Tailwind CSS vs. Bootstrap: Which Framework is Better for Your Project?

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SurveyJS - JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor
Add the SurveyJS white-label form builder to your JavaScript app (React/Angular/Vue3). Build dynamic JSON forms without coding. Fully customizable, works with any backend, perfect for data-heavy apps. Learn more.
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Civic Auth - Web2 & Web3 login in a simple SDK
Drop Civic Auth into your app with native TS/JS support. Email login, SSO options, embedded wallets, and full session management. Minimal config. Deploy in under 5 minutes.
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  1. Tailwind CSS

    A utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development.

    Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework created by Adam Wathan and released in 2017. Unlike traditional CSS frameworks that provide pre-styled components, Tailwind CSS focuses on providing low-level utility classes that let you build custom designs directly in your HTML markup without writing custom CSS for every element.

  2. SurveyJS

    JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor. Add the SurveyJS white-label form builder to your JavaScript app (React/Angular/Vue3). Build dynamic JSON forms without coding. Fully customizable, works with any backend, perfect for data-heavy apps. Learn more.

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  3. purgecss

    Remove unused CSS

    Manually remove unused CSS with tools like PurgeCSS

  4. headlessui

    Completely unstyled, fully accessible UI components, designed to integrate beautifully with Tailwind CSS.

    Tailwind CSS ecosystem features growing resources like Tailwind UI (a component library), Headless UI (unstyled, accessible components), and community-built plugins. It’s maintained by a smaller company (Tailwind Labs) but has very active development and a dedicated community of web developers.

  5. Bootstrap

    The most popular HTML, CSS, and JavaScript framework for developing responsive, mobile first projects on the web.

    Bootstrap is one of the oldest and most established CSS frameworks, originally developed by Twitter in 2011. It takes a component-based approach to web development, providing a comprehensive collection of ready-to-use UI elements and prebuilt components.

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