SVG Repo vs Material Symbols

SVG Repo6.8Visit Material Symbols—Visit

Higher score SVG Repo #5 in Icon Libraries 6.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit SVG Repo

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Material Symbols #7 in Icon Libraries —/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Material

• SVG Repo fits best

  Designers browsing and remixing SVG assets

• Material Symbols fits best

  Teams using Google Fonts and native platforms

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Side by side

Feature	SVG Repo 6.8/10 Visit ↗	Material Symbols —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	6.8	—
Ranking	#5 in Icon Libraries	#7 in Icon Libraries
Best for	Designers browsing and remixing SVG assets	Teams using Google Fonts and native platforms
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Android, iOS
Support	Email	Docs, Community
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features SVG Repo 2/4 · Material Symbols 3/4
Commercial use	✓	✓
Figma plugin	—	Not published
API access	✓	✓
Icon font	—	✓ (best)
Specs
Icons included	Not published	Not published
Icon formats	SVG, PNG, Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD	SVG, PNG, web font, Vector Drawable, Apple Symbols
Style coverage	Customizable	Customizable
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, 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	Licenses vary by individual asset Web-only platform support No Figma plugin	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	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… Read the review →	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… Read the review →

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 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.

• SVG Repo6.8/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit SVG RepoFull verdict →
• Material Symbols—/10 · Free plan

  A free, flexible icon collection with strong format support and a Google-centered ecosystem.

  Visit MaterialFull verdict →