Design
Font Awesome
Widely used icon library.
What it is
Font Awesome provides a large, consistent icon set usable as a web font or SVG, free at its core with a paid pro tier. A single consistent icon vocabulary across a product saves more time than any individual icon, and the free core covers most interfaces. Loading the whole font when you need twelve icons is the usual performance mistake.
Font Awesome pricing
Font Awesome publishes 4 plans. Paid tiers start at $4/mo billed annually, and a free tier is listed alongside them.
| Plan | Price | What the vendor’s page says |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | $0/mo | Free plan $0/yr: 1 project kit, 10K pageviews, WordPress; no Pro icons, no seats, no icon uploads |
| Starter | $4/mo billed annually | Starter $4/mo billed annually ($48/yr): all Pro icons via CDN, 5 project kits, 50K pageviews/month, WordPress plugin, 1 seat, 20 icon uploads |
| Solo | $8/mo billed annually | Solo $8/mo billed annually ($96/yr): everything in Starter plus Pro+ icons, icon downloads, npm, Figma, perpetual license, 10 kits, 1M pageviews, 200 icon uploads, 3 GB bandwidth |
| Team | $16/user/mo billed annually | Team $16/mo billed annually ($192/yr): everything in Solo plus 3 seats scaling to 50 with graduated seat pricing ($20/seat), team roles and permissions, 20 kits, 2M pageviews, 400 icon uploads, 6 GB bandwidth |
Prices read from the vendor's own pricing page on 2026-09-09. Vendors change plans without notice — check the source before you budget. Source
Key features
Web font and SVG delivery
Ships icons as a font or as individual SVG components.
Consistent icon set
Keeps stroke weight and metrics uniform across the library.
Framework packages
Provides official components for the common front-end frameworks.
Strengths and trade-offs
What works well
- Enormous icon coverage
- Consistent visual style
- Works with any framework
Where it falls short
- Full font is heavy if loaded carelessly
- Pro tier needed for many icons
- Style is dated to some eyes
Who it is for
Teams that need broad icon coverage without commissioning artwork.
Pick it or skip it
Pick Font Awesome if
- Hosted projects that just need the Pro library from a CDN: Starter is $4/month billed annually ($48/yr) with 5 kits, 50K pageviews and 1 seat
- Individual designers and developers who need downloads, npm and Figma — Solo at $8/month annually ($96/yr) adds Pro+ icons, 10 kits, 1M pageviews and 200 icon uploads
- Small teams: Team at $16/month annually ($192/yr) starts at 3 seats and scales to 50 with graduated seat pricing, 20 kits and 2M pageviews
Skip it if
- You want to self-host on a monthly plan — annual Starter and every monthly plan are Cloud/CDN only; downloads, npm, Figma and the perpetual license need annual Solo or Team
- Your traffic is spiky: pageviews are capped per plan and overage runs $2 per extra 250K pageviews plus $1 per extra GB of bandwidth
- You only need free icons — the Free plan covers 1 kit and 10K pageviews with no Pro icons, no uploads and no seats, and there is no reason to pay
Our verdict
The safe default for icons. Load only what you use or it costs page weight.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Font Awesome Pro cost?
- Billed annually, Starter is $4/month ($48/yr), Solo is $8/month ($96/yr) and Team is $16/month ($192/yr); Enterprise is contact-sales. All paid plans include the full Pro library, and Pro+ icons come with Solo and Team. Font Awesome states annual billing saves 50% against monthly. The Free plan stays free with no trial and no time limit, but it has no Pro icons, no icon uploads and no team seats.
- What does 'Cloud' mean on a Font Awesome plan, and can I self-host?
- Cloud means icons are served from Font Awesome's CDN — no downloads, no self-hosting and no local files. Starter is Cloud-only, and Solo and Team are Cloud when billed monthly. Switching Solo or Team to annual billing unlocks the full toolkit: icon downloads, hosted npm, Figma and a perpetual license that lets you keep the icons released during your subscription forever.
- What happens if I go over the pageview limit?
- Font Awesome charges a flat overage rather than cutting you off: $2 per month for each additional 250K pageviews on Starter, Solo and Team, and $1.00 per additional GB of bandwidth on Solo and Team. Included allowances are 10K pageviews on Free, 50K on Starter, 1M on Solo and 2M on Team; bandwidth is 3 GB on Solo and 6 GB on Team, and is not included on Free or Starter.
- How much does Font Awesome cost?
- Font Awesome publishes 4 plans: Free plan at $0/mo, Starter at $4/mo billed annually, Solo at $8/mo billed annually, Team at $16/user/mo billed annually. Every figure is read from the vendor's own pricing page; the pricing section above shows the source sentence for each tier.
- Does Font Awesome have a free plan?
- Yes. Font Awesome offers a free tier with limits; paid plans unlock higher usage or team features.
- Who is Font Awesome best for?
- Teams that need broad icon coverage without commissioning artwork.
- What are the main drawbacks of Font Awesome?
- The trade-offs we noted: Full font is heavy if loaded carelessly; Pro tier needed for many icons; Style is dated to some eyes.
- When should you not use Font Awesome?
- Skip Font Awesome if: You want to self-host on a monthly plan — annual Starter and every monthly plan are Cloud/CDN only; downloads, npm, Figma and the perpetual license need annual Solo or Team; Your traffic is spiky: pageviews are capped per plan and overage runs $2 per extra 250K pageviews plus $1 per extra GB of bandwidth; You only need free icons — the Free plan covers 1 kit and 10K pageviews with no Pro icons, no uploads and no seats, and there is no reason to pay.
What we checked
- Public APIOffers a documented API you can build against.Yes
- Mobile appHas a native app for iOS or Android, not just a mobile website.No
- Open source / self-hostableSource is open and the tool can be run on your own infrastructure.Yes
- SSO (SAML)Supports SAML single sign-on on at least one plan.No
“Not checked” means exactly that — we have not verified it, and we do not guess.
Evidence and freshness
Status: Vendor pricing page verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-09
- Font Awesome — Plans & Pricing ↗
Checked 2026-09-09 · Supports: Starter $4/mo billed annually ($48/yr): all Pro icons via CDN, 5 project kits, 50K pageviews/month, WordPress plugin, 1 seat, 20 icon uploads, Solo $8/mo billed annually ($96/yr): everything in Starter plus Pro+ icons, icon downloads, npm, Figma, perpetual license, 10 kits, 1M pageviews, 200 icon uploads, 3 GB bandwidth, Team $16/mo billed annually ($192/yr): everything in Solo plus 3 seats scaling to 50 with graduated seat pricing ($20/seat), team roles and permissions, 20 kits, 2M pageviews, 400 icon uploads, 6 GB bandwidth, Free plan $0/yr: 1 project kit, 10K pageviews, WordPress; no Pro icons, no seats, no icon uploads, Enterprise is Contact Sales for large organizations with procurement requirements, Overages: flat $2 per extra 250K pageviews, $1.00 per extra GB bandwidth, Annual Starter and all monthly plans are CDN-only ('Cloud'); annual Solo and Team unlock downloads, self-hosting and the perpetual license, Annual billing stated as saving 50% versus monthly; monthly cancels anytime, annual lasts the year
Limit: Vendor pricing page was reviewed by an editor on this date; this record is not a ToolCompare benchmark. Prices and limits change.
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