Material UI
Material UI (MUI) is a React component library implementing Google's Material Design, offering over 40 free, open source components under the MIT license through MUI Core. MUI also sells MUI X, a set of advanced components like data grids, date pickers and charts, with paid Pro, Premium and Enterprise tiers priced per developer per year, from $299 a year for Pro.
Facts checked on against the sources listed at the end of this page.
- Pricing
- FreemiumPaid from $299 a developer a year for MUI X Pro
- Open source
- YesMIT (MUI Core); MUI X components are proprietary on paid tiers
- GitHub stars
- 99,282+182 in the last 30 days
- npm downloads a week
- 12Mup 5% on the week before
- Latest release
- v9.5.02 weeks ago
- Releases in 90 days
- 4about 1 a month
A good fit for
- React projects that want Material Design components out of the box
- Teams that need advanced data grid, date picker or charting components and are willing to pay for MUI X
- Enterprise applications that benefit from MUI's large, mature component ecosystem
- Projects wanting a strong theming system for both Material and custom design languages
Not a good fit for
- Teams that want a distinctive, non-Material visual identity without significant custom theming work
- Projects on a tight budget that need MUI X's advanced grid or picker features, given the per-developer annual pricing
- Non-React frameworks, since MUI is React-specific
Material UI pricing
MUI Core is free and open source under the MIT license. MUI X's advanced features require a paid license: Pro is $299 a developer a year, Premium is $599 a developer a year, and Enterprise is $1,399 a developer a year (available from 15 seats), each including a year of updates and maintenance.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| MUI Core | $0, open source | 40+ free components implementing Material Design. |
| MUI X Pro | $299 a developer a year | Multi-app license, priority support, 10+ Pro-only features. |
| MUI X Premium | $599 a developer a year | Everything in Pro plus 5+ Premium features and early access to new features. |
| MUI X Enterprise | $1,399 a developer a year | Everything in Premium plus a customer success manager and guaranteed 4-hour response times, from 15 seats. |
Prices in USD, checked on 27 September 2026. Current prices on mui.com.
Main features
- MUI Core components
- 40+ free, open source components implementing Material Design.
- Theming system
- Customize colors, typography and spacing, including support for custom (non-Material) themes.
- MUI X Data Grid
- Advanced data table component, with free and paid tiers for more advanced features.
- MUI X date and time pickers
- Advanced date, time and date-range picker components.
- MUI X Charts
- Charting components for visualizing data within a MUI-based interface.
- Server-side rendering support
- Works with frameworks like Next.js, including SSR-friendly styling.
About Material UI
MUI Core provides a large set of free, open source React components implementing Google's Material Design language, covering common UI needs like buttons, forms, navigation, dialogs and layout, all customizable through a theming system.
For more advanced, data-heavy components, MUI offers MUI X: a data grid, date and time pickers, charts and tree view components, with basic versions free and more advanced features (such as row grouping, Excel export or larger datasets) requiring a paid Pro, Premium or Enterprise license.
MUI X licenses are sold per developer per year and include perpetual use of that version in production for one year of updates and maintenance, aimed at teams that need more capable components than MUI Core's free set provides.
- Made by
- MUI
- Free plan
- Yes: MUI Core's 40+ components are free and open source
- Available on
- React
Usage and activity
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Questions about Material UI
Is MUI free?
MUI Core, with over 40 components, is free and open source under the MIT license. Advanced MUI X components like the data grid and charts have paid tiers for more advanced features.
How much does MUI X cost?
Pro is $299 a developer a year, Premium is $599 a developer a year, and Enterprise is $1,399 a developer a year, available from 15 seats.
Does MUI implement Material Design?
Yes, MUI Core implements Google's Material Design language by default, though it can be themed to look different from the default Material style.
What is MUI X?
A set of advanced, data-heavy components including a data grid, date and time pickers, charts and a tree view, sold separately from MUI Core with free and paid tiers.
Sources and links
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