Is Aceternity UI free for commercial use?

Yes, within its free tier: Aceternity UI's terms allow commercial use. Beyond the free tier, usage is priced at Pro: 1-year license USD 169, lifetime USD 199 (one-time payments); team USD 1,590.

“Create End Products: You can create unlimited end products for yourself or your clients.” ui.aceternity.com/licence

Read on the official page ui.aceternity.com/licence on Oct 21, 2026. Not legal advice: terms change, check the page before you ship.

Price

Free tier

About 118+ animated components are free; 200+ blocks,...

Commercial use

Yes

Aceternity License

Credit the author

Not stated

Do you need to credit Aceternity UI?

The terms we read do not say.

Can you ship Aceternity UI content inside an app or game?

Can ship inside your app.

“Distribution: End products may be sold, licensed, sub-licensed, or freely distributed.” ui.aceternity.com/licence

Rules to follow

Do not redistribute the items or their source files, and do not sell them or derivatives on any marketplace.
Do not make themes, templates or derivative products to sell.
Some items contain third-party components with their own licences.

Rules for your agent

- Aceternity UI (UI kits and website templates). Animated React, Tailwind and Motion components, blocks and templates for landing pages; part is free, the rest sold as Pro. Price: free tier; commercial use OK. Style: gradient, glassmorphism, colorful.
  Connect: download from https://ui.aceternity.com (no API).
  Get files: Copy-paste or shadcn CLI from ui.aceternity.com; Pro blocks and templates need a purchased account; AI agents can install through an MCP connected to the Aceternity registry (html, css).
  Not allowed: No resale or redistribution of items
  Not allowed: Pro content requires purchase
  Rule: Do not redistribute the items or their source files, and do not sell them or derivatives on any marketplace.
  Rule: Do not make themes, templates or derivative products to sell.
  Rule: Some items contain third-party components with their own licences.
  License: https://ui.aceternity.com/licence (checked 2026-10-21; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/aceternity-ui/)

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Free for commercial use: other ui kits and website templates

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Source	Price	License	Agent access
daisyUI Free Tailwind CSS plugin that adds semantic component class names (btn, card, ...) and themes; paid templates, charts and a Figma library are sold in a separate store. colorfulplayfulflat Used in 60 AI-agent projects (1.2% of JS) agent.md	Free tier	Commercial OK No credit	MCP `daisyui`
Flowbite Open-source Tailwind CSS component library (MIT) with copy-paste HTML components, plugin JS and framework guides; a paid Flowbite Pro adds blocks and templates. minimalflatcorporate Used in 9 AI-agent projects (0.2% of JS) agent.md	Free tier	Commercial OK No credit	MCP `flowbite`
HeroUI Open-source React UI components built on React Aria and Tailwind CSS v4, with a CLI, llms.txt and an MCP server. minimalflatcolorful Used in 18 AI-agent projects (0.4% of JS) agent.md	Free	Commercial OK	MCP `@heroui/react`
Magic UI Copy-and-paste animated React/Tailwind components for landing pages, installable via the shadcn CLI; a paid Pro adds templates and premium components. gradientcolorfulminimal agent.md	Free tier	Commercial OK No credit	MCP
shadcn/ui Open-source set of accessible React components and blocks that you copy into your own codebase through a CLI and registries. minimalmonochromeflat Used in 273 AI-agent projects (5.7% of JS) agent.md	Free	Commercial OK No credit	MCP `shadcn`
Tremor Open-source React and Tailwind components for charts and dashboards (copy-paste or @tremor/react), plus blocks and templates at blocks.tremor.so. minimalcorporateflat Used in 6 AI-agent projects (0.1% of JS) agent.md	Free	Commercial OK	npm `@tremor/react`