Comparison

Heroicons vs Lucide

No leader: the top candidate Lucide has only 0.28 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Heroicons49
Lucide58
Score
Vioscale score
Heroicons49 / 100low · 21%
Lucide58 / 100low · 28%
Pricing
Free tier
Heroicons
Lucide
Model
Heroiconsopen_source
Price level
Heroiconsfree
Lucidefree
Integrations
Count
Heroicons
Lucide2
Adoption
Dependent repos
Heroicons45,181
Lucide13,703
Github stars
Heroicons23,764
Lucide24,184
Activity
Commits last 30d
Heroicons0
Lucide50
Release
Cadence days
Heroicons22
Lucide4
History
Heroicons20 items
Lucide20 items
License
Spdx
HeroiconsMIT
Lucide
Language
Primary
HeroiconsJavaScript
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for icon tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
Heroicons-
Lucide-
Vector svg raw download extraction
Heroicons-
Lucide-
Css webfont CDN hosting
Heroicons-
Lucide-
React vue npm package delivery
Heroicons-
Lucide-
Figma sketch native plugin
Heroicons-
Lucide-
Unified stroke weight and color control
Heroicons-
Lucide-
Desktop mac win library management app
Heroicons-
Lucide-
Multi style families solid outline duotone
Heroicons-
Lucide-
Animated svg lottie file support
Heroicons-
Lucide-
Commercial usage rights granted
Heroicons-
Lucide-
SOC2 type ii
Heroicons-
Lucide-
ISO 27001
Heroicons-
Lucide-
Pricing model
Heroicons-
Lucide-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Heroicons

An open-source library of high-quality SVG icons created by the Tailwind CSS team for UI development. Includes over 300 icons, provided free under the MIT license.

Independently observed

Lucide

An open-source icon library containing over 1600 optimized SVG icons for digital projects. Supports customization of color, size, and stroke width, with packages available across major package managers.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Heroicons

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source (MIT licensed)

as of verify ↗

Lucide

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Heroicons
Lucide
iOS
Heroicons
Lucide
Android
Heroicons
Lucide
CLI
Heroicons
Lucide

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Heroicons

Not documented yet.

Lucide

2 total
  • React
  • React Native
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.