Comparison · UI library
Tailwind CSS vs Bootstrap: which do popular websites use?
As of 2026-10-02, Tailwind CSS is detected on 1,025 of 7,859 popular websites (13%) and Bootstrap on 710 (9.0%): Tailwind CSS is 1.4x as common. 11 sites use both.
Adoption at a glance
| Tailwind CSS | Bootstrap | |
|---|---|---|
| Sites using it | 1,025 | 710 |
| Share of 7,859 sites | 13% | 9.0% |
| Share of the top 1,000 sites (710 readable) | 14% | 5.9% |
| Only this one of the two | 1,014 | 699 |
Both: 11 sites. Detected on 2026-10-02 from the home page; a technology that leaves no trace there is not counted.
By site sector
| Sector | Sites | Tailwind CSS | Bootstrap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 6,305 | 14% | 8.8% |
| News | 347 | 13% | 5.5% |
| Entertainment | 314 | 9.2% | 7.3% |
| Education | 246 | 6.9% | 14% |
| Government | 241 | 9.5% | 24% |
| Technology | 133 | 17% | 5.3% |
| Finance | 97 | 11% | 10% |
| E-commerce | 93 | 16% | 1.1% |
Share of the sector's sites using each technology; sectors with at least 50 sites.
By top-level domain
| TLD | Sites | Tailwind CSS | Bootstrap |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 4,138 | 14% | 7.4% |
| .org | 437 | 11% | 11% |
| .net | 333 | 9.0% | 11% |
| .ru | 258 | 5.0% | 9.3% |
| .jp | 189 | 3.2% | 1.6% |
| .io | 185 | 26% | 8.1% |
| .de | 180 | 13% | 6.1% |
| .edu | 159 | 6.9% | 18% |
| .gov | 110 | 16% | 17% |
Top-level domains with at least 100 sites.
Most popular sites using only Tailwind CSS
- cloudflare.com #2
- yahoo.com #28
- vimeo.com #38
- f5.com #40
- sentry.io #41
- windows.com #47
- unity3d.com #62
- paypal.com #71
- shopify.com #72
- base.org #75
- t-online.de #90
- nist.gov #105
- weather.com #135
- name.com #143
- selectel.ru #155
- stanford.edu #169
- timeweb.ru #179
- brave.com #181
- businessinsider.com #199
- aol.com #200
Most popular sites using only Bootstrap
- t.me #44
- apache.org #56
- doi.org #92
- telegram.org #103
- checkpoint.com #153
- cdc.gov #154
- un.org #156
- huawei.com #190
- sagepub.com #287
- porkbun.com #305
- uber.com #326
- usps.com #373
- pccc.com #376
- cloudinary.com #391
- washington.edu #415
- nextcloud.com #462
- garmin.com #474
- litnet.com #602
- mydramalist.com #608
- fdown.net #652
Each technology
- Websites using Tailwind CSS (1,025)
- Websites using Bootstrap (710)
FAQ
- Which is more popular, Tailwind CSS or Bootstrap?
- As of 2026-10-02, Tailwind CSS is detected on 1,025 of 7,859 popular websites (13%) and Bootstrap on 710 (9.0%): Tailwind CSS is 1.4x as common. 11 sites use both.
- Which do the most popular websites prefer?
- Among the 710 sites of the top 1,000 that we could read, 100 (14%) use Tailwind CSS and 42 (5.9%) use Bootstrap.
- Can a website use both Tailwind CSS and Bootstrap?
- Yes: 11 of the 7,859 sites show both (0.1%); 1,014 show only Tailwind CSS and 699 only Bootstrap.