21st.dev

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Component marketplace and registry for React and modern stacks.

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A registry for installing community React components with one command. The open-source collection is handy for discovery, but quality and maintenance vary, so treat any block as vet-before-ship.

Strengths

Open-source registry with one-command install for community React components.
Useful for discovering pre-built blocks and accelerating early prototypes.

Known limitations

Component quality and maintenance vary widely.
Discovery can feel noisy as the catalog grows.
Some useful blocks are gated behind pro plans.

Use it when

Teams that want to browse and install community components quickly.
Prototyping when you can accept community-driven quality.

Skip it when

You need production-ready components without manual vetting.
Discovery noise outweighs the time saved.
The blocks you want sit behind the paid Builder/AI tiers.

Buy-check

·Price — freemium, free tier (browse + 2 component copies/day); Builder $6/mo yearly, Builder + AI $15/mo yearly, Team $7.50/seat/mo yearly as of 2026-08-19. Open the pricing page, not a screenshot.
·Free tier — Free tier exists — burn it first.
·Cancel fallout — What happens to your data/projects on cancel — check the ToS, not the FAQ.
·Seat math — Per-seat pricing multiplies quietly. Count seats before the annual plan.
·Who skips it — Also skipped when: You need production-ready components without manual vetting.; Discovery noise outweighs the time saved..

Price trail — 1 revisionchangelog →

2026-W35free registry; paid pro featuresfree tier (browse + 2 component copies/day); Builder …

Facts

pricing: freemium¹
price note: free tier (browse + 2 component copies/day); Builder $6/mo yearly, Builder + AI $15/mo yearly, Team $7.50/seat/mo yearly
free tier: yes
open source: yes
api: no
self-host: no
category: design
evidence: source-verified