Lucide
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you are a developer who needs a free, consistent, tree-shakable icon set for web apps.
Comparison
Lucide lands on Worth it, and Hugeicons lands on Depends.
Buy if you are a developer who needs a free, consistent, tree-shakable icon set for web apps.
Buy if you ship polished UI daily and want one consistent premium icon set at $99/year.
| Compare | Lucide | Hugeicons |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Depends |
| Best for | Developers building web UIs | Product designers wanting one consistent premium set |
| Who it's not for | Non-developers wanting ready-made graphics | Anyone already fine with free Lucide or Tabler icons |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.10 | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.15 |
| Support quality | Community only, no SLA evidence | No support evidence in sources reviewed |
| Public sentiment | Developers praise Lucide's consistency and easy setup, though some switch to rivals like Tabler for more icon variety. | Users praise the set's polish and breadth, though developer threads frequently default to free rivals like Lucide and Tabler.16 |
| Biggest gotcha | v1.0 dropped brand icons . audit imports before upgrading⁶ | Lifetime access price rising to $1,197 . buy lifetime only if you'll use it for years. |