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Head-to-head · Icon Libraries

SVG Repo vs Material Design Icons

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score SVG Repo #5 in Icon Libraries 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit SVG Repo
Material Design Icons #15 in Icon Libraries 7.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit site

SVG Repo leads on 0 checks, Material Design Icons on 2, 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 scoreSVG Repo · 8.8/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresMaterial Design Icons · 3 of 4

SVG Repo scores higher on our rubric for icon libraries: 8.8 against 7.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #15.

On style coverage, SVG Repo gives you Customizable where Material Design Icons offers Multiple. Material Design Icons offers figma plugin; SVG Repo doesn't. Material Design Icons offers icon font; SVG Repo doesn't.

SVG Repo is the better fit for designers browsing and remixing SVG assets. Material Design Icons is the better fit for developers using Material ecosystem tooling.

  • SVG Repo fits best

    Designers browsing and remixing SVG assets

  • Material Design Icons fits best

    Developers using Material ecosystem tooling

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Side by side

Feature SVG Repo 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Material Design Icons 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 7.8
Ranking #5 in Icon Libraries #15 in Icon Libraries
Best for Designers browsing and remixing SVG assets Developers using Material ecosystem tooling
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Free Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile, Browser extension
Platforms Web Web, Windows, Android
Support Email Community, Docs
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features SVG Repo 2/4 · Material Design Icons 3/4
Commercial use ✓ ✓
Figma plugin — ✓ (best)
API access ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Icon font — ✓ (best)
Specs
Icons included Not checked yet Not checked yet
Icon formats SVG, PNG, Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD SVG, JavaScript, webfont (EOT, TTF, WOFF, WOFF2)
Style coverage Customizable Multiple
Our review
Pros
  • More than 500,000 SVG vectors and icons
  • In-browser editing with style-based browsing
  • SVG and multiple PNG download sizes
  • SVG, JavaScript, and four webfont formats support varied workflows
  • Official Figma plugin supports icon search and insertion
  • Framework guides and packages cover major web and app platforms
Cons
  • Licenses vary by individual asset
  • Web-only platform support
  • No Figma plugin
  • No AI features are included
  • Choosing between SVG, JavaScript, and webfont workflows adds implementation decisions
  • Its strongest fit is teams already working with Material ecosystem tooling
Our verdict

SVG Repo is a web-based catalogue for designers seeking open-licensed SVG vectors, icons, and clipart. Its collection includes more than 500,000 assets, with tools for searching, editing, remixing, and downloading. The free plan includes…

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Material Design Icons is an open-source icon library maintained by Pictogrammers for designers and developers. It provides vector icons for websites, applications, and design tools, with individual and inline SVG options, JavaScript…

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  1. SVG RepoIcon Libraries 8.8Free plan
  2. Material Design IconsIcon Libraries 7.8Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • SVG Repo — where it wins

    • More than 500,000 SVG vectors and icons
    • In-browser editing with style-based browsing
    • SVG and multiple PNG download sizes

    Where it doesn't

    • Licenses vary by individual asset
    • Web-only platform support
    • No Figma plugin

  • Material Design Icons — where it wins

    • SVG, JavaScript, and four webfont formats support varied workflows
    • Official Figma plugin supports icon search and insertion
    • Framework guides and packages cover major web and app platforms

    Where it doesn't

    • No AI features are included
    • Choosing between SVG, JavaScript, and webfont workflows adds implementation decisions
    • Its strongest fit is teams already working with Material ecosystem tooling
  • SVG Repo8.8/10 · Free plan

    A large web catalogue for searching, editing, remixing, and downloading SVG assets.

    Visit SVG RepoFull verdict →
  • Material Design Icons7.8/10 · Free plan

    A flexible, open-source icon library with strong Material ecosystem support.

    Visit siteFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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