# MUI vs shadcn/ui

**Leader by Vioscale score:** MUI

| Attribute | MUI | shadcn/ui |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 72.5 (71% (medium)) | 62.4 (51% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 87 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 98,935 | 122,199 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 10,342,076 | - |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"paradigm":"React component library","component_model":true}` | `{"paradigm":"Component library and design system toolkit","bundle_size":"small","ssr_support":true,"virtual_dom":true,"component_model":true,"router_official":false,"state_management":true,"typescript_first":true,"signals_reactivity":false}` |
| integrations.count | - | 6 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Radix UI"},{"name":"React"},{"name":"React Aria"},{"name":"Tailwind CSS"},{"name":"Next.js"},{"name":"Vite"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"FR","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community","summary":"Free forever","features":["MIT-licensed","40+ free components","Community support","MUI Core libraries (Base UI, Material UI, Joy UI, MUI System)"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$299/developer/year or $24.92/developer/month","features":["Everything in Community","Pro support","MUI X Pro access","10+ Pro features","Multi-app license"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"developer","amount":299,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"$599/developer/year or $49.92/developer/month","features":["Everything in Pro","Premium support","Access to new features first","MUI X Premium access","5+ Premium features"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"developer","amount":599,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$1,399/developer/year or $116.58/developer/month (minimum 15 seats)","features":["Everything in Premium","Priority support","Customer Success Manager","Technical support for all libraries","Guaranteed response time","Pre-screening","Issue escalation","Security questionnaire & custom agreements","Multi-app license included"],"minSeats":15,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"developer","amount":1399,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Pro from $24.92/developer/month, Premium from $49.92/developer/month, Enterprise from $116.58/developer/month (annual billing)","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://mui.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:22:03.913Z","startingPrice":{"amount":299,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://ui.shadcn.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:34:38.943Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | high | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 7 | 3 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v9.3.1","date":"2026-08-06T10:11:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v9.3.0","date":"2026-08-05T08:44:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v9.2.0","date":"2026-07-03T08:02:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v9.1.2","date":"2026-06-23T17:03:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v9.1.1","date":"2026-06-23T17:02:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v9.1.0","date":"2026-06-08T08:42:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v9.0.1","date":"2026-05-07T05:40:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v7.3.11","date":"2026-05-07T03:31:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v7.3.10","date":"2026-04-08T07:52:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v9.0.0","date":"2026-04-08T12:05:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v9.0.0-beta.1","date":"2026-04-02T13:57:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v9.0.0-beta.0","date":"2026-03-26T00:50:11Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0-beta.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v9.0.0-alpha.4","date":"2026-03-20T09:42:41Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0-alpha.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v9.0.0-alpha.3","date":"2026-03-12T09:24:12Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0-alpha.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v9.0.0-alpha.2","date":"2026-03-05T07:49:57Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0-alpha.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v7.3.9","date":"2026-03-05T08:16:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v9.0.0-alpha.1","date":"2026-03-05T07:48:40Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0-alpha.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v9.0.0-alpha.0","date":"2026-02-18T07:29:52Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0-alpha.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v7.3.8","date":"2026-02-12T09:45:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/mui/material-ui/releases/tag/v7.3.7","date":"2026-01-08T08:16:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.7"}]` | 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|
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 7.9 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=hghcn&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (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) |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:17:24.214Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*