# daisyUI vs Headless UI, licence, downloads and MCP support

Measured comparison of daisyUI and Headless UI: GitHub stars, weekly npm downloads, licence, price, MCP support and how many components of each are present in the EneUI catalog. Numbers measured 2026-10-31.

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Both are real options for the same job. daisyUI has 42,712 GitHub stars, 1,499,616 weekly npm downloads, Free + paid themes; Headless UI has 28,804 GitHub stars, 9,811,765 weekly npm downloads, Free. The table below carries the numbers, not the opinions.

| Option | Components | Libraries | Licenza |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Headless UI | 154 | 1 | MIT |
| daisyUI | 0 | 0 | MIT |

## When to pick it

- **Headless UI**, Choose Headless UI if the project is already on it and you do not need an index across libraries.
- **daisyUI**, Choose daisyUI if the project is already on it and you do not need an index across libraries.

## Verdict

daisyUI: 42,712 GitHub stars, 1,499,616 weekly npm downloads, Free + paid themes. Headless UI: 28,804 GitHub stars, 9,811,765 weekly npm downloads, Free. daisyUI carries the larger GitHub footprint. Headless UI is installed more often per week.

## FAQ

### How many components does this page cover?

154 components measured in the catalog, across 1 families.

### How were the counts measured?

By reading the catalog: every component carries its source library and the license declared upstream. The numbers are computed per request, not copied from a post.

### Can I install them with shadcn?

Yes, every component page shows the `npx shadcn add` command against our registry, with a free token.