Summary: Out of 25 design systems, Bootstrap, Material Design, Ant Design, Base Design, and Semantic UI garner the most interest online.
Bootstrap and Material Design Dominate all other design systems
We spent some time to review search trends, visibility, and possible resources offered for the 25 different design systems. There were definitely some surprises. Only a handful of design systems garnered interest. This is not to say other system are worse or better. It simply means search interest was low. The majority of design systems, including Apple, had very little interest in search. As well we identified which design systems are public and contain resources like Figma files you can download for use.
| Design System | Company | Open Source | Resource Downloads | 5-Year Search Interest |
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| Bootstrap | Bootstrap | ✔️ | ✔️ | Very High |
| Material Design | ✔️ | ✔️ | High |
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| Ant Design | Alibaba Group | ✔️ | ✔️ | Low |
| Base Web | Uber | ✔️ | Low |
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| Semantic UI | Semantic UI | ✔️ | Low |
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| Airbnb Design System | Airbnb | Low |
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| Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines | Apple | ✔️ | ✔️ | Very Low |
| Fluent Design System | Microsoft | ✔️ | Very Low |
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| Lightning Design System | Salesforce | ✔️ | ✔️ | Very Low |
| Carbon Design System | IBM | ✔️ | Very Low |
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| Polaris | Shopify | ✔️ | Very Low |
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| Garden Design System | Zendesk | ✔️ | Very Low |
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| Evergreen | Segment | ✔️ | ✔️ | Very Low |
| Walrus Design System | DigitalOcean | Very Low |
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| GEL | BBC | ✔️ | Very Low |
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| Atlassian Design System | Atlassian | ✔️ | ✔️ | Very Low |
| Foundation | Zurb | ✔️ | ✔️ | Very Low |
| Grommet | Grommet | ✔️ | Very Low |
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| Hawkins Design System | Netflix | Very Low |
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| Spectrum | Adobe | ✔️ | ✔️ | Very Low |
| Solid | Buzzfeed | ✔️ | Very Low |
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| Pajamas | GitLab | ✔️ | Very Low |
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| GOV UK Design System | GOV UK | ✔️ | Very Low |
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| Fiori Design Guidelines | SAP | ✔️ | Very Low |
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| U.S. Web Design System | USWDS | ✔️ | Very Low |
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| Atlantis Design System | Jobber | ✔️ | Very Low |
Creating a consistent and unified message across web platforms can be difficult, but design systems make it achievable. To take the guesswork out of finding a perfect fit for your team’s needs, we’ve compiled 25 popular options in one comprehensive list. Compare features like compatibility with other tools to determine which design system meets your criteria – ensuring you put forward an engaging brand message!
Simon is a Product Designer and Front End Dev with over 20 years of experience. He started as a graphic designer and illustrator coding his first website in 1996. He has worked with brands like Publix, Microsoft, and Discovery Channel.
