Comparison

MUI vs shadcn/ui

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.

MUI full profile →shadcn/ui full profile →

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★MUI77

shadcn/ui55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	MUILeader	shadcn/ui
vioscaleAI score	77 / 100medium · 72%	55 / 100low · 39%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	free	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	6
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	8.6	-
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: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.mvnpm.at.shadcn%3Aregistry&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	163,982	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	99,201	125,486
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	10,365,358	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	99
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	7	1
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ FR	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

MUI77 / 100medium · 72%

shadcn/ui55 / 100low · 39%

Pricing

Free tier

MUI✓

shadcn/ui✓

Model

MUIfree

shadcn/uicommercial

Price level

MUIfree

shadcn/uifree

Transparent

MUI✓

shadcn/ui✓

Integrations

Count

MUI–

shadcn/ui6

Security

Disclosure policy

MUI–

shadcn/ui✓

Gdpr

MUI✓

shadcn/ui–

Scorecard

MUI8.6

shadcn/ui–

Vulnerabilities

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

shadcn/uiCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.mvnpm.at.shadcn%3Aregistry&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

MUI163,982

shadcn/ui0

Github stars

MUI99,201

shadcn/ui125,486

Package downloads weekly

MUI10,365,358

shadcn/ui–

Activity

Commits last 30d

MUI100

shadcn/ui99

Release

Cadence days

MUI7

shadcn/ui1

History

MUI20 items

shadcn/ui20 items

License

Spdx

MUIMIT

shadcn/uiMIT

Language

Primary

MUIJavaScript

shadcn/uiTypeScript

Market

Availability

MUIAvailable worldwide · HQ FR

shadcn/uiAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

MUI6 items

shadcn/ui6 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	shadcn/ui
Core
Paradigm	React component library	Component library and design system toolkit
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

MUIReact component library

shadcn/uiComponent library and design system toolkit

Reusable component model

MUI✓

shadcn/ui✓

Rendering

Virtual DOM

MUI-

shadcn/ui✓

Signals / fine-grained reactivity

MUI-

shadcn/ui✗

SSR support

MUI-

shadcn/ui✓

First-class TypeScript

MUI-

shadcn/ui✓

State

Built-in state management

MUI-

shadcn/ui✓

Ecosystem

Official router

MUI-

shadcn/ui✗

Performance

Runtime size

MUI-

shadcn/uiSmall (10–40kb)

What each one is

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

MUI

Leader

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

Independently observed

shadcn/ui

An open-source React component library that provides ready-made UI components built on Radix UI and styled with Tailwind CSS. You copy components directly into your codebase and customize them to match your design requirements.

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

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 ↗

shadcn/ui

Open sourceFree tier

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	MUI	shadcn/ui
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	-	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

Web

MUI✓

shadcn/ui✓

CLI

MUI✗

shadcn/ui✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

MUI–

shadcn/ui✓

Self-hosted

MUI–

shadcn/ui✓

Integrations

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

MUI

Leader

Not documented yet.

shadcn/ui

6 total

Radix UI
React
React Aria
Tailwind CSS
Next.js
Vite

Independently observed

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