shouldiuse.io

Comparison

Simple Icons vs Iconbuddy

Pick Simple Icons when

  • Developers needing brand SVGs
  • Open-source dashboards and homepages
  • Figma users grabbing brand logos
  • WordPress sites adding social icons

When Simple Icons is not a fit

  • Anyone needing general UI or illustrated icons . brands only
  • Teams wanting full-color or custom-styled icons
  • Buyers expecting support or SLAs . none exists
  • Non-technical users wanting an icon editor or marketplace

Sources

  1. simple-icons on npmnpmjs.com
    official
  2. Simple Icons sitesimpleicons.org
    official
  3. Simple Icons legal disclaimergithub.com
    official
  4. Release process FAQ (GitHub discussion)github.com
    official
  5. Site loading time complaints (GitHub discussion)github.com
    review
  6. CVE-2025-31786 via WPScanwpscan.com
    security
  7. Wordfence vulnerability entrywordfence.com
    security
  8. Simple Icons security page checksimpleicons.org
    security
  9. Best icon library thread (r/reactjs)reddit.com
    review
  10. Figma brand icons pluginfigma.com
    official