Bootstrap
Bootstrap was developed by Mark Otto and Jacob Thornton at Twitter and was released in 2011. It is a free and open-source CSS framework which is aimed at a responsive and easy design of websites. Bootstrap comes with a set of pre-made components which enables one to design a website fast and with ease.
Tailwind
Tailwind is a utility-first CSS framework. It is a highly customizable and low-level CSS framework that gives you all of the building blocks you need to build designs. This framework has no ready made components rather allows you to build your own custom designs with the utility class.
Comparisons
- Philosophy:
Bootstrap is a component-based framework which comes with a ready made set of components for quick designing.
Tailwind on the other hand is a utility-first framework which provides low-level utility classes that you can use to build custom designs without pre-defined components.
- Performance:
Bootstrap requires some big files to be incorporated in the project for development which occupies a larger space.
Tailwind needs only style sheets to get the work done which takes lesser space.
- Customization:
Bootstrap is customizable but it involves overriding existing styles or using provided theme variables to change the look of components.
Tailwind is fully customizable allowing developers to create components using the utility classes enabling granular control over over styles.
- Learning Curve:
Bootstrap is easier to learn because of the provided component-based styles making it to be considered as more beginner-friendly CSS framework.
Tailwind due to it's utility-first approach have a steeper learning curve because developers need an understanding of utility-first principles and building designs from scratch.
- Community:
Bootstrap has a well-established community with a well-defined documentations, plugins and themes providing good support to developers.
Tailwind has a rapidly growing ecosystem with an active community support. Though newer than Bootstrap, it’s gaining popularity quickly.
Which one to choose
Personally, I would say that
Bootstrap is best for:
Quick prototyping and development with a consistent look and feel.
Developers who prefer a predefined set of components.
Beginners who are new to making websites.
Tailwind is best for:
Developers who want complete control over their design and are comfortable building components from scratch.
Projects requiring a unique design with a high degree of customization.
Teams looking to optimize CSS file size with utility-first approaches and modern build tools.
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