Tailwind CSS

Tailwind Labs, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Tailwind CSS is an open-source utility-first framework that provides low-level CSS classes for building user interfaces directly in markup.

It includes hundreds of utility classes, supports responsive design and dark mode, enables tree-shaking to remove unused styles for optimized builds, and offers 500+ UI blocks, 10+ templates, and the Catalyst UI kit via paid Tailwind Plus, formerly known as Tailwind UI.

According to our data, Tailwind CSS is the third most popular user interface framework on the web.
It has 6.7% of the UI framework market share and is present on 2.8% of all websites.

💸 Pricing

Tailwind CSS is available in both free and paid versions.

Free version ✔️Open source
UI Blocks
Marketing$149
Application UI$149
Ecommerce$149
Tailwind Plus
Personal$299
Teams$979

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Tailwind CSS Awards

⚡ Sites Built With Tailwind CSS

We have data on 90,683 websites that use the Tailwind CSS UI framework. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Tailwind CSS is linkedin.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 linkedin.com #9 United States English
2 yahoo.com #16 United States American English
3 cloudflare.com #20 United States American English
4 vimeo.com #23 United States English
5 paypal.com #45 United States American English
6 shopify.com #51 Canada English
7 instructure.com #52 United States English
8 ebay.com #92 United States American English
9 stackoverflow.com #101 English
10 wp.pl #131 Poland Polish
11 shutterstock.com #132 United States English
12 notion.com #186 United States American English
13 mashable.com #192 English
14 figma.com #198 English
15 support.google.com United States English
16 cnet.com #228 English
17 cricbuzz.com #230 India English
18 spiegel.de #232 Germany German
19 note.com #247 Japan Japanese
20 huggingface.co #265 English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Tailwind CSS:

Most of the sites using Tailwind CSS are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

  • United States 16.4%
  • United Kingdom 8.4%
  • Germany 7.8%
  • Netherlands 5.1%
  • France 5%
  • India 3.5%
  • Australia 3.3%
  • Brazil 2.8%
  • Canada 2.4%
  • Other 45.3%

Most Tailwind CSS users speak English, German, or French.

  • English 61.5%
  • German 5.6%
  • French 3.9%
  • Spanish 3.6%
  • Dutch 3.3%
  • Portuguese 2.4%
  • Italian 1.6%
  • Japanese 1.5%
  • Polish 1.3%
  • Other 15.3%

The Tailwind CSS UI framework is especially popular on .com top-level domains.

  • .com 45.5%
  • .org 4.1%
  • .de 3.7%
  • .co.uk 2.7%
  • .nl 2.6%
  • .net 2.1%
  • .com.au 1.7%
  • .fr 1.6%
  • .it 1.2%
  • Other 34.8%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Tailwind CSS include business, online shopping, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Business 16.7%
  • Online Shopping 14.3%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 9.9%
  • Internet Services 5.8%
  • Education/Reference 4.4%
  • Fashion/Beauty 4.3%
  • Blogs/Wiki 3.8%
  • Entertainment 3.6%
  • Travel 3.5%
  • Other 33.7%

🔢 Tailwind CSS Versions

The most popular version of Tailwind CSS is 3.4, used by 53.5% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 14% of sites use Tailwind CSS 2.2, and 12.5% use Tailwind CSS 3.3.

  • 3.4 53.5%
  • 2.2 14%
  • 3.3 12.5%
  • 4.1 6.9%
  • 3.2 4.4%
  • 3.1 2.8%
  • 3.0 2.2%
  • 4.0 1%
  • 2.1 0.9%
  • Other 1.8%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Tailwind CSS alternatives.

RankName
1
Bootstrap
San Francisco, California, United States

An open-source framework for building responsive, mobile-first websites and web applications with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, originally developed at Twitter.

FreeOpen source
4
Foundation
Campbell, California, United States

An open-source responsive framework that provides a customizable grid system, a library of UI components, HTML templates, and JavaScript plugins.

FreeOpen source
6
UIKit
Hamburg, Germany

A lightweight and modular front-end framework.

FreeOpen source
7
Bulma
London, United Kingdom

An open source modular CSS framework based on Flexbox.

FreeOpen source
11
Spectre.css
Shanghai, China

A lightweight, responsive CSS framework designed for faster and extensible development.

FreeOpen source

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Tailwind CSS?

Tailwind CSS is owned by Tailwind Labs Inc., headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

Does Tailwind CSS offer a free plan?

Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.

How much does it cost?

Tailwind CSS is priced from $149 for the Marketing plan.

Which country uses Tailwind CSS the most?

The majority of Tailwind CSS users are from the United States.

Who uses Tailwind CSS?

According to our data, Tailwind CSS is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as linkedin.com, yahoo.com, and cloudflare.com.

Is Tailwind CSS used on government websites?

Overall, we found Tailwind CSS on 44 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Tailwind CSS?

Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 154 academic websites in the United States that use Tailwind CSS.

How does Tailwind CSS stack up against its competitors?

Tailwind CSS is one of the most popular user interface frameworks, second only to Bootstrap and jQuery UI.

What are the alternatives to Tailwind CSS?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Tailwind CSS may include Bootstrap, Foundation, and UIKit.

👉 See Also

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