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Head-to-head · Icon Libraries

Font Awesome vs Tabler Icons

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Font Awesome #4 in Icon Libraries —/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Font Awesome
Higher score Tabler Icons #8 in Icon Libraries 8.0/10 Free plan · paid from $9 Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Tabler Icons

Font Awesome leads on 1 check, Tabler Icons on 1, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreTabler Icons · 8.0/10
  • Free planboth

Our editors rank Font Awesome at #4 and Tabler Icons at #8 for icon libraries; Font Awesome has no rubric score yet (facts researched, not yet scored), so the checks below decide.

On style coverage, Tabler Icons gives you Customizable where Font Awesome offers Multiple. Tabler Icons offers commercial use; Font Awesome doesn't publish it. Font Awesome offers api access; Tabler Icons doesn't publish it.

Font Awesome is the better fit for product teams needing mature cross-platform tooling. Tabler Icons is the better fit for teams wanting a large customizable open collection.

  • Font Awesome fits best

    Product teams needing mature cross-platform tooling

  • Tabler Icons fits best

    Teams wanting a large customizable open collection

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Side by side

Feature Font Awesome —/10 Visit ↗ Tabler Icons 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score — 8.0
Ranking #4 in Icon Libraries #8 in Icon Libraries
Best for Product teams needing mature cross-platform tooling Teams wanting a large customizable open collection
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop Cloud
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux Web
Support Docs Community, Docs
Integrations 12 integrations 9 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Font Awesome 3/4 · Tabler Icons 3/4
Commercial use Not published ✓ (best)
Figma plugin ✓ ✓
API access ✓ (best) Not published
Icon font ✓ ✓
Specs
Icons included Not published 6202
Icon formats SVG, CSS, SCSS, Sass, JavaScript, web fonts, SVG sprites SVG, PNG, PDF, EPS, SVG Sprite, Webfont
Style coverage Multiple Customizable
Our review
Pros
  • Free and paid collections cover multiple icon families and visual styles.
  • Hosted or downloadable kits support SVG, CSS, Sass, SCSS, and web fonts.
  • React, Vue, Angular, CMS, package, Figma, and API integrations are supported.
  • 6,202+ vector icons in outline and filled styles
  • Customizable size, stroke, and color settings
  • Framework packages, Figma plugin, sprites, and webfont support
Cons
  • Some collections and capabilities are reserved for paid plans or Pro kits.
  • Its wide feature set may exceed the needs of teams seeking a narrow icon set.
  • Custom icon uploads are available only through Pro kits.
  • The free Open Source plan provides source code only
  • PNG, PDF, and webfont formats require the $9 Bundle
  • The $69 All Package adds extras beyond teams needing icons alone
Our verdict

Font Awesome is an icon library and styling toolkit for designers and developers working across web, desktop, and design workflows. It offers free and paid icon collections, multiple visual families, SVG and web-font assets, JavaScript…

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Tabler Icons is an open-source collection of more than 6,200 customizable vector icons for designers and developers working on web projects. Its library covers outline and filled styles, with controls for size, stroke, and color. Teams can…

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  1. Font AwesomeIcon Libraries —Free plan
  2. Tabler IconsIcon Libraries 8.0Free plan · paid from $9

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Font Awesome — where it wins

    • Free and paid collections cover multiple icon families and visual styles.
    • Hosted or downloadable kits support SVG, CSS, Sass, SCSS, and web fonts.
    • React, Vue, Angular, CMS, package, Figma, and API integrations are supported.

    Where it doesn't

    • Some collections and capabilities are reserved for paid plans or Pro kits.
    • Its wide feature set may exceed the needs of teams seeking a narrow icon set.
    • Custom icon uploads are available only through Pro kits.

  • Tabler Icons — where it wins

    • 6,202+ vector icons in outline and filled styles
    • Customizable size, stroke, and color settings
    • Framework packages, Figma plugin, sprites, and webfont support

    Where it doesn't

    • The free Open Source plan provides source code only
    • PNG, PDF, and webfont formats require the $9 Bundle
    • The $69 All Package adds extras beyond teams needing icons alone

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026