Bulma
Free, open source, and modern CSS framework based on Flexbox
- Also known as
- bulma
What is Bulma?
Bulma is a free, open source framework that provides ready-to-use frontend components that you can easily combine to build responsive web interfaces.
Bulma pricing
We don't have Bulma's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Bulma does
The capabilities that matter for frontend ui frameworks, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Paradigm
- CSS framework based on Flexbox
- Reusable component model
- ✓
- Virtual DOM
- ✗
- Signals / fine-grained reactivity
- ✗
- SSR support
- -
- First-class TypeScript
- ✗
- Built-in state management
- ✗
- Official router
- ✗
- Runtime size
- Small (10–40kb)
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
Bulma alternatives
Other frontend ui frameworks we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Angularmedium · 52%
- Tailwind CSSRapidly build modern websites without ever leaving your HTMLlow · 31%
- PreactFast 3kB alternative to React with the same modern APIlow · 31%
- Vue.jsThe Progressive JavaScript Frameworkmedium · 54%
- ReactThe library for web and native user interfaceslow · 44%
- Vue.jsThe Progressive JavaScript Frameworklow · 40%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Bulma, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package Downloads | 73 | 26.00 | 1902.1 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 100 | 6.00 | 600.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 29 | 16.00 | 462.5 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 89 | 5.00 | 443.3 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 8.00 | 400.0 | ✓ |
| Release Cadence | 21 | 10.00 | 211.1 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 8.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Github Activity | 0 | 18.00 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| Security Posture | 0 | 13.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Pricing Transparency | 0 | 8.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 12.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 0 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 65% |
Adoption
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"paradigm":"CSS framework based on Flexbox","bundle_size":"small","virtual_dom":false,"component_model":true,"router_official":false,"state_management":false,"typescript_first":false,"signals_reactivity":false} | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | CSS | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 99% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence days | 142 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 70% |
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |