr

Chakra UI–

MUI✓

Scorecard

Chakra UI5.6

MUI8.6

Vulnerabilities

Chakra UICount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40chakra-ui%2Fsystem&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

MUICount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40mui%2Fmaterial&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Chakra UI39,940

MUI163,982

Github stars

Chakra UI40,684

MUI99,201

Package downloads weekly

Chakra UI1,590,269

MUI10,365,358

Activity

Commits last 30d

Chakra UI29

MUI100

Release

Cadence days

Chakra UI–

MUI7

History

Chakra UI20 items

MUI20 items

License

Spdx

Chakra UIMIT

MUIMIT

Language

Primary

Chakra UITypeScript

MUIJavaScript

Market

Availability

Chakra UI–

MUIAvailable worldwide · HQ FR

Content

Faq

Chakra UI4 items

MUI6 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	Chakra UI	MUI
Core
Paradigm	React component library	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	-	-

Core

Paradigm

Chakra UIReact component library

MUIReact component library

Reusable component model

Chakra UI✓

MUI✓

Rendering

Virtual DOM

Chakra UI✓

MUI-

Signals / fine-grained reactivity

Chakra UI✗

MUI-

SSR support

Chakra UI✓

MUI-

First-class TypeScript

Chakra UI✓

MUI-

State

Built-in state management

Chakra UI✗

MUI-

Ecosystem

Official router

Chakra UI✗

MUI-

Performance

Runtime size

Chakra UI-

MUI-

What each one is

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

Chakra UI

Chakra UI offers a set of React UI components designed with accessibility in mind. It helps developers build web applications and design systems quickly, with built-in support for frameworks like Next.js.

Independently observed

MUI

Leader

A free React library containing pre-styled interface components based on Material Design, enabling developers to quickly construct application UIs.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Chakra UI

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

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	Chakra UI	MUI
WebPlatforms	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Chakra UI✓

MUI✓

Integrations

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

Chakra UI

2 total

Next.js
Emotion

Independently observed

MUI

Leader

Not documented yet.

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