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Vue component suite (commercial licence from v5) · by PrimeTek Informatics

PrimeVue

PrimeTek's 80+ component Vue suite with styled and unstyled modes; PrimeVue 5 is the first release under the PrimeUI licence, free only for eligible small organisations.

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Overview

PrimeVue offers 80+ Vue components: data tables, tree tables, charts, overlays, menus and inputs, with styled themes built on design tokens, an unstyled mode, and Tailwind integration. It has long been one of the most complete Vue libraries alongside Vuetify.

PrimeVue 5 is the first release under the PrimeUI umbrella. Its migration guide says there are no breaking changes to public component APIs, adds new components (CommandMenu, Compare, Gallery, InputTags, InputPassword, InputColor, Sidebar, ScrollArea), moves the base font size assumption from 14px to 16px with compat presets, and deprecates older components such as MultiSelect, Galleria, Chart and Editor for removal in v6. Chart and Editor are to be replaced by paid PrimeUI PRO components.

Licensing is the key decision. From v5, PrimeVue is distributed as compiled packages under the PrimeUI licence and is no longer open source. The free Community licence covers individuals and small organisations below all eligibility limits (fewer than 5 developers, fewer than 10 employees, under $1M revenue, under $3M outside funding, and not public-sector or educational). Others need PrimeUI Commercial at $599 per developer through 2026 and $799 from 2027.

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Pricing and plans

Free tier · no card

PrimeUI Community licence: free for individuals and for organisations with fewer than 5 developers, fewer than 10 employees, under $1M revenue and under $3M outside funding; renewed yearly. PrimeVue 4 and earlier stay MIT.

At the limit Not stated The vendor does not say what happens at the limit, or we have not found it yet.

Plan Price What you get
Community Free Eligible individuals and small organisations, up to 4 developer seats
Commercial (per developer) $599 one time Launch price to 31 Dec 2026, then $799; 1 year of updates, $399/dev/yr to extend
Commercial Site Custom No seat cap
PRO components standalone $399-$799 per developer Scheduler $799, Text Editor $499, Charts $399, Task Board $399

Commercial is a perpetual per-developer licence, so fromPrice is empty. Public-sector, government-funded and educational institutions are not eligible for Community. Templates remain separately sold products under a per-organisation template licence. MIT versions (PrimeVue 4 and earlier) remain usable but PrimeTek will not publish new open-source releases.

Source: primeui.dev/pricing · prices as published, excluding tax.

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What it does

80+ components
DataTable, TreeTable, overlays, menus, file upload and a full set of inputs.
Styled or unstyled
Use theme presets or turn styling off and apply your own CSS or Tailwind.
New v5 components
CommandMenu, Compare, Gallery, InputTags, InputPassword, InputColor, Sidebar and ScrollArea.
PrimeUI PRO
Premium Scheduler, Text Editor, Charts and Task Board, first released for Vue.
Blocks
500+ copy-paste UI blocks, included in the Commercial Suite.
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Strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • One of the broadest Vue component sets
  • Smooth v4 to v5 API migration
  • Commercial support and a single licence across Vue, React and Angular
  • Free for individuals and small companies

Limitations

  • PrimeVue 5+ is closed source under a commercial licence
  • Larger organisations must pay per developer
  • Chart and Editor are deprecated in favour of paid PRO components
  • Community keys need yearly eligibility confirmation
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Who it suits

Good for

  • Vue enterprise and admin applications
  • Companies wanting vendor support
  • Small teams eligible for Community

Look elsewhere if

  • Projects requiring open-source dependencies
  • Organisations over the Community limits on a tight budget (consider Vuetify or Nuxt UI)
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Pricing history

  • PrimeVue moves to the commercial PrimeUI licence

    PrimeTek announced PrimeUI (reported 28 June 2026): PrimeVue 5 and later are closed source, free only for eligible small organisations, otherwise $599 per developer (launch price). PrimeVue 4 and earlier stay MIT. Source ↗

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Alternatives to PrimeVue

Tool From Free option Stages
Angular Material Official Material Design components for Angular
— Open source
Base UI Unstyled accessible React components
— Open source
PrimeReact React component suite (commercial licence from v11)
— Free tier
Radix UI Unstyled accessible React primitives
— Open source
Ant Design Enterprise React component library
— Open source
Vuetify Material Design component framework for Vue
— Open source

All UI component libraries →

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Questions

Is PrimeVue still open source?

Versions up to PrimeVue 4 remain MIT. PrimeVue 5 and later are released under the commercial PrimeUI licence.

Who can use PrimeVue 5 for free?

Individuals and organisations with fewer than 5 developers, fewer than 10 employees, under $1M revenue and under $3M outside funding, excluding public-sector and educational bodies.

Does PrimeVue 5 have breaking changes?

The migration guide says no breaking changes to public component APIs, though several components are deprecated for v6.

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