The State of React — July 2026
Picking a React component library is one of the bigger architectural calls in a project, and the honest answer to “which one” depends entirely on what you’re building. We maintain bestax, a component library for Bulma v1, so we spend a lot of time studying the field. This post maps it out fairly and in the open: every user-facing capability across seven React libraries, with each cell linking straight to that library’s own documentation so you can check our work.
It’s a point-in-time capture — the first edition of a series we’ll refresh regularly. We’re calling it The State of React, with a nod to Armin’s long-running radio show. Over time we’d like it to grow into a wider read on the React ecosystem; for now, it stays focused on component libraries.
The table below reflects each library as of July 27, 2026. Component catalogs move fast — the latest edition of The State of React always has the freshest data.
In the ring: bestax (Bulma v1), react-bulma-components (the other Bulma wrapper), Mantine, MUI, Chakra UI, shadcn/ui, and React-Bootstrap.