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Tailwind Vs Chakra UI | The Ultimate React UI Library Battle

Sohail SJ | chakraframer.com on November 23, 2024

Choosing the right UI library can significantly impact your React.JS or Next.JS project's development speed, maintainability, and overall aesthetic...
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I’ve used both for real-world projects, and your pros and cons list aligns with my experience. One thing I’d add: Tailwind requires a lot more discipline to maintain consistency, especially in larger teams.

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Sohail SJ | chakraframer.com

Yes definitely. someone in charge maintaining and managing design system

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Amir Hossein Shekari

Tailwind is a horrible choice for big teams. I only use it for small teams or static websites

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Sohail SJ | chakraframer.com

I feel the same. If they have someone experienced who can design the style system using Tailwind CSS and is solely responsible for maintaining it, then it's worth trying—especially with a big team.

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Amir Hossein Shekari

What I’m going to share is my personal opinion.

I don’t like the idea of having a long list of class names around my source code. The concept of Tailwind is incredibly cool, but it’s making my source code look ugly. On the other hand, libraries like Emotion have runtime overhead. The entire idea behind pandaCSS was to address this issue. It started as a discussion in Chakra. I feel like people aren’t paying enough attention to this incredible masterpiece.

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Sohail SJ | chakraframer.com

I feel the same way about PandaCSS. I have read the docs but didn't have enough time to play with it, and it's totally new, so I can't test it on any client project.

Big kudos to the team behind panda CSS and chakra UI

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One thing that’s helped me with Tailwind’s learning curve is using an extension like Tailwind Intellisense. Would recommend it to anyone getting started—it makes the process so much smoother

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Sohail SJ | chakraframer.com

those are great for showing the rope. also check out my arsenal of tailwindCSS extension some might be a help to you

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sahilchaubey03

This was super helpful! Would love to see a follow-up post comparing the ecosystem of plugins or add-ons for each library

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Sohail SJ | chakraframer.com

coming right up

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WebDevWarrior

The LEGO analogy is spot on! I’m a huge LEGO fan, and now I feel like I need to try Chakra UI just for that reason. 😂 Thanks for the fun and relatable comparison!

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Sohail SJ | chakraframer.com

Lol

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Ashfak

Great article! Which one do you personally prefer for side projects, and why? I’m curious about your real-world preference beyond the theoretical comparison.

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Sohail SJ | chakraframer.com

If cutting-edge SEO performance is not needed I go with Chakra UI any day

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ReactNinja

As a beginner, I found the Chakra UI installation process way easier to follow compared to Tailwind’s. It’s great to see someone else mention this

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Sohail SJ | chakraframer.com

I feel the same here!

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Amazing.