Eased UI vs Aceternity UI
I build Eased. This page sets it next to Aceternity UI on the 7 things the full comparison covers. Every Aceternity UI cell comes from its own site or GitHub repo, and the links are under the table.
Eased offer and catalogue checked . Competitor rows were checked and may have changed; see each source for current details. Reduced-motion figures describe the documented checking method, not an independent accessibility certification.
The Eased price cell shows the lasting prices. Until 13 November 2026, the first 10 Solo buyers pay $79 instead, while spots last; pricing shows whether it’s still on.
Side by side
| Feature | Eased | Aceternity UI |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | MIT (free); Eased Pro licence (Pro) | Aceternity licence: free for personal and commercial projects, no resale |
| Price | Free; Pro Solo $149 one-time early-bird ($199 regular), Team $349 early-bird ($449 regular) | Free; all-access $169 for one year or $199 lifetime, team $1,590 |
| Install method | shadcn registry | shadcn registry, copy-paste |
| Reduced-motion support | Yes, per its docs | Some components (5 of 114) |
| llms.txt / MCP | llms.txt; its own MCP server | llms.txt; MCP through the shadcn MCP server |
| Free components | 70 | 114 |
| Animation library | Motion | Motion (65 of 114) |
When to pick Aceternity UI instead
More free components (114) with a shadcn registry and copy-paste install, and paid plans on top.
Moving from Aceternity UI to Eased
Aceternity UI and Eased both install through the shadcn registry, so there is no new tool to learn. Add an Eased component with the same CLI:
npx shadcn add https://eased.dev/r/button.jsonIt lands in components/eased/, beside the components you already have, so you can move one import at a time. Installation docs
Aceternity UI animates with Motion, and so does Eased, so Eased adds no second animation library.
Sources
Eased
- Licence: eased.dev/licence
- Price: eased.dev/pricing
- Install method: eased.dev/docs/installation
- Reduced-motion support: eased.dev/docs/installation
- llms.txt / MCP: eased.dev/llms.txt, eased.dev/docs/ai-mcp
- Free components: eased.dev/llms.txt
- Animation library: eased.dev/docs/introduction
Aceternity UI
- Licence: ui.aceternity.com/licence
- Price: ui.aceternity.com/pricing
- Install method: ui.aceternity.com/components/cli, ui.aceternity.com/components/3d-card-effect
- Reduced-motion support: ui.aceternity.com/api/components, ui.aceternity.com/registry/tracing-beam.json
- llms.txt / MCP: ui.aceternity.com/llms.txt, ui.aceternity.com/components/cli
- Free components: ui.aceternity.com/api/components
- Animation library: ui.aceternity.com/api/components