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Bootstrap VS MUI (Material UI)_

As of 4 November 2026, MUI (Material UI) is named by 547 companies and Bootstrap by 2,098; Bootstrap skews to companies under 200 people (68% vs 59%), MUI (Material UI) to companies over 1,000 (20% vs 13%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Bootstrap's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, MUI (Material UI) rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Bootstrap: 2–200 employees
68%
MUI (Material UI): 2–200 employees
59%
Bootstrap: 1,000+ employees
13%
MUI (Material UI): 1,000+ employees
20%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.0 · 1.6
Website or DNS footprint
6,088,576 · 0
2,098companies name Bootstrap
547companies name MUI (Material UI)
220name both
4,101 · 870postings in 90 days, Bootstrap · MUI (Material UI)
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentBootstrapshareMUI (Material UI)shareLeans
Self-employed563%173%even
2-10 employees27713%5510%Bootstrap
11-50 employees67532%13925%Bootstrap
51-200 employees46522%12623%even
201-500 employees23511%7013%even
501-1000 employees1075%295%even
1001-5000 employees1336%6011%MUI (Material UI)
5001-10000 employees452%183%even
10,001+ employees1055%336%even
By industry
SegmentBootstrapshareMUI (Material UI)shareLeans
Technology & software1,19457%33661%MUI (Material UI)
Business & finance services49824%9918%Bootstrap
Manufacturing & industry884%316%even
Consumer services & leisure744%153%even
Media & content583%132%even
Commerce & trade382%153%even
Public, community & associations352%61%even
Utilities & infrastructure281%71%even
Property & construction241%61%even
Health care201%61%even
Transport, logistics & rental181%41%even
Automotive111%41%even
By country
SegmentBootstrapshareMUI (Material UI)shareLeans
United States99147%31057%MUI (Material UI)
India29314%407%Bootstrap
United Kingdom1236%336%even
Germany1095%204%even
Italy563%61%even
Canada492%112%even
France432%61%even
Poland322%92%even
Australia251%102%even
Singapore231%112%even
Spain221%––outside top 12
Brazil171%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––61%outside top 12
Japan––51%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentBootstrapshareMUI (Material UI)shareLeans
Software engineering5,03774%1,08485%MUI (Material UI)
Design & UX6419%333%Bootstrap
IT operations & business systems1733%101%even
Data & AI551%413%MUI (Material UI)
Retail & store operations351%––outside top 12
Unclassified340%40%even
Product, program & project management330%20%even
Engineering (non-software)300%121%even
healthcare clinical270%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport250%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications230%10%even
Education & training180%––outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving180%––outside top 12
skilled trades and field service180%30%even
Finance & accounting170%10%even
Sales140%––outside top 12
Customer service & success130%30%even
Quality, safety & environment130%––outside top 12
Human resources90%20%even
social care and community90%––outside top 12
construction and civil70%––outside top 12
General management & consulting50%10%even
hospitality and food service50%––outside top 12
Administration & office40%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy40%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk40%––outside top 12
real estate and property30%––outside top 12
research and science30%––outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security10%––outside top 12
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MUI (Material UI) is named by 547 companies in job postings and Bootstrap by 2,098; 220 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/bootstrap-vs-mui)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Bootstrap vs MUI (Material UI): questions

Which is more used, Bootstrap or MUI (Material UI)?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Bootstrap (2,098) over MUI (Material UI) (547). By website-and-DNS footprint, Bootstrap (6,088,576 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Bootstrap?

68% of Bootstrap companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 59% for MUI (Material UI). 13% of Bootstrap companies have over 1,000 employees, against 20% for MUI (Material UI).

Do companies run both?

220 companies name both in their postings, usually Bootstrap in marketing and MUI (Material UI) in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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