Comparison

Lit 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.

Lit full profile →MUI full profile →

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Lit62

★MUI77

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Lit	MUILeader
vioscaleAI score	62 / 100medium · 67%	77 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	free
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	-
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6	8.6
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=lit-html&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	22,879	163,982
Github starsadoption.github_stars	21,843	99,201
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	7,044,909	10,365,358
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	6	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	7
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	BSD-3-Clause	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · HQ FR
Content
Faqcontent.faq	4 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Lit62 / 100medium · 67%

MUI77 / 100medium · 72%

Pricing

Free tier

Lit✓

MUI✓

Model

Litopen_source

MUIfree

Price level

Litfree

MUIfree

Transparent

Lit✓

MUI✓

Integrations

Count

Lit3

MUI–

Security

Gdpr

Lit–

MUI✓

Scorecard

Lit6

MUI8.6

Vulnerabilities

LitCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=lit-html&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

Lit22,879

MUI163,982

Github stars

Lit21,843

MUI99,201

Package downloads weekly

Lit7,044,909

MUI10,365,358

Activity

Commits last 30d

Lit6

MUI100

Release

Cadence days

Lit–

MUI7

History

Lit20 items

MUI20 items

License

Spdx

LitBSD-3-Clause

MUIMIT

Language

Primary

LitTypeScript

MUIJavaScript

Market

Availability

Lit–

MUIAvailable worldwide · HQ FR

Content

Faq

Lit4 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	Lit	MUI
Core
Paradigm	Web Components with reactive properties	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	Tiny (<10kb)	-

Core

Paradigm

LitWeb Components with reactive properties

MUIReact component library

Reusable component model

Lit✓

MUI✓

Rendering

Virtual DOM

Lit✗

MUI-

Signals / fine-grained reactivity

Lit✓

MUI-

SSR support

Lit✓

MUI-

First-class TypeScript

Lit✓

MUI-

State

Built-in state management

Lit✓

MUI-

Ecosystem

Official router

Lit✓

MUI-

Performance

Runtime size

LitTiny (<10kb)

MUI-

What each one is

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

Lit

A web component framework that combines a reactive component base class with declarative templating and built-in styling, designed for minimal code overhead and fast performance.

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.

Lit

Open sourceFree tier

Open source, free to use

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	Lit	MUI
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	-
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

Web

Lit✓

MUI✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Lit✓

MUI–

Self-hosted

Lit✓

MUI–

Integrations

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

Lit

4 total

Preact Signals
React
Preact
Eleventy

Independently observed

MUI

Leader

Not documented yet.

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