# CoreUI React

Free Bootstrap-based React admin dashboard template with 40+ native components

https://topboilerplates.com/coreui-react

Framework: React | Pricing: Freemium, from $2 | GitHub stars: 4950

## Verdict

Best for: Teams wanting a free, Bootstrap-based React admin dashboard starter with a clear upgrade path to premium components.

Skip if: You want a Tailwind-native design system, or need advanced data-grid features without paying for CoreUI PRO.

## Description

CoreUI for React is a free, MIT-licensed admin dashboard template built on native React 19 components styled with Bootstrap 5. It ships 40+ UI components (tables, charts, forms, modals), light/dark dashboard layouts, and WCAG/ARIA-conscious accessibility, all in TypeScript. A paid CoreUI PRO tier adds an advanced data grid and more premium components/templates for teams that outgrow the free layer.

## Pros and cons

+ Free MIT-licensed tier with 40+ native React components is genuinely usable, not just a teaser

+ Actively maintained with almost 5k GitHub stars and recent commits

+ Clear PRO upgrade path (advanced data grid, more templates) if the free tier isn't enough

- Built on Bootstrap 5, not Tailwind - a mismatch if your stack standardizes on Tailwind

- Advanced data grid and many premium components are locked behind the paid PRO tier

- Aimed at classic admin dashboards, not general-purpose SaaS scaffolding (no auth/payments included)

## Features

- admin-dashboard
- dark-mode
- open-source
- mit-licensed
- free-tier

## Stack

- TypeScript
- Bootstrap

## Links

- Website: https://topboilerplates.com/go/coreui-react
- GitHub: https://github.com/coreui/coreui-free-react-admin-template

## Alternatives

- [Pagoda](https://topboilerplates.com/pagoda)
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