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VERDICT

Should I use Hugeicons?

60,000+ Free & Pro Icons for Designers & Developers - hugeicons.com

Depends. Buy if you ship polished UI daily and want one consistent premium icon set at $99/year. Skip it if free sets like Lucide or Tabler already cover your needs.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~25 public sources. G2 review snippets were truncated, so no numeric rating could be extracted.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources reviewed
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Pro$99/year
LifetimeRising to $1,197

Best for

  • Product designers wanting one consistent premium set
  • React/web teams shipping polished UI
  • SaaS founders doing their own UI
  • WordPress and Laravel site builders

Not for

  • Anyone already fine with free Lucide or Tabler icons
  • Enterprise buyers needing published security docs — page 404s
  • Projects needing only a handful of icons
  • Teams wanting vendor-scale support from an indie operation

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Lifetime access price rising to $1,197 — buy lifetime only if you'll use it for years.

medium

hugeicons-react npm package is deprecated — expect migration work to current packages.

low

Free tier is ~3,800 icons; most of the advertised 60,000 sit behind the paid plan.

low

Verify license scope before client work; terms live in a separate licensing FAQ.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 60,000+ free and pro icons across multiple styles
  • G2 users value the extensive icon set
  • Integrations for React, Figma, WordPress, Laravel Blade
  • Free core icons package on npm
  • Called 'beautiful' in third-party comparisons

Cons

  • Official hugeicons-react package is deprecated
  • Product security page currently returns a 404
  • Only ~3,800 icons free; most of 60,000 paid
  • Dev threads often recommend free rivals Lucide and Tabler instead

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/26/2026 - 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x3security x1news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. $99/year for 60k+ icons undercuts buying sets piecemeal
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Plugins for React, Figma, WordPress, Laravel Blade
  • Feature depth: 4/5. 60,000+ icons, many styles; breadth is the strength
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources reviewed
  • Security posture: 2/5. Security page 404s; Stripe handles payments only
  • 60,000+ Icon count Free & Pro, per official site
  • $99/year Pro price Per licensing FAQ
  • Yes Free tier 3,800+ free icons, npm core package
  • ~1M Users Founder claims 'nearly 1 million people'

Pricing

Free

$0

  • 3,800+ free icons
  • npm core-free-icons package

Pro

$99/year

  • Full icon library access
  • Commercial license per FAQ

Lifetime

Rising to $1,197

  • One-time payment
  • Price increase announced

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Users praise the set's polish and breadth, though developer threads frequently default to free rivals like Lucide and Tabler.

“If I have to pay for Pro for an icon set, I'll pick Hugeicons”
Facebook design group
“Looks clean? it's because it was made with Hugeicons.”
Facebook design group
“Hugeicons are a clean, c…”
Reddit, r/FigmaDesign

Alternatives

Compare Hugeicons with each alternative.

  • Lucide

    Free, open-source; Reddit devs' default icon pick.

    Hugeicons vs Lucide

  • Tabler Icons

    Free open-source set recommended in React icon threads.

  • Streamline

    Marketed as the Hugeicons alternative for pro designers.

Companies that use it

  • Conga
  • Happy Addons
Full analysis

Based on ~25 public sources. G2 review snippets were truncated, so no numeric rating could be extracted.

Polished 60k+ icon library, $99/yr, loved by designers — but free Lucide/Tabler may be enough for you.

Methodology

Based on ~25 public sources. G2 review snippets were truncated, so no numeric rating could be extracted.

Sources

  1. Hugeicons homepagehugeicons.com
    official
  2. Hugeicons licensing FAQhugeicons.com
    official
  3. Hugeicons payment & billing FAQhugeicons.com
    official
  4. Hugeicons security page (404)hugeicons.com
    security
  5. Hugeicons Pro G2 reviewsg2.com
    review
  6. hugeicons-react (deprecated)github.com
    official
  7. Lifetime price increase announcementthreads.com
    news
  8. Best icon library? — r/reactjsreddit.com
    review
  9. 3,800+ free icons launch — r/SaaSreddit.com
    news
  10. Hugeicons free UI SVG icons — r/FigmaDesignreddit.com
    review

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