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Should I use Material Design for Bootstrap?

Bootstrap Material Design free UI KIT - trusted by over 2 000 000 developers and designers. Vanilla JavaScript, Angular, React, Vue and jQuery versions. - mdbootstrap.com

· 1 month ago

Use the free tier if you build on Bootstrap and want Google's Material look — it is genuinely open source and component-rich. Do not pay for PRO or bet mission-critical UI on it if you need strict security headers, custom branding, or a vendor with staying power.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; review volume is thin (about 45 total reviews) and PRO pricing was not published in the sources reviewed.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
PRONot disclosed in sources reviewed

Best for

  • Bootstrap apps wanting the Material Design look
  • Teams spanning React, Vue, Angular, or jQuery
  • Zero-budget prototypes and MVPs
  • Drupal sites needing a Material skin

Not for

  • Designs that must not look like Google Material
  • Apps with strict CSP or hardened security headers
  • Teams avoiding Bootstrap lock-in
  • Buyers needing enterprise-grade vendor support

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

unsafe-eval CSP violation may force weaker security headers in strict environments.

medium

PRO license is project-limited and covers current plus future employees; read terms before buying.

medium

Starting free risks a mid-project upsell once you need PRO-only components.

medium

Vendor publicly could not assure a fix timeline for the bundled CVE.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free, open-source core kit
  • Hundreds of quality components out of the box
  • Five flavors: vanilla JS, Angular, React, Vue, jQuery
  • Claimed adoption by 2,000,000+ developers
  • Documented Drupal integration exists

Cons

  • Premium components gated behind paid PRO license
  • violates CSP via unsafe-eval, blocks hardened headers
  • Bundled 2.7.3 carried CVE-2020-7746; fix timing uncertain
  • No public security page found
  • Tiny vendor: reported $111.7K funding

Sources & method

- 12 sources - No vendor security page found; a bundled Chart.js CVE and an mdb.js CSP unsafe-eval issue are documented.

official x3review x3security x3news x3
  • Bundled Chart.js 2.7.3 affected by CVE-2020-7746, MDB's own support forum discusses CVE-2020-7746 in bundled 2.7.3; the vendor replied it could not assure when the fix would land.
  • mdb.js violates CSP with unsafe-eval, Support forum reports requires unsafe-eval, preventing A+ security-header ratings for strict sites.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free open-source core; obvious value at $0
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Familiar Bootstrap base; guides for all five frameworks
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Hundreds of components across five framework flavors
  • Support quality: 2/5. Vendor noncommittal on CVE fix timing publicly
  • Security posture: 2/5. No security page; CSP and bundled-CVE issues documented
  • 2,000,000+ Claimed developers Per vendor tagline
  • 25 G2 reviews Small sample
  • 20 Trustpilot reviews Small sample
  • $111.7K Reported funding Crunchbase, current year

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Core open-source components
  • All five framework versions

PRO

Not disclosed

  • Premium components and templates
  • License covers current and future employees, per-project

Security

No vendor security page found; a bundled Chart.js CVE and an mdb.js CSP unsafe-eval issue are documented.

  • Bundled Chart.js 2.7.3 affected by CVE-2020-7746MDB's own support forum discusses CVE-2020-7746 in bundled 2.7.3; the vendor replied it could not assure when the fix would land.⁸
  • mdb.js violates CSP with unsafe-evalSupport forum reports requires unsafe-eval, preventing A+ security-header ratings for strict sites.⁹

What users say

Review samples are thin — roughly 25 G2 and 20 Trustpilot reviews — and generally positive but shallow.

Alternatives

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Companies that use it

Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; review volume is thin (about 45 total reviews) and PRO pricing was not published in the sources reviewed.

Free, component-rich Material Design kit for Bootstrap. Free tier fine; paying for PRO is where you should hesitate.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; review volume is thin (about 45 total reviews) and PRO pricing was not published in the sources reviewed.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Material Design for Bootstrap — official sitemdbootstrap.com
    official
  2. MDB PRO UI Kit pagemdbootstrap.com
    official
  3. How to Get Started with MDB — SitePointsitepoint.com
    news
  4. G2 reviews (25)g2.com
    review
  5. Trustpilot reviews (20)trustpilot.com
    review
  6. Crunchbase company profilecrunchbase.com
    news
  7. Snyk — bootstrap-material-designsecurity.snyk.io
    security
  8. MDB support — CVE-2020-7746 in Chart.js 2.7.3mdbootstrap.com
    security
  9. MDB support — mdb.js violates CSP unsafe-evalmdbootstrap.com
    security
  10. StackShare comparison naming usersstackshare.io
    review
  11. TheirStack — 28 companies using MDBtheirstack.com
    news
  12. Drupal.org MDBootstrap moduledrupal.org
    official

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