When each one fits
The short answer, in case you only have one question.
Take Systra Tools if you assemble a page from top to bottom out of finished sections.
- Unit of workSections
- In your AI editorMCP
- Free6 per category
Take Aceternity UI if you drop single effects into an existing Next.js page and want to start for free.
- Unit of workComponents
- In your AI editorNot advertised
- FreeLarge base
At a glance
The facts side by side, without judgement.
All information about Aceternity UI comes from their own website, checked on 08 August 2026. Prices and scope can change there at any time.
The difference
Of everything compared here, Aceternity UI is technically the closest: React, Tailwind CSS and Motion, aimed at landing pages, compatible with shadcn/ui. Their site states over 200 components, blocks and templates, with a free base and a pass for the premium material.
Systra Tools uses the same stack but sorts things differently. For us the section is the unit: a whole part of a page with image, text and motion, not a single effect. Around that sit tools: a Style Extractor that pulls colors and tokens from any website, image albums and MCP access.
If you drop individual effects into an existing page, Aceternity gets you there fast. If you want to assemble a page from top to bottom, you will find more finished sections with us.
import { SpotlightHero } from "./SpotlightHero"; export default function Page() { return <SpotlightHero />;}
One file, one import, done.
What you copy is the source of the section, not an excerpt from it. It runs in your project as soon as it sits there.
- One file per componentProps, types and comments come with it. Nothing has to be assembled from a snippet.
- Three dependenciesreact, framer-motion and lucide-react. No further package, no licensing question.
- Or straight in your editorVia the MCP server your AI editor fetches the component itself, without a detour through the clipboard.
Where each one fits
Different strengths, different environments.
Where we fit
- Sections instead of effects. 353 finished parts of a page, from hero through pricing to footer, with content, image and motion.
- Style Extractor. Paste an address, pull colors, fonts and spacing as DESIGN.md or tokens.json, ready for your AI editor.
- MCP access. Your editor searches the library and inserts the component itself.
- Image albums. Curated photos and videos that match the sections, instead of placeholders.
- German language support, with imprint, terms and withdrawal policy under German law.
Where Aceternity UI is better
- The free base. You can start without an account or payment and use many components right away.
- shadcn/ui compatibility. If your design system is built on it, Aceternity components slot in without friction.
- Reach. A large user base means plenty of examples, questions and answers online.
- Next.js focus. Examples and guides are tailored to that environment.
Skip the blank screen.
Six sections per category run live and full size on the overview, without an account and without payment. The rest and the source code are premium.