# shadcn/ui vs Tailwind UI, ownership against curation

shadcn/ui gives you components you own; Tailwind UI gives you a curated, paid library. A practical comparison by project type, not by preference.

> Page: https://ui.eneawork.it/alternatives/shadcn-vs-tailwind-ui
> Markdown: https://ui.eneawork.it/alternatives/shadcn-vs-tailwind-ui.md

This is not a quality question. shadcn/ui is copy-in components you maintain; Tailwind UI is a paid, curated set you adapt. The decision is about who owns the upgrade path.

| Option | Components | Libraries | Licenza |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| shadcn/ui | 2,414 | 21 | Unknown (community registry — see https://shadcnui-blocks.com) |
| Magic UI | 247 | 2 | MIT |
| Tailwind UI | 0 | 0 | ,  |

## When to pick it

- **shadcn/ui**, You want the code in your repo, on your tokens, with no subscription to keep components working.
- **Magic UI**, You need landing blocks on top of whichever system you picked.
- **Tailwind UI**, You want a designed, consistent set with support, and the team is not going to maintain primitives.

## Verdict

Below roughly a dozen screens, the difference is taste. Above it, the question is maintenance: owned components scale with your team, a subscription scales with the vendor.

## FAQ

### How many components does this page cover?

2,661 components measured in the catalog, across 2 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.