Tailwind template marketplaces, compared
sources read 18 August 2026Seven ways to get a Tailwind site built, compared on the six things that change the decision: what you pay and how often, which editions you get, whether light and dark both ship, whether anyone checked the contrast, whether your coding agent can install it, and what the licence lets you build. Every competitor figure below was read from that vendor’s own page on 18 August 2026, and every figure that could not be verified says so.
Short version: Tailwind Plus and shadcnblocks sell the most parts, Cruip sells the most finished templates per dollar, ThemeForest sells the most of everything with the least consistency, Magic UI sells motion, and free is genuinely the right answer more often than any of us likes to admit. We sell complete sites in two editions with the accessibility work done.
Six rows that decide it
Cells marked not published mean we read the vendor’s own page and it does not state it. That is not the same as failing the test. Cells marked not verified mean we could not check it at all.
| product | Price model | Editions per item | Light and dark | Contrast evidence | Agent tooling | Client work and resale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tailwind Plus500+ components plus 13 templates, from the Tailwind CSS team | €249 personal, €849 teams, one time[1] | Components React, Vue, HTML. Templates React only[1] | not publishedNot stated catalogue wide[1] | not publishedNone published[1] | not publishedNone first-party. A community MCP server exists[1][10] | Unlimited projects, client work included[1] |
| Cruip28 individual templates and two bundles | $49 to $129 each. Bundles $79 and $149, one time[2] | Varies by template across seven stacks[8] | Per template, not guaranteed catalogue wide[8] | not publishedNone published[9] | not publishedNot mentioned on the site[9] | Unlimited projects, client work included[9] |
| shadcnblocks1,678+ blocks, 2,093+ components and 19 templates for shadcn/ui | $149, $299 or $399, one time[3] | shadcn, React, Next.js, Astro. No HTML edition listed[3] | not publishedNot stated on the pricing page[3] | not publishedNone published[3] | Yes, through the shadcn MCP server[3] | Unlimited end products, client work included[12] |
| ThemeForest1,153 items matching a search for Tailwind, from independent authors | Set per item by each author, one time[4] | not verifiedSet by each author | not verifiedSet by each author | not verifiedNo marketplace standard | not publishedNone at marketplace level[4] | One licence per end product. Selling needs the extended licence[13] |
| Magic UI150+ free animated components, plus 9+ Pro templates | Components free. Pro $199, one time[5][6] | React and Next.js only. No HTML edition stated[6] | not publishedNot stated on the pricing page[6] | not publishedNone published[6] | Yes, an official first-party MCP server[11] | Commercial use allowed. No reselling the code[6] |
| TailThemes13 complete site templates, React and HTML editions | $14 to $39, one time. All access $399 lifetime. | React and HTML, both in every zip | Both, on every template | WCAG AA computed in both modes, before release | First-party MCP server, registry and AGENTS.md | Unlimited projects, client work included |
| Free GitHub templatesThe seven highest-starred free Tailwind templates | Nothing[7] | Whatever the author built[7] | not verifiedPer repository | not verifiedNone published | not verifiedReadable, but no registry entry | Mostly MIT, which beats every paid licence here[7] |
Buy the one that fits the job
- You assemble pages from blocksTailwind Plus or shadcnblocks. Both are deeper parts bins than anything we sell.read the comparison
- You need Vue, Laravel or AstroCruip. We ship React and HTML, and that is the whole list.read the comparison
- Motion is the point of the pageMagic UI. Their free library is worth taking whatever else you buy.read the comparison
- One cheap template for one siteThemeForest. Read the licence rows first: it is one licence per end product.read the comparison
- You are not sure it is worth paying at allStart free. Seven of the best free templates, with their real maintenance dates.read the comparison
- You want a finished site your agent can installUs. React and HTML editions, both modes, contrast computed, an MCP server.read the comparison
How this table was built
We are one of the seven products in it, so here is the method. Every competitor cell was read from that vendor’s own pricing, licence or FAQ page, and the fetch date sits beside the source below. Nothing is estimated and nothing is inferred from a third-party listicle. Where a vendor does not publish something, the cell says so rather than guessing, because a wrong number about a competitor is worse than a blank one.
Our own row is computed from the 13 theme manifests in the catalogue when this page renders, so it moves when the catalogue moves. The table is re-verified quarterly, and the date at the top of the page is the date the sources were last read.
Where these numbers come from
Every competitor figure above was read from the vendor’s own page on the date beside it. Nothing is estimated. Where a vendor does not publish something, the table says so instead of guessing.
- [1]Tailwind Plus product and pricing page. tailwindcss.com/plusread 2026-08-18
- [2]Cruip bundles page. cruip.com/unlimited-access/read 2026-08-18
- [3]shadcnblocks pricing page. www.shadcnblocks.com/read 2026-08-18
- [4]ThemeForest search for "tailwind". themeforest.net/search/tailwindread 2026-08-18
- [5]Magic UI open-source component library. magicui.design/read 2026-08-18
- [6]Magic UI Pro pricing page. pro.magicui.design/read 2026-08-18
- [7]GitHub REST API, repository records. api.github.com/read 2026-08-18
- [8]Cruip template catalogue. cruip.com/read 2026-08-18
- [9]Cruip FAQ, licence and refunds. cruip.com/faq/read 2026-08-18
- [10]richardkmichael/mcp-tailwindplus, a community MCP server. github.com/richardkmichael/mcp-tailwindplusread 2026-08-18
- [11]magicuidesign/mcp, the official Magic UI MCP server. github.com/magicuidesign/mcpread 2026-08-18
- [12]shadcnblocks licence. www.shadcnblocks.com/licenseread 2026-08-18
- [13]Envato licence terms, regular and extended. themeforest.net/licenses/standardread 2026-08-18