The Best Livewire UI Component Libraries in 2026 (Compared)
Livewire has a thriving UI ecosystem in 2026. Four libraries stand out — Flux, WireUI, Mary UI and Aura UI — and each makes different trade-offs. This is an honest comparison to help you pick the right one. There is no single winner; the best choice depends on your stack, your budget, and how much control you want over the code.
The contenders at a glance
| Library | Maker | License | Best known for | |---|---|---|---| | Flux | The Livewire core team | Free + paid Pro | First-party, polished defaults | | WireUI | Community | Free (MIT) | Excellent form inputs | | Mary UI | Community | Free (MIT) | daisyUI-powered, rapid assembly | | Aura UI | BlueStar System | Free + commercial Pro | Own-the-code, Filament theme, AI discoverability |
Flux
Flux is the official Livewire UI kit, built by the same team behind Livewire itself. That makes its integration first-party and its defaults feel native. It has a generous free tier and a paid Flux Pro for advanced components like charts, a calendar and a command palette.
Choose Flux if you want the smallest, most "official" surface area, maintained by the core team, and the free plus Pro essentials cover your app. See the detailed Aura vs Flux comparison for a feature-by-feature breakdown.
WireUI
WireUI is a fully free, MIT-licensed TALL-stack library with particularly strong form components — date and time pickers, selects, phone inputs and toggles. If you only need free, form-first components and do not want a commercial tier, it is an excellent no-cost choice. Full breakdown: Aura vs WireUI.
Mary UI
Mary UI is free and MIT-licensed, and remarkably fast to build with thanks to its daisyUI foundation. The trade-off is that it requires daisyUI as a styling dependency. If you are happy adding daisyUI and want zero cost with a large theme library, Mary UI is a great pick. Details: Aura vs Mary UI.
Aura UI
Aura UI takes a wider scope. On top of 64 free components, it adds three things the others do not combine:
- Own-the-code installs.
php artisan aura:add buttoncopies a component's source into your app, shadcn-style, so you can edit it freely. - A full Filament theme. Aura Filament turns a default Filament panel into a designed one — presets, a theme configurator, branded auth and a command palette.
- AI discoverability. An MCP server and
llms.txtlet AI assistants discover and install components for you.
Its commercial Pro tier adds heavier components — DataTable with export, Kanban, an interactive scheduler and advanced charts. Choose Aura if you want to own and edit component source, theme a Filament admin, or need those heavier Pro components out of the box. Browse the full component catalogue or see how Aura compares across the board.
How to choose
- Want the official, smallest option? Flux.
- Want fully free, form-first, MIT? WireUI.
- Happy with daisyUI and want zero cost? Mary UI.
- Want to own the code, theme Filament, or need advanced Pro components? Aura UI.
All four are good. Match the library to your stack and the amount of control you want, and you will not go wrong.
