MUI
Ready-to-use React components for building web applications
- Also known as
- mui
Available worldwide
What is MUI?
A free React library containing pre-styled interface components based on Material Design, enabling developers to quickly construct application UIs.
MUI pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free tier available. Pro from $24.92/developer/month, Premium from $49.92/developer/month, Enterprise from $116.58/developer/month (annual billing)
Community
Free- MIT-licensed
- 40+ free components
- Community support
- MUI Core libraries (Base UI, Material UI, Joy UI, MUI System)
Pro
- Everything in Community
- Pro support
- MUI X Pro access
- 10+ Pro features
- Multi-app license
Premium
- Everything in Pro
- Premium support
- Access to new features first
- MUI X Premium access
- 5+ Premium features
Enterprise
Contact sales- 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
What MUI 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
- React component library
- Reusable component model
- ✓
- Virtual DOM
- -
- Signals / fine-grained reactivity
- -
- SSR support
- -
- First-class TypeScript
- -
- Built-in state management
- -
- Official router
- -
- Runtime size
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
MUI FAQ
Common questions about MUI, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is MUI?
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. It is indexed under Frontend UI Frameworks.
Source: https://mui.com/pricing/
Is MUI free to use?
MUI is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $299 per developer per year. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://mui.com/pricing/
What platforms does MUI support?
We have confirmed browser-based access to MUI. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.
Source: https://mui.com/pricing/
What security certifications does MUI have?
We have independently confirmed GDPR for MUI. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as MUI not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://mui.com/legal/privacy/
Is MUI open source?
Yes. MUI is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Where is MUI available?
MUI is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in France.
Source: https://mui.com/pricing/
MUI alternatives
Other frontend ui frameworks we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Vue.jsA progressive JavaScript framework for incremental web UI developmentmedium · 71%
- Vue.jsA JavaScript framework for building web user interfaces with progressive and gradual adoptionhigh · 77%
- PreactA lightweight JavaScript framework that delivers React-compatible features in just 3 kilobytesmedium · 72%
- AngularA development platform for building web, mobile, and desktop applications with TypeScriptmedium · 58%
- SvelteA web development approach focused on simplicity and efficiencymedium · 71%
- Reactmedium · 71%
Compare MUI
Side by side against other frontend ui frameworks, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI 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 MUI, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package downloads | 91 | 0.17 | 15.8 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 63 | 0.12 | 7.6 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 87 | 0.08 | 7.0 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 96 | 0.07 | 6.4 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.05 | 5.3 | ✓ |
| Security score | 86 | 0.05 | 4.6 | ✓ |
| Price level | 100 | 0.04 | 4.0 | ✓ |
| Stars | 94 | 0.03 | 3.1 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 29 | 0.10 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 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 | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 71% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Paradigm: React component library · Component model: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | JavaScript | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 99% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: FR · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-14 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
Security
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