Compare React Component Libraries

How does bestax-bulma stack up against the other React component libraries? This matrix lines up what each one ships, capability by capability, and every mark links to that library's own documentation, so you can check any cell yourself.

Data as of September 26, 2026Updated with each edition of The State of React.

✓ Dedicated component◐ Via prop / composition– NoneHover a cell for the component name; click it to open the docs.

Libraries

Feature groups

Search capabilities and component namesOnly rows where they differ

Showing 168 of 168 capabilities across 7 of 7 libraries.

Capability	bestax	r-bulma	Mantine	MUI	Chakra	shadcn	R-Bootstrap
Buttons & actions
Button	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Button group	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Toolbar1	◐	◐	◐	✓	◐	◐	✓
Icon button	◐	◐	✓	✓	✓	◐	–none
Close / delete button2	✓	◐	✓	◐	✓	◐	✓
Copy button	◐	–none	✓	–none	✓	◐	–none
File-trigger button	◐	◐	✓	◐	✓	–none	–none
Toggle button	◐	◐	◐	✓	✓	✓	✓
Segmented / toggle group	◐	◐	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Split button	◐	–none	◐	◐	◐	◐	✓
Floating action button	–none	–none	◐	✓	–none	–none	–none
Speed dial	–none	–none	–none	✓	–none	–none	–none
Action bar (bulk actions)	–none	–none	✓	◐	✓	–none	–none
Link-styled button	✓	◐	◐	◐	◐	◐	◐
Inputs & form controls
Text input	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Textarea	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	◐
Number input (steppers)	✓	–none	✓	◐	✓	–none	–none
Password input	◐	–none	✓	◐	✓	–none	–none
Checkbox	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Checkbox group	✓	–none	✓	◐	✓	◐	–none
Radio	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	◐
Radio group	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	–none
Selectable card (checkbox / radio)	–none	–none	✓	◐	✓	◐	–none
Switch	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Select	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multi-select	◐	◐	✓	◐	◐	◐	◐
Autocomplete	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	–none
Combobox (headless)	–none	–none	✓	◐	✓	✓	–none
Cascader (nested select)	–none	–none	✓	–none	–none	–none	–none
Tag / token input	✓	–none	✓	◐	✓	–none	–none
Pills input (multi-value)	✓	–none	✓	◐	◐	◐	–none
PIN / OTP input	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	✓	–none
JSON input	–none	–none	✓	–none	–none	–none	–none
Slider	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Range slider (dual thumb)	◐	–none	✓	◐	◐	◐	–none
Angle slider	–none	–none	✓	–none	–none	–none	–none
Rating	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	–none	–none
Color input	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	–none	◐
Color picker (palette)	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	–none	–none
File input	✓	✓	✓	◐	✓	◐	◐
Fieldset	–none	–none	✓	◐	✓	✓	◐
Field (label+control+error)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Input addons / adornments	✓	✓	◐	✓	✓	✓	✓
Floating label	–none	–none	◐	◐	◐	–none	✓
Date & time
Date input	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	◐	–none
Date picker (popover)	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	◐	–none
Date range picker	–none	–none	◐	✓	◐	◐	–none
Date-time picker	✓	–none	✓	✓	◐	◐	–none
Time input / picker	✓	–none	✓	✓	◐	◐	–none
Calendar (inline)	◐	–none	✓	✓	◐	✓	–none
Month picker	◐	–none	✓	✓	◐	–none	–none
Year picker	◐	–none	✓	✓	◐	–none	–none
Event calendar / scheduler	–none	–none	✓	✓	–none	–none	–none
Navigation
Navbar / app bar	✓	✓	◐	✓	–none	◐	✓
App shell (layout frame)	–none	–none	✓	◐	–none	◐	–none
Breadcrumb	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Link / anchor	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	◐	◐
Menu (vertical nav)34	✓	✓	✓	◐	◐	✓	◐
Dropdown menu (actions)3	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Context menu (right-click)	–none	–none	✓	◐	✓	✓	–none
Menubar (desktop app menu)	–none	–none	✓	◐	–none	✓	–none
Pagination	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Stepper / steps	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	–none	–none
Tabs	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bottom navigation	◐	◐	–none	✓	–none	–none	◐
Burger / hamburger	✓	✓	✓	◐	–none	◐	✓
Table of contents	–none	–none	✓	–none	–none	–none	–none
Command palette / spotlight	–none	–none	✓	–none	◐	✓	–none
Route progress bar	–none	–none	✓	–none	–none	–none	–none
Layout & grid
Container	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	–none	✓
Grid — flex 12-col5	✓	✓	✓	✓	◐	–none	✓
Grid — CSS grid5	✓	–none	✓	◐	✓	–none	–none
Grid cell	✓	✓	✓	◐	✓	–none	✓
Stack (vertical)6	◐	◐	✓	✓	✓	–none	✓
Group (horizontal)	◐	◐	✓	◐	✓	–none	◐
Flex	◐	◐	✓	◐	✓	–none	–none
Center	◐	◐	✓	–none	✓	–none	–none
Spacer6	◐	◐	✓	–none	✓	–none	–none
Aspect ratio	◐	◐	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓
Scroll area (custom bars)	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	✓	–none
Splitter (resizable)	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	✓	–none
Affix (sticky)	◐	–none	✓	◐	✓	–none	–none
Section	✓	✓	–none	–none	–none	–none	–none
Hero / banner	✓	✓	–none	–none	–none	–none	–none
Level (space-between bar)1	✓	✓	◐	◐	◐	–none	–none
Media object7	✓	✓	–none	◐	–none	✓	–none
Tile (Bulma grid tile)	–none	✓	◐	◐	◐	–none	–none
Footer	✓	✓	◐	–none	–none	–none	–none
Styling primitive (unstyled, any tag)8	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	–none	–none
Paper / elevated surface8	✓	✓	✓	✓	◐	◐	◐
Data display
Avatar	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	–none
Avatar group	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	–none
Badge (corner indicator)9	✓	–none	✓	✓	◐	◐	–none
Tag / label9	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chip (deletable / interactive)	◐	◐	✓	✓	✓	◐	–none
Card	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Table (static)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Data grid (sort/filter/page)	–none	–none	–none	✓	◐	◐	–none
Description / data list	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	◐	–none
List (styled)	✓	◐	✓	✓	✓	◐	✓
Tree view	–none	–none	✓	✓	✓	◐	–none
Tree select	–none	–none	✓	–none	–none	–none	–none
Timeline	–none	–none	✓	✓	✓	–none	–none
Kbd (keyboard key)	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	✓	–none
Number formatter	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	–none	–none
Image	✓	✓	✓	◐	✓	–none	✓
Image list / gallery	–none	–none	–none	✓	–none	–none	–none
Lightbox (media viewer)	–none	–none	✓	–none	◐	–none	–none
Background image	–none	–none	✓	◐	◐	–none	–none
Figure	✓	–none	–none	–none	–none	◐	✓
Icon	✓	✓	◐	✓	✓	–none	–none
Theme icon (colored container)	◐	–none	✓	◐	◐	–none	–none
Color swatch	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	–none	–none
Carousel	✓	–none	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓
Marquee / ticker	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	–none	–none
Charts	–none	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	–none
Spoiler (clamp / expand)	–none	–none	✓	◐	◐	◐	–none
Masonry layout	–none	–none	–none	✓	–none	–none	–none
Typography
Text / body	✓	◐	✓	✓	✓	◐	–none
Heading / title	✓	✓	✓	◐	✓	◐	–none
Subtitle	✓	◐	◐	◐	◐	–none	–none
Inline code	✓	–none	✓	–none	✓	◐	–none
Code block (syntax highlight)	◐	–none	✓	–none	✓	–none	–none
Blockquote10	◐	◐	✓	–none	✓	◐	–none
Highlight / mark text	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	◐	–none
Rich-HTML style wrapper10	✓	✓	✓	–none	✓	◐	–none
Divider	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	–none
Inline semantic (em/strong/span)	✓	–none	◐	◐	✓	◐	–none
Feedback & status
Alert / message box11	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Toast / snackbar11	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Progress (linear)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Spinner (standalone)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Loading overlay	✓	–none	✓	◐	◐	–none	–none
Ring / circular progress	–none	–none	✓	✓	✓	–none	–none
Semi-circle progress	–none	–none	✓	◐	–none	–none	–none
Gauge	–none	–none	✓	✓	–none	–none	–none
Skeleton	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Empty state	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	✓	–none
Overlays
Modal12	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Confirm / alert dialog12	✓	◐	◐	✓	◐	✓	–none
Drawer / off-canvas4	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Swipeable drawer	–none	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	–none
Popover	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hover card	–none	–none	✓	◐	✓	✓	–none
Tooltip	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Backdrop / scrim	◐	–none	✓	✓	–none	–none	–none
Floating / draggable panel	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	–none	–none
Anchored positioning primitive	–none	–none	–none	✓	–none	–none	✓
Disclosure
Accordion (grouped)	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Collapse (single)	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Panel (heading + body)13	✓	✓	–none	–none	–none	–none	–none
Rich input & special
Dropzone (drag-drop upload)	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	–none	–none
Rich text editor	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	–none	–none
Transfer list	–none	–none	◐	◐	◐	–none	–none
Chat / conversation UI	–none	–none	–none	✓	–none	✓	–none
Utilities & infrastructure
Theme / provider	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	◐	–none
Global config provider	✓	–none	◐	◐	◐	–none	✓
Locale / direction provider	–none	–none	✓	◐	✓	✓	◐
CSS reset / baseline	◐	–none	◐	✓	◐	–none	–none
Portal	✓	–none	✓	✓	✓	–none	–none
Focus trap	✓	–none	✓	◐	✓	–none	–none
Click-away listener	–none	–none	◐	✓	–none	–none	–none
Transition primitives	◐	–none	✓	✓	✓	–none	✓
Scroll-reveal (on-scroll)	✓	–none	◐	–none	–none	–none	–none
Visually hidden (a11y)	◐	◐	✓	◐	✓	–none	◐
Skip link (a11y)	–none	–none	–none	–none	✓	–none	–none
No-SSR guard	✓	–none	◐	✓	✓	–none	–none
classNames utility	✓	–none	–none	–none	–none	✓	–none
Covered in these rows	✓ 83◐ 29	✓ 40◐ 22	✓ 131◐ 22	✓ 83◐ 45	✓ 106◐ 31	✓ 58◐ 38	✓ 47◐ 14

Notes on names

1. Bulma's Level is a horizontal bar that pushes its items to the left and right ends. It has nothing to do with heading levels.
2. Bulma calls its small round × button Delete. It closes or dismisses things; it doesn't delete anything.
3. Bulma's Menu is a vertical navigation list, like a docs sidebar. The pop-up action menu that Mantine, MUI, and Chakra call Menu is bestax's Dropdown.
4. bestax's Sidebar is an off-canvas drawer that slides over the page. shadcn/ui's Sidebar is a persistent navigation panel, which is why it counts as a vertical nav instead.
5. Bulma's Columns is its flexbox column grid, the one Mantine and MUI call Grid. Bulma's Grid is a CSS grid, closer to Mantine's SimpleGrid.
6. Bulma's Block is a spacing wrapper that puts a bottom margin between siblings. It isn't a display: block primitive.
7. Bulma's Media is the media object layout: an image or avatar beside a block of text, like a comment. It isn't for audio or video.
8. Bulma's Box is a padded, shadowed surface, so bestax's Box sits on the Paper row. MUI, Chakra, and Mantine use Box for an unstyled element you style with props, which bestax doesn't have.
9. Bulma's Tag is the small label that Mantine, shadcn/ui, and React-Bootstrap call Badge. bestax's Badge is a count or dot pinned to the corner of another element, what MUI calls Badge and Mantine calls Indicator.
10. Bulma's Content styles the plain HTML placed inside it, such as headings, lists, and blockquotes, the way a prose class does. It isn't a generic content slot.
11. Bulma's Notification is an inline alert box, and Message is the same idea with a header, so both sit on the Alert row. Mantine uses Notifications for its toasts; bestax's toast is Toast.
12. bestax's Dialog is a ready-made confirm and alert dialog. Its general-purpose dialog is Modal, which Chakra and shadcn/ui call Dialog.
13. Bulma's Panel is a bordered list under a heading, often used for filters or file lists. It isn't a tab panel or a collapsible section.

How this was compiled: method and caveats

• Rows are capabilities, not raw exports. Sub-parts are folded into their parent and internal utilities dropped, so a column approximates each library’s user-facing catalog.
• ◐ means the capability exists via a prop or by composing primitives, not as a dedicated named component; it is treated as “absent” when judging what a library uniquely ships.
• Official companion packages count as first-party (Mantine @mantine/*, MUI @mui/lab & @mui/x-*, Chakra @chakra-ui/charts). shadcn/ui is a copy-paste registry built on Base UI, Radix, or React Aria, plus cmdk, TanStack Table, and react-day-picker, not an npm dependency.
• Matched by purpose, not name (e.g. bestax Badge → Mantine Indicator / MUI Badge). Competitor links are best-effort; a few resolve to a library’s component index rather than an exact page.

Using the Filters

• Libraries turns columns on and off, so you can put just your shortlist side by side.
• Feature groups narrows the rows to the parts of the UI you're building, such as form controls, date and time, or overlays.
• Search matches capability names and the component names each library uses, so both picker and Combobox find something.
• Only rows where they differ hides the capabilities every library you picked handles the same way. What's left are the rows that decide between them.
• The tally row at the bottom counts what each library covers in the rows you're looking at.
• The filters are saved in the page address, so you can share a comparison as a link.

How to Read It

• ✓ is a dedicated component. A documented sub-component counts, like Mantine's Grid.Col or bestax's Navbar.Burger, when it serves the row's purpose rather than only its parent's: a dialog's own backdrop can't sit behind anything but that dialog, so it doesn't count on the Backdrop row.
• ◐ means the capability is there another way: a prop or mode of another component, a documented helper or style prop, a documented hook, or a docs example that composes other components.
• A muted dash means there's no first-party equivalent. Third-party packages a library builds on, like clsx, don't count, and neither do exports the library marks internal.
• Rows are matched by purpose, not by name. bestax's Badge, Mantine's Indicator, and MUI's Badge all land in the same row.
• A small number beside a row points to a note under the table, mostly where a Bulma component's name means something different in other libraries.
• Official companion packages count as first-party, like Mantine's @mantine/* and MUI's @mui/x-*. Some MUI X features are paid Pro or Premium, and a few MUI components live in @mui/lab, which stays in beta. The linked page says which.
• A stylesheet counts as ◐ for the elements it deliberately styles, and a CSS reset counts when the library's own stylesheet ships one.
• shadcn/ui is a copy-paste registry rather than an npm dependency, so its column describes code you'd own in your project. It follows the default Base UI version, and a few components differ on the Radix and React Aria versions. Chakra's CLI snippets count the same way.
• react-bulma-components is built for Bulma 0.9, so its column reflects that version, including the tile layout Bulma v1 removed.

How It Stays Current

The matrix is compiled by hand from each library's components and documentation, and it's revised with each edition of The State of React, which also covers what changed and why. Spot a cell that's wrong? Please open an issue.