qodesign vs 21st.dev
21st.dev is a big marketplace of community components with a monthly membership for unlimited copies. qodesign is a small catalogue of finished app pieces that you buy once each and keep, with an HTML version and a PROMPT.md in every download.
| qodesign | 21st.dev | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3 each, or $29 once for all of them (the Shelf) | Builder $6 a month, Builder + AI $15 a month, Team $7.50 per seat a month (all billed yearly); some templates are sold separately by their authors |
| Free | 1 free component, no account needed | Browsing is free, plus 2 component copies a day |
| Size | 17 components, more added as they ship | 12,000+ React components, templates and shadcn themes from many authors (their count) |
| What's in a download | React + Tailwind (TSX), PROMPT.md, HTML file | See their site |
| Licence | Personal, commercial and client projects; no reselling the source | See their site |
| Stack | React + TypeScript, Tailwind (most also use Framer Motion), HTML version included | React, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui; each component comes as a prompt you paste into Cursor, Claude Code, v0 or Lovable |
| Best for | One memorable animated moment in your app (login, checkout, nav, dashboard) | Browsing a huge marketplace and copying many components a month |
Which one to pick
- Pick 21st.dev if
- You want to browse thousands of components and copy a lot of them, and a monthly plan suits you.
- Pick qodesign if
- You need one or two polished app moments, like a login, checkout or tab bar, and would rather pay once than subscribe.