polished
A lightweight toolset for writing styles in Javascript.
Quick answers
Is polished free to use?
Yes — polished is free, with no paid tier required to get started.
Is polished good? What's its rating?
polished scores 3.9 out of 5 on our rating metric, versus a CSS-in-JS Libraries category average of 4.0.
How many people use polished?
polished has roughly 13.8M users/stars tracked, compared to a category average of 31.1M.
When was polished founded?
polished was founded in 2016, making it 10 years old.
Is polished growing?
Yes — usage is up roughly 37% over the past 2 years.
At a glance
The breakdown
Polished is completely free to use, with no paid tier required to get started.
polished is rated around the middle of the pack, scoring 3.9 out of 5 on our rating metric.
Over the period tracked, polished has seen a gradual but consistent climb, up roughly 37% over 2 years.
polished trails the css-in-js libraries average on every metric we track (0 of 3).
with roots going back to 2016, polished is a long-tenured option in this category.
polished vs. CSS-in-JS Libraries average
| Feature | polished | CSS-in-JS Libraries average |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly Downloads | 13,759,049 | 31,117,351 |
| Dependent Packages | 4,987 | 6,134 |
| Popularity score | 3.9 / 5 | 4.0 / 5 |
Adoption trend
The trade-offs
Strengths
- Free to use, with no paid tier required to get started.
Watch-outs
- Weekly Downloads trails the category average: 13,759,049 vs. 31,117,351.
- Dependent Packages trails the category average: 4,987 vs. 6,134.
- Falls short on popularity score — 3.9 / 5 against a category average of 4.0 / 5.
- Growing fast enough that current figures may shift quickly — verify before relying on them.
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