primeng

> PrimeNG had a licensing change recently Both attempts [1] to surface this on HN failed but if you are using a PrimeTek component library you need to be aware of this change. PrimeNG, PrimeReact, and PrimeVue are all going fully closed source and ongoing licencing will be $800 per developer seat in 2027. [2] The previous repos have been archived. [3] PrimeFaces remains open source but it's now developed and maintained by independent volunteer developers who are not employees of PrimeTek. [1]: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=The+Next+Chapter+of+PrimeTek [2]: https://primeui.dev/nextchapter [3]: https://github.com/primefaces/primeng

These are ok points. Though I don't think it's necessary to use tables to be accessible, for example. It's perfectly fine to use whatever you want, so long as you include the proper semantics/ARIA tags to help the screen reader know what's going on. I think understated by the author is how many a11y considerations are visual, real-time and/or physical in nature. Accessible UIs aren't just for communicating the structure of a page to a screen reader. Sometimes your user is deaf, or just colorblind, or lacks fine motor control/experiences physical fatigue using computers. Sometimes they're not blind, but they need larger letters and contrasting colors to quickly and accurately use your application. Sometimes you're displaying something new, and you need to let all of these users know about it clearly. Also probably understated is that many

> Is it free as in free beer? PrimeNG: https://github.com/primefaces/primeng/blob/master/LICENSE.md PrimeReact: https://github.com/primefaces/primereact/blob/master/LICENSE... PrimeVue: https://github.com/primefaces/primevue/blob/master/LICENSE.m... PrimeFaces: https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/blob/master/LICENSE They do have their own store, where they try to sell all sorts of products (custom themes, templates, LTS support, things like that), though I haven't felt the need to get any of those and just use the regular components and additional free utilities (flexbox utilities and icons). There is more information on their main website: https://www.primefaces.org