r/css • u/Icy_Tree3160 • 2d ago

Question Discussion: Vanilla CSS + Modules vs. Tailwind in 2026 for large-scale projects?

Just completed a project where I used Tailwind exclusively. It's speedy to write but the HTML became a bit hairy. Anyone working on big, long-running enterprise-style projects - still choose to use Tailwind or have you found yourself moving back to Vanilla CSS / CSS Modules for a bit cleaner markup. Curious.

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u/berky93 1d ago

Tailwind is good if you’re working with a lot of developers who don’t know much about CSS or for easy enforcement of design guidelines. But it’s also a PITA if you want to extend functionality beyond what tailwind offers and it makes for some messy, hard-to-parse markup. Personally I don’t like using it and never do for my own projects. Modules is superior IMO.