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primitives vs reka-ui
primitives has 19,348 GitHub stars, 1,253 forks, 356 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. reka-ui has 6,851 stars, 557 forks, 284 open issues and last shipped yesterday. primitives leads on adoption by 182% (19,348 vs 6,851 stars). primitives is written in TypeScript under MIT; reka-ui is written in Vue under MIT. primitives has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, reka-ui 8%. reka-ui was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 6 topic tags (accessibility, component-library, radix-ui, ui), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| primitives | reka-ui | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 19K | ★ 6.9K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Vue |
| Last push | 2026-08-08 | 2026-09-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.3K | ⑂ 557 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick primitives if
- You weight community size — 19K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick reka-ui if
- You want the reka-ui feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You evaluated both and reka-ui fits your workflow better
About primitives
Radix Primitives is an MIT licensed, TypeScript UI component library for React, maintained by WorkOS, that gives teams building design systems and web apps low level components focused on accessibility, customization and developer experience.
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About reka-ui
Reka UI is an MIT licensed, open source library of headless, accessible UI primitives for Vue, aimed at developers and design system teams who want to build their own components rather than adopt a pre styled kit — it was previously published as Radix Vue.
read the full reka-ui overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is primitives or reka-ui more popular?
primitives has 19,348 GitHub stars and reka-ui has 6,851. primitives has the larger community by that measure.
Are primitives and reka-ui free?
Both are open source. primitives is licensed under MIT and reka-ui under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between primitives and reka-ui?
primitives is written in TypeScript and reka-ui in Vue. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, primitives or reka-ui?
Choose primitives if you want the larger community (19,348 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose reka-ui if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.