import type { Metadata } from "next"; import Link from "next/link"; import { Suspense } from "react"; import { Check, X, Minus, ArrowRight, Layers, Palette, Terminal, Globe, Code, FileText, Package, ExternalLink, Star, } from "lucide-react"; import { getCategoryCounts, getIconCount } from "@/lib/icons"; import { SidebarShell } from "@/components/layout/sidebar-shell"; export const metadata: Metadata = { title: "Compare Brand Icon Libraries - theSVG vs Simple Icons vs svgl vs Lucide vs Font Awesome vs Iconify", description: "Honest feature comparison of brand SVG icon libraries. Compare theSVG, Simple Icons, svgl, Lucide, Font Awesome, Iconify, and Devicon by icon count, variants, npm packages, API, and tooling.", keywords: [ "icon library comparison", "theSVG vs Simple Icons", "best SVG icon library", "brand icon library comparison", "Simple Icons alternative", "svgl alternative", "SVG icon library for developers", "free brand icon library", ], openGraph: { title: "Compare Brand Icon Libraries - theSVG vs Simple Icons vs svgl vs Lucide vs Font Awesome", description: "Honest feature comparison of brand SVG icon libraries. Compare theSVG, Simple Icons, svgl, Lucide, Font Awesome, Iconify, and Devicon.", siteName: "theSVG", }, alternates: { canonical: "https://thesvg.org/compare", }, }; type Val = "yes" | "no" | "partial"; function FeatureIcon({ value }: { value: Val }) { if (value === "yes") { return ( ); } if (value === "partial") { return ( ); } return ( ); } interface LibInfo { name: string; url: string; icons: string; focus: string; desc: string; highlight?: boolean; } const LIBRARIES: LibInfo[] = [ { name: "theSVG", url: "https://thesvg.org", icons: "6,030+", focus: "Brand logos + Cloud icons", desc: "Largest brand SVG library with multi-variant support (light/dark/wordmark/mono). Includes AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud icons. Full toolchain: npm, React/Vue/Svelte, CLI, API, MCP server.", highlight: true, }, { name: "Simple Icons", url: "https://simpleicons.org", icons: "3,400+", focus: "Brand logos", desc: "Established single-color brand icon library. Strong community, Figma/Raycast/Alfred plugins. Mono only, no color variants.", }, { name: "svgl", url: "https://svgl.app", icons: "~600", focus: "Brand logos", desc: "Beautiful SvelteKit-based browser for brand SVGs. Color + wordmark variants. Smaller collection, no npm package.", }, { name: "Lucide", url: "https://lucide.dev", icons: "1,500+", focus: "UI icons", desc: "Community fork of Feather Icons. Clean, consistent UI icons. No brand logos - strictly utility icons for interfaces.", }, { name: "Font Awesome", url: "https://fontawesome.com", icons: "~500 brand", focus: "Mixed (UI + brand)", desc: "Iconic library with ~500 brand icons in the free tier. Font-based, larger bundle. Pro tier adds more icons and styles.", }, { name: "Iconify", url: "https://iconify.design", icons: "200,000+", focus: "Aggregator", desc: "Meta-library aggregating 150+ icon sets. Unified API across sources. Not brand-focused, can be overwhelming for brand logos.", }, { name: "Devicon", url: "https://devicon.dev", icons: "800+", focus: "Dev tools", desc: "Developer technology icons (languages, frameworks, tools). Limited to tech brands only. SVG and font formats.", }, ]; interface FeatureRow { feature: string; thesvg: Val; simpleicons: Val; svgl: Val; lucide: Val; fontawesome: Val; iconify: Val; devicon: Val; note?: string; } const FEATURES: { category: string; icon: React.ElementType; items: FeatureRow[]; }[] = [ { category: "Brand Icon Coverage", icon: Layers, items: [ { feature: "Brand logo icons", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "yes", svgl: "yes", lucide: "no", fontawesome: "partial", iconify: "partial", devicon: "partial", note: "Lucide: UI only | FA: ~500 brands | Iconify: aggregated | Devicon: tech only" }, { feature: "Color variants (light/dark)", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "no", svgl: "yes", lucide: "no", fontawesome: "no", iconify: "no", devicon: "partial" }, { feature: "Mono/single-color variant", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "yes", svgl: "no", lucide: "yes", fontawesome: "yes", iconify: "yes", devicon: "yes" }, { feature: "Wordmark variants", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "no", svgl: "yes", lucide: "no", fontawesome: "no", iconify: "no", devicon: "yes" }, { feature: "Brand hex colors", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "yes", svgl: "no", lucide: "no", fontawesome: "no", iconify: "no", devicon: "yes" }, { feature: "Brand guidelines links", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "no", svgl: "no", lucide: "no", fontawesome: "no", iconify: "no", devicon: "no" }, { feature: "Category tagging", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "no", svgl: "yes", lucide: "yes", fontawesome: "yes", iconify: "yes", devicon: "yes" }, ], }, { category: "Developer Tooling", icon: Terminal, items: [ { feature: "npm package", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "yes", svgl: "no", lucide: "yes", fontawesome: "yes", iconify: "yes", devicon: "yes" }, { feature: "React components", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "partial", svgl: "no", lucide: "yes", fontawesome: "yes", iconify: "yes", devicon: "no", note: "Simple Icons: community wrapper" }, { feature: "Vue components", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "no", svgl: "no", lucide: "yes", fontawesome: "yes", iconify: "yes", devicon: "no" }, { feature: "Svelte components", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "no", svgl: "partial", lucide: "yes", fontawesome: "no", iconify: "yes", devicon: "no" }, { feature: "CLI tool", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "no", svgl: "no", lucide: "no", fontawesome: "no", iconify: "no", devicon: "no" }, { feature: "Tree-shakeable", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "yes", svgl: "no", lucide: "yes", fontawesome: "partial", iconify: "yes", devicon: "no" }, { feature: "CDN URLs", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "yes", svgl: "yes", lucide: "yes", fontawesome: "yes", iconify: "yes", devicon: "yes" }, { feature: "REST API", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "no", svgl: "no", lucide: "no", fontawesome: "no", iconify: "yes", devicon: "no" }, { feature: "MCP server (AI)", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "no", svgl: "no", lucide: "no", fontawesome: "no", iconify: "no", devicon: "no" }, ], }, { category: "Ecosystem & Plugins", icon: Package, items: [ { feature: "Figma plugin", thesvg: "no", simpleicons: "yes", svgl: "yes", lucide: "yes", fontawesome: "yes", iconify: "yes", devicon: "no" }, { feature: "Raycast extension", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "yes", svgl: "yes", lucide: "yes", fontawesome: "no", iconify: "no", devicon: "no" }, { feature: "VS Code extension", thesvg: "no", simpleicons: "no", svgl: "yes", lucide: "yes", fontawesome: "yes", iconify: "yes", devicon: "no" }, { feature: "Composer/Packagist", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "yes", svgl: "no", lucide: "no", fontawesome: "yes", iconify: "no", devicon: "no" }, ], }, { category: "Governance & Quality", icon: FileText, items: [ { feature: "Open source", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "yes", svgl: "yes", lucide: "yes", fontawesome: "partial", iconify: "yes", devicon: "yes", note: "Font Awesome: free tier is open source, Pro is proprietary" }, { feature: "Icon submission process", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "yes", svgl: "yes", lucide: "yes", fontawesome: "no", iconify: "no", devicon: "yes" }, { feature: "Trademark policy", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "yes", svgl: "no", lucide: "yes", fontawesome: "yes", iconify: "no", devicon: "no" }, { feature: "Per-icon license data", thesvg: "yes", simpleicons: "yes", svgl: "no", lucide: "no", fontawesome: "no", iconify: "partial", devicon: "no" }, ], }, ]; type LibKey = "thesvg" | "simpleicons" | "svgl" | "lucide" | "fontawesome" | "iconify" | "devicon"; const COLUMNS: { key: LibKey; label: string; highlight?: boolean }[] = [ { key: "thesvg", label: "theSVG", highlight: true }, { key: "simpleicons", label: "Simple Icons" }, { key: "svgl", label: "svgl" }, { key: "lucide", label: "Lucide" }, { key: "fontawesome", label: "Font Awesome" }, { key: "iconify", label: "Iconify" }, { key: "devicon", label: "Devicon" }, ]; export default function ComparePage() { const categoryCounts = getCategoryCounts(); const iconCount = getIconCount(); return (
{/* Header */}
Honest comparison

Compare Brand Icon Libraries

Seven popular icon libraries compared across features, tooling, and ecosystem. We built this to be fair - every library has strengths. Pick what fits your project.

{/* Library summary cards */}
{LIBRARIES.map((lib) => (

{lib.name}

{lib.icons} {lib.focus}

{lib.desc}

))}
{/* Feature comparison tables */}
{FEATURES.map((section) => { const Icon = section.icon; return (

{section.category}

{COLUMNS.map((col) => ( ))} {section.items.map((item, i) => ( {COLUMNS.map((col) => ( ))} ))}
Feature {col.label}
{item.feature} {item.note && ( {item.note} )}
); })}
{/* When to use what */}

When to use what

theSVG

Need brand logos with color/dark/light/wordmark variants. Want an API, CLI, or MCP server. Building with any framework.

Simple Icons

Need mono brand icons only. Want the most established library with Figma, Raycast, and Alfred plugins.

Lucide / Font Awesome

Need UI icons (arrows, menus, settings) not brand logos. Lucide for clean modern icons, FA for the widest selection.

svgl / Iconify

svgl for a beautiful browsing experience with color variants. Iconify to search across 150+ icon sets from one API.

{/* Transparency note */}

A note on fairness

This comparison is maintained by the theSVG team. We respect every library listed here and built this to help developers make informed choices. Simple Icons has years of community trust. Lucide powers most modern React apps. Font Awesome is an industry standard. Iconify is an incredible aggregator. Each serves a different need. If something is inaccurate,{" "} open an issue {" "} and we will correct it.

{/* CTA */}
Browse {iconCount.toLocaleString()} icons Extensions
); }