Best Material Symbols Alternatives in 2026
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20 tools from icon libraries ranked against Material Symbols on the same published basis.
- 1Material Symbols vs The Noun Project
- 2Material Symbols vs Font Awesome
- 3Material Symbols vs Eva Icons
- 4Material Symbols vs Hugeicons
- 5Material Symbols vs Material Design Icons
- 7Material Symbols vs Iconoir
- 8Material Symbols vs Tabler Icons
- 9Material Symbols vs Boxicons
- 10Material Symbols vs Bootstrap Icons
- 11Material Symbols vs Flaticon
- 12Material Symbols vs Endless Icons
- 13Material Symbols vs Fluent UI System Icons
- 14Material Symbols vs Phosphor Icons
- 15Material Symbols vs Ant Design Icons
- 16Material Symbols vs IconsPedia
- 17Material Symbols vs CSS.gg
- 18Material Symbols vs Ionicons
- 19Material Symbols vs Nucleo
- 20Material Symbols vs Lordicon
- 21Material Symbols vs Icons8 Background Remover
Material Symbols alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Noun Project | 7.7 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | API, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Font Awesome | 7.6 | Free plan | $4/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Eva Icons | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 4 | Hugeicons | 7.3 | Free plan | $8.25/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 5 | Material Design Icons | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Iconoir | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Web |
| 8 | Tabler Icons | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 9 | Boxicons | 6.9 | Free plan | $3.25/mo | Web |
| 10 | Bootstrap Icons | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 11 | Flaticon | 6.7 | Free plan | $8.25/mo | Web |
| 12 | Endless Icons | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 13 | Fluent UI System Icons | 6.4 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web |
| 14 | Phosphor Icons | 6.4 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | Ant Design Icons | 6.3 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 16 | IconsPedia | 6.2 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | CSS.gg | 6.1 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | Ionicons | 6.1 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 19 | Nucleo | 6.1 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac |
| 20 | Lordicon | 6.0 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Icons8 Background Remover | 5.9 | No | — | API |
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Questions about Material Symbols alternatives
What is the best alternative to Material Symbols?
The Noun Project, number 1 in icon libraries with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: Font Awesome, Eva Icons, Hugeicons and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Material Symbols?
The Noun Project is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.