Comparison

MUI vs Preact

No clear leader: Preact (77.9) and MUI (76.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

MUI full profile →Preact full profile →

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MUI77

Preact78

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	MUI	Preact
vioscaleAI score	77 / 100medium · 72%	78 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	free	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	8.6	5.8
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40mui%2Fmaterial&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=preact&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	163,982	78,992
Github starsadoption.github_stars	99,201	38,926
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	10,365,358	38,692,983
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	70
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	7	13
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ FR	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	4 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

MUI77 / 100medium · 72%

Preact78 / 100medium · 72%

Pricing

Free tier

MUI✓

Preact✓

Model

MUIfree

Preactopen_source

Price level

MUIfree

Preactfree

Transparent

MUI✓

Preact–

Security

Gdpr

MUI✓

Preact–

Scorecard

MUI8.6

Preact5.8

Vulnerabilities

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

PreactCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=preact&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH

Adoption

Dependent repos

MUI163,982

Preact78,992

Github stars

MUI99,201

Preact38,926

Package downloads weekly

MUI10,365,358

Preact38,692,983

Activity

Commits last 30d

MUI100

Preact70

Release

Cadence days

MUI7

Preact13

History

MUI20 items

Preact20 items

License

Spdx

MUIMIT

PreactMIT

Language

Primary

MUIJavaScript

PreactJavaScript

Market

Availability

MUIAvailable worldwide · HQ FR

Preact–

Content

Faq

MUI6 items

Preact4 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	MUI	Preact
Core
Paradigm	React component library	Virtual DOM 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

MUIReact component library

PreactVirtual DOM component library

Reusable component model

MUI✓

Preact✓

Rendering

Virtual DOM

MUI-

Preact✓

Signals / fine-grained reactivity

MUI-

Preact-

SSR support

MUI-

Preact✓

First-class TypeScript

MUI-

Preact-

State

Built-in state management

MUI-

Preact✓

Ecosystem

Official router

MUI-

Preact✓

Performance

Runtime size

MUI-

PreactTiny (<10kb)

What each one is

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

MUI

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

Independently observed

Preact

A minimal virtual DOM framework providing React-style components and APIs, optimized for tiny bundle size and fast performance across modern browsers.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

MUI

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 ↗

Preact

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	MUI	Preact
WebPlatforms	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

MUI✓

Preact✓

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MUI or Preact: which one depends on you

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