Comparison guide
Side-by-side NPM package comparison
Smallest Bundle
Material
905.0 B gzipped
Most Popular
React
128.2M weekly downloads
Best Maintained
@mantine/core
100/100 maintenance score
Highest Quality
@mantine/core
50/100 quality score
Overall Pick
React
Best all-around based on popularity, size, maintenance & quality
React components library focused on usability, accessibility and developer experience
Material UI is an open-source React component library that implements Google's Material Design. It's comprehensive and can be used in production out of the box.
An enterprise-class UI design language and React components implementation
Responsive and accessible React UI components built with React and Emotion
Core Libs
A lightweight implementation of Material Design Components for the web - ES6
React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
Choosing between @mantine/core and @mui/material and Antd and Chakra-ui and Core and Material and React? Here's a data-driven comparison based on real npm data — downloads, bundle size, health scores, and more — to help you decide which package fits your project best.
React leads with 128.2M weekly downloads — roughly 14.7x more. @mui/material has 8.7M weekly downloads. Antd has 3.0M weekly downloads. @mantine/core has 1.8M weekly downloads. Material has 3.5K weekly downloads. Core has 1.6K weekly downloads. Chakra-ui has 797 weekly downloads. Higher download counts generally indicate broader community adoption and a larger ecosystem of tutorials, plugins, and support.
Material has the smallest gzipped bundle at 905.0 B. React comes in at 2.8 KB. @mantine/core comes in at 139.1 KB. Core comes in at 163.1 KB. Chakra-ui comes in at 264.2 KB. Antd comes in at 434.5 KB. @mui/material comes in at 1.6 MB. A smaller bundle size means faster page loads, which improves user experience and Core Web Vitals scores.
@mantine/core has an overall health score of 85/100 (very good), with strong maintenance, security, popularity scores. @mui/material has an overall health score of 85/100 (very good), with strong maintenance, security, popularity scores. Antd has an overall health score of 85/100 (very good), with strong maintenance, security, popularity scores. React has an overall health score of 85/100 (very good), with strong maintenance, security, popularity scores. Material has an overall health score of 61/100 (good), with strong security scores. Core has an overall health score of 49/100 (moderate), with strong security scores. Chakra-ui has an overall health score of 47/100 (moderate), with strong security scores. Health scores are calculated from maintenance activity, code quality, security posture, popularity, and stability metrics.
Choose @mantine/core if you value large community support, actively maintained, strong security track record. Choose @mui/material if you value large community support, actively maintained, strong security track record. Choose Antd if you value large community support, actively maintained, strong security track record. Choose Chakra-ui if you value strong security track record. Choose Core if you value strong security track record. Choose Material if you value minimal bundle footprint, strong security track record. Choose React if you value massive community and ecosystem, minimal bundle footprint, actively maintained, strong security track record.
Both @mantine/core and @mui/material and Antd and Chakra-ui and Core and Material and React are solid choices for JavaScript development. @mantine/core has the edge in overall health score (85/100), while each package brings unique strengths to the table. Evaluate them based on your project's priorities — whether that's community size, bundle efficiency, or maintenance activity — and choose the one that aligns best with your requirements.
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