qodesign vs shadcn/studio
shadcn/studio is a large shadcn/ui kit with a free Community plan and one-time paid plans from $149 (Pro is $249). qodesign sells single finished, animated screens for Next.js + Tailwind from $3, each with a PROMPT.md for your AI editor.
| qodesign | shadcn/studio | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3 each (one dashboard $9), or $29 once for all 16 paid | One-time: Basic $149, Pro $249, Team $499 (15 seats), Enterprise $899 (unlimited seats), from the pricing page's own product data. Pro says "Pay once ($249), use for a lifetime" |
| Free | 6 free components, 5 MIT with no email needed | A free Community plan, open source with a limited set of blocks and components |
| Size | 16 paid + 6 free components, more added as they ship | Components, blocks, pages, templates, admin dashboards, illustrations and a Figma kit, plus a theme generator, a drag and drop builder, an MCP server and an IDE extension in the paid plans |
| 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 | Free parts: MIT with a Commons Clause (no reselling the components, no competing product). Paid parts: its own Basic, Pro, Team and Enterprise licences |
| Stack | React + TypeScript, Tailwind (most also use Framer Motion), HTML version included | shadcn/ui on React and Tailwind CSS, installed with the shadcn CLI. Templates for Next.js and Astro |
| Best for | One memorable animated moment in your app (login, checkout, nav, dashboard) | Teams who want a large paid shadcn/ui kit with Figma files and builder tools, bought once for a whole team |
Which one to pick
- Pick shadcn/studio if
- Pick shadcn/studio if you want a whole kit in one purchase: hundreds of shadcn blocks and pages, Figma files and a theme generator, for you or a team. It's the better buy when you need breadth more than motion.
- Pick qodesign if
- Pick qodesign if you need one or two animated screens now, like a login, tab bar or checkout, and don't want to spend $149 or more to get them. Each piece is TSX + HTML with a PROMPT.md for Cursor, v0 or Lovable.
qodesign pieces to look at first
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