Comparison

iconmonstr vs Font Awesome

iconmonstr and Font Awesome both land on Worth it.

iconmonstr

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

If you need clean, simple SVG/PNG icons for a website, app, or deck, use it . it is free, commercial-use, and requires no signup.

Worth it

Confidence: High

The free tier is a safe default for nearly any web project . mature, huge library, zero cost.

iconmonstr versus Font Awesome
Compare	iconmonstr	Font Awesome
Verdict	Worth it	Worth it
Best for	Web and app UI icons	Web projects needing quick, consistent icons
Who it's not for	Teams wanting icon fonts or npm workflows	Performance-critical sites unwilling to subset the icon kit
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^²	Core library is largely clean; most CVEs sit in third-party WordPress plugins that integrate Font Awesome.¹⁶
Support quality	No evidence of any support channels	Dev/design support gated behind Pro subscription
Public sentiment	Developers and designers have recommended iconmonstr as a convenient free icon source for over a decade.^³	Long-time developers largely respect the library's breadth and reliability, but a visible minority has moved to lighter alternatives.¹¹
Biggest gotcha	You cannot resell or sublicense icons . fine for apps, not for icon-pack products.^⁶	Third-party WordPress integrations keep generating CVEs . vet plugins, not just core.