qodesign vs Kibo UI
Kibo UI is a free, MIT licensed shadcn/ui registry of 41 components, 28 blocks and over a thousand patterns, built with React, TypeScript and Tailwind CSS. qodesign sells a small set of finished, animated screens for Next.js + Tailwind, each with a PROMPT.md for your AI editor.
| qodesign | Kibo UI | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3 each (one dashboard $9), or $29 once for all 16 paid | Free and open source. Its home page says "Free and open source, forever." |
| Free | 6 free components, 5 MIT with no email needed | Everything: every component, block and pattern on the site |
| Size | 16 paid + 6 free components, more added as they ship | 41 components, 28 blocks and 1,101 patterns in its docs navigation, including bigger pieces such as a Gantt chart |
| 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 | MIT (GitHub) |
| Stack | React + TypeScript, Tailwind (most also use Framer Motion), HTML version included | A custom shadcn/ui registry built with React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Lucide and Radix UI. You add pieces with its own CLI (npx kibo-ui add) or the shadcn CLI, and the code lands in your project. It needs shadcn/ui set up first and supports only its CSS Variables theming mode. It has an MCP server for AI editors |
| Best for | One memorable animated moment in your app (login, checkout, nav, dashboard) | shadcn/ui projects that need larger app pieces, like a Gantt chart, and want them free in their own codebase |
Which one to pick
- Pick Kibo UI if
- Pick Kibo UI if you already use shadcn/ui and need free building blocks for an app, such as a Gantt chart or other larger pieces, and you're happy to style and wire them yourself.
- Pick qodesign if
- Pick qodesign if you want a finished, animated screen, like a login, tab bar or dashboard, that already looks done. Each piece ships as TSX + HTML with a PROMPT.md for Cursor, v0 or Lovable.
qodesign pieces to look at first
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