A Preline UI Alternative for React
Preline UI is a Tailwind CSS library built on HTML and vanilla JavaScript plugins, with guides for many frameworks. If your app is React, Watermelon UI is an alternative written in React from the start: free components, blocks, and dashboards under the MIT license.
At a glance
| Watermelon UI | Preline UI | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and license | Free, MIT | MIT plus a Fair Use license, with paid Preline Pro |
| How you use it | Copy-paste, installs with the shadcn CLI | HTML with vanilla JavaScript plugins, npm package |
| Styling | Tailwind CSS v4 | Tailwind CSS v4 |
| Page sections and dashboards | 180+ blocks, dashboards, templates | Many free blocks and templates, more in Pro |
Where Preline is stronger
- It is framework-agnostic, with setup guides for React, Vue, Svelte, Angular, Laravel, and more.
- It has a large number of free blocks and templates.
Why pick Watermelon
- Components are React from the start, using React state and hooks instead of DOM plugins.
- It installs with the shadcn CLI and follows shadcn conventions.
- It includes animated components and full dashboard templates.