Comparison

Lit 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.

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Lit65

★MUI73

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Lit	MUILeader
Vioscale score	65 / 100medium · 63%	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	6	7.9
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=lit-html&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	22,879	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	21,788	98,935
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	7,186,164	10,342,076
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	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

Score

Vioscale score

Lit65 / 100medium · 63%

MUI73 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

Lit✓

MUI✓

Model

Litcommercial

MUIfreemium

Price level

Litfree

MUIhigh

Transparent

Lit✓

MUI✓

Security

Gdpr

Lit–

MUI✓

Scorecard

Lit6

MUI7.9

Vulnerabilities

LitCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=lit-html&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

MUI–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Lit22,879

MUI–

Github stars

Lit21,788

MUI98,935

Package downloads weekly

Lit7,186,164

MUI10,342,076

Activity

Commits last 30d

Lit0

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

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 framework built on Web Components standards that adds reactivity and declarative templates while keeping bundle size tiny. Components update only their dynamic parts, eliminating the need for virtual DOM diffing.

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.

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	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Lit✓

MUI✓

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