5 best E-commerce UI Kit for Next.js

Many of our clients build e-commerce with Polipo.

Here are five of the best e-commerce UI kits suitable for Next.js development.

NextUI

Description: A modern React UI library that integrates seamlessly with Next.js. It offers a fast and beautiful design, making it easy to create visually appealing application.

Key Features:

Themeable with a Tailwind CSS plugin.
Supports light and dark modes automatically.
Fully typed API for TypeScript support.
Accessible components following WAI-ARIA guidelines.

Use Case: Next UI is ideal for developers looking for a highly customizable and appealing UI solution for their e-commerce projects.

Shadcn UI

Description: A collection of headless components designed to work well with Tailwind CSS, providing great flexibility both in using components and styling them.

Key Features:

Focus on server-side rendering (SSR) compatibility.
Modular components that can be used independently or together.
Encourages a custom design approach while leveraging ready-made components.

Use Case: Shadcn UI works best for developers who want to create a unique design while still using pre-built components.

Chakra UI

Description: A component library with a focus on accessibility. It provides a clean API for building responsive applications quickly.

Key Features:

Built-in theming support and responsive design utilities.
Easy to extend and customize components through props.
Comprehensive documentation and community support.

Use Case: Chakra UI is suitable for developers prioritizing accessibility and rapid development in their e-commerce applications.

Material-UI (MUI)

Description: A pretty popular React component library that follows Google’s Material Design guidelines, offering a wide range of pre-built components (here we compared it with Chakra and Ant Design).

Key Features:

Extensive customization options through theming and styling APIs.
Comprehensive set of components tailored for enterprise applications.
Strong community support and regular updates.

Use Case: Ideal for projects requiring a consistency when it comes to the design language, particularly across different components.

Ant Design

Description: An enterprise-level UI design language and React component library that comes with a set of quality components.

Key Features:

Rich set of customizable components with built-in internationalization support.
Focus on creating user-friendly interfaces with a professional look.
Extensive documentation and design resources available.

Use Case: Ant Design is definitely a fit when building complex e-commerce platforms that need polished, professional appearance.

What's next?

These UI kits can help.

But what happens when you have to implement a Figma design in code?

We estimate 50% of front-end developers time goes into writing code with no logic only to recreate in code what was build in Figma (text, images, icons, paddings, margins etc.).

Polipo makes that disappear.

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