Tailwind CSS

Pricing
Alternatives

Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that supplies classes such as flex, pt-4 and rotate-90, composed directly in HTML markup. Front-end developers use it to build responsive layouts, dark mode styles and custom themes through CSS variables, and it installs through a Vite plugin, PostCSS or a standalone command-line tool.

Facts at a glance

Fact	Value	Source
Free plan	Free: a free plan exists	tailwindcss.com/docs/installation/play-cdn, checked 5 Nov 2026
Platforms	Web	tailwindcss.com/docs/installation/play-cdn, checked 5 Nov 2026

Pricing & plans

Model

Free

Free plan available

Play CDN is for development only, not production
Core features need Chrome 111, Safari 16.4 or Firefox 128

Source: tailwindcss.com/docs/installation/play-cdn, checked 5 Nov 2026

Features & platforms

Utility classes composed in markup
Responsive variants for each breakpoint
Dark mode variant on any color
Theme customization with CSS variables
Grid layout and filter utilities
Wide-gamut P3 color palette

Sources: tailwindcss.com, tailwindcss.com/docs/installation/play-cdn, checked 5 Nov 2026

Alternatives

Bootstrap
Design toolkit with prebuilt components and JavaScript plugins; version 6 is published as an alpha release.
getbootstrap.com
Bulma
Free, open source CSS framework based on Flexbox, with Sass support, a smart grid and light and dark modes.
bulma.io
UnoCSS
Atomic CSS engine whose utilities come from presets and local config rules, with VS Code, JetBrains and Zed extensions.
unocss.dev