Behance vs Font Awesome
The ultimate side-by-side head-to-head analysis for 2026.
Short answer
- Price: not directly comparable — Behance is free, Font Awesome is free tier available.
- How to start: Behance is free, Font Awesome is free tier available.
These lines are generated from the pricing we track, not from a paid placement. We do not publish a quality score, because we do not have one we can stand behind. They cannot tell you which tool fits your workflow — the sections below are there for that. How we score tools.
Behance
Font Awesome
Category
Design
Design
Base Price
Free
Free tier
Public API
Yes
Yes
Mobile app
Yes
No
Open source / self-hostable
No
Yes
SSO (SAML)
No
No
Choose Behance if:
Creatives who want a portfolio without building a site.
Choose Font Awesome if:
Teams that need broad icon coverage without commissioning artwork.
Behance: pros & cons
- Large audience and Adobe integration
- Full project case studies, not single images
- Free to publish
- Discovery favours established accounts
- Hiring signal is weak
- Little control over presentation
Font Awesome: pros & cons
- Enormous icon coverage
- Consistent visual style
- Works with any framework
- Full font is heavy if loaded carelessly
- Pro tier needed for many icons
- Style is dated to some eyes
Our verdict on Behance
Fine as a free portfolio. A personal site still converts better for client work.
Our verdict on Font Awesome
The safe default for icons. Load only what you use or it costs page weight.