ui-kit
Chakra UI
Simple, modular, and accessible React component library
OSS (MIT) React component library with a design system approach. v3 rebuilt on Ark UI + Panda CSS for better performance. Pro product ($149) for premium components. Strong accessibility.
Pricing
| Tier | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OSS (MIT) | Free | $0. MIT license. All core components free forever. |
| Chakra UI Pro | $149/mo | $149 one-time. 380+ pre-built Pro components (figma + code). For commercial projects. |
| Pro Team | $449/mo | $449 one-time. Pro components + team license (10 devs). |
Limits
| Tier | Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | accessibility | WAI-ARIA compliant — keyboard nav, focus management, screen reader support | A11y |
| — | component count | 70+ core components + layouts, plus 380+ Pro components (paid) | Components |
| — | dark mode | First-class dark mode via ColorModeScript + useColorMode hook | Dark mode |
| — | design tokens | Opinionated theme with colors, spacing, typography tokens — customizable | Design tokens |
| — | license | MIT (core) — fully open source + commercial use OK | License |
| — | recipes v3 | v3 introduces "recipes" for variant-based component styling | Recipes |
| — | responsive style | Object/array syntax for responsive values: <Box w={{ base: "100%", md: "50%" }}> | Responsive |
| — | styling approach | Prop-based — style via component props (e.g. <Box bg="blue.500" p={4}>) | API style |
| — | version | v3 (2024) — full rewrite on Ark UI + Panda CSS. v2 still supported. | Version |
| — | vs mui | Chakra = simpler + smaller bundle; MUI = larger + more enterprise features + Material Design | vs MUI |
| — | vs shadcn | Chakra = prop-based + opinionated theme; shadcn = composable + Tailwind-first + copy-paste | vs shadcn |
Features
- 70+ Components — Button, Input, Modal, Menu, Table, etc.
- Accessibility — WAI-ARIA compliant.
- Animations — Framer Motion under the hood.
- Ark UI (v3) — Headless primitives layer.
- Chakra UI Pro — Paid premium components library.
- Dark Mode — Built-in color mode.
- Data Display — Table, Card, List, Stat, Tag.
- Figma Library — Matching design file (Pro).
- Form Components — Input, Select, Checkbox, Slider.
- Layout Components — Box, Flex, Grid, Stack, Wrap.
- Overlays — Modal, Drawer, Popover, Tooltip.
- Panda CSS (v3) — Build-time atomic CSS engine.
- Recipes (v3) — Variant-based component styling.
- Responsive Props — Object/array syntax.
- Theme Tokens — Colors, spacing, typography as tokens.
Developer interfaces
| Slug | Name | Kind | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| cli | @chakra-ui/cli | cli | 3.x |
| docs | Chakra UI Docs | other | — |
| figma | Chakra UI Figma | other | — |
| pro | Chakra UI Pro | other | — |
| sdk-react | @chakra-ui/react | sdk | 3.x |
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