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tabler vs reka-ui
tabler has 41,791 GitHub stars, 4,431 forks, 66 open issues and last shipped yesterday. reka-ui has 6,851 stars, 557 forks, 284 open issues and last shipped yesterday. tabler leads on adoption by 510% (41,791 vs 6,851 stars). tabler is written in Astro under MIT; reka-ui is written in Vue under MIT. tabler has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, reka-ui 8%. tabler was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| tabler | reka-ui | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 42K | ★ 6.9K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Astro | Vue |
| Last push | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 557 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick tabler if
- You weight community size — 42K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Astro
- 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 tabler
Tabler is a free and open source HTML dashboard UI kit built on Bootstrap 5, aimed at developers and teams that need ready made layouts, components and demo pages for admin panels, dashboards and web apps.
read the full tabler overview →
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 tabler or reka-ui more popular?
tabler has 41,791 GitHub stars and reka-ui has 6,851. tabler has the larger community by that measure.
Are tabler and reka-ui free?
Both are open source. tabler is licensed under MIT and reka-ui under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between tabler and reka-ui?
tabler is written in Astro 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, tabler or reka-ui?
Choose tabler if you want the larger community (41,791 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose reka-ui if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.