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HeroUI vs Magic UI

Compare HeroUI and Magic UI on pricing, free tier, open source, API, self-host, verdict and momentum.

Both are design tools. HeroUI is free (free and open source) with open source, a free tier; Magic UI is free (MIT open source) with open source and a free tier. The catalog stamp is ship for HeroUI and ship for Magic UI, last verified 2026-09-01 and 2026-09-01 respectively.

Auto-paired from catalog data — the verdicts are hand-set, the pairing is algorithmic.

HeroUI

ship

Modern React component library with Tailwind CSS theming.

Magic UI

ship

Animated React components and effects for design engineers.

fieldHeroUIMagic UI
pricingfree · free and open sourcefree · MIT open source
free tieryesyes
open sourceyesyes
apinono
self-hostnono
verdictshipship
momentumBlueshift — gaining momentumblueshiftBlueshift — gaining momentumblueshift
last verified2026-09-012026-09-01
key limitationSome advanced features require paid templates.Effects can be overused; restraint is required.

The call

Pick HeroUI for new React apps that want a complete component set with Tail…

Pick Magic UI for marketing pages that need a few strong effects, not a full…

HeroUI sources

  1. 1heroui.com
  2. 2github.com/heroui-inc/heroui

Magic UI sources

  1. 1magicui.design
  2. 2github.com/magicuidesign/magicui

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