shadcn/ui by shadcn-ui
A set of beautifully-designed, accessible components and a code distribution platform. Works with your favorite frameworks. Open Source. Open Code.
About shadcn/ui
From the project's README at github.com/shadcn-ui/ui. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
A set of beautifully designed components that you can customize, extend, and build on. Start here then make it your own. Open Source. Open Code. Use this to build your own component library. Documentation
Visit https://ui.shadcn.com/docs to view the documentation. Contributing
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 114k | github.com/shadcn-ui/ui |
| GitHub forks | 8.7k | github.com/shadcn-ui/ui |
| NPM downloads (last month) | 35k | ui |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 3.3 years | since Jan 2023 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 93 | last: 9 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Shadcn/UI: A set of beautifully designed components that you can customize
- Show HN: Open-source Next.js dashboard starter with auth, RBAC and Storybook
- Show HN: Libredesk – self-hosted, single binary Intercom/Zendesk alternative
- Show HN: Libredesk – self-hosted, single-binary Intercom/Zendesk alternative
- Show HN: Clonecn – Agent skill for generating Shadcn/UI themes
Ready to self-host shadcn/ui?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
Similar open-source projects
Projects in our directory that replace the same SaaS or share topics with shadcn/ui.