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Head-to-head · Icon Libraries

Hugeicons vs Material Symbols

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Hugeicons #6 in Icon Libraries 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Hugeicons
Material Symbols #7 in Icon Libraries 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Material

Hugeicons leads on 0 checks, Material Symbols on 0, and 5 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 scoreHugeicons · 8.7/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresHugeicons · 4 of 4

Hugeicons scores higher on our rubric for icon libraries: 8.7 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #7.

On style coverage, Material Symbols gives you Customizable where Hugeicons offers Multiple.

Hugeicons is the better fit for design teams needing broad multi-format coverage. Material Symbols is the better fit for teams using Google Fonts and native platforms.

  • Hugeicons fits best

    Design teams needing broad multi-format coverage

  • Material Symbols fits best

    Teams using Google Fonts and native platforms

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Side by side

Feature Hugeicons 8.7/10 Visit ↗ Material Symbols 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.6
Ranking #6 in Icon Libraries #7 in Icon Libraries
Best for Design teams needing broad multi-format coverage Teams using Google Fonts and native platforms
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price $99/seat/yr Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web, Android, iOS
Support Email, Community, Docs Docs, Community
Integrations 14 integrations 1 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Hugeicons 4/4 · Material Symbols 3/4
Commercial use ✓ ✓
Figma plugin ✓ (best) Not checked yet
API access ✓ ✓
Icon font ✓ ✓
Specs
Icons included 60000 Not checked yet
Icon formats SVG, PNG, icon font (WOFF2, WOFF, TTF, EOT, SVG font), React, Vue, Svelte, Angular, Flutter, Figma, JSON SVG, PNG, web font, Vector Drawable, Apple Symbols
Style coverage Multiple Customizable
Our review
Pros
  • 60,000+ Pro icons across 10 styles
  • Figma, API, AI search, and custom icon sets
  • React, Vue, Flutter, and other framework formats
  • SVG, PNG, web font, Vector Drawable, and Apple Symbols formats
  • Adjustable fill, weight, grade, and optical-size axes
  • Free, open-source collection with commercial use support
Cons
  • The free plan covers only 6,000+ Stroke Rounded icons
  • Pro costs $99 per seat per year
  • Pro Plus costs $1,197 per seat
  • Its documented ecosystem integration centers on Google Fonts CSS API.
  • The collection focuses on icons rather than broader design assets.
  • Multiple styles and visual axes add configuration decisions.
Our verdict

Hugeicons is an icon library for UI/UX designers and developers who need assets across design systems, web applications, mobile projects, and frontend frameworks. Its free plan includes more than 6,000 Stroke Rounded icons, while the paid…

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Material Symbols is Google's open-source icon collection for designers and developers building web, Android, and iOS interfaces. It offers more than 2,500 glyphs across Outlined, Rounded, and Sharp styles, with commercial use supported…

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  1. HugeiconsIcon Libraries 8.7Free plan
  2. Material SymbolsIcon Libraries 8.6Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Hugeicons — where it wins

    • 60,000+ Pro icons across 10 styles
    • Figma, API, AI search, and custom icon sets
    • React, Vue, Flutter, and other framework formats

    Where it doesn't

    • The free plan covers only 6,000+ Stroke Rounded icons
    • Pro costs $99 per seat per year
    • Pro Plus costs $1,197 per seat

  • Material Symbols — where it wins

    • SVG, PNG, web font, Vector Drawable, and Apple Symbols formats
    • Adjustable fill, weight, grade, and optical-size axes
    • Free, open-source collection with commercial use support

    Where it doesn't

    • Its documented ecosystem integration centers on Google Fonts CSS API.
    • The collection focuses on icons rather than broader design assets.
    • Multiple styles and visual axes add configuration decisions.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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