// COMPARISON

React Icons vs Heroicons (2026)

A detailed comparison of React Icons and Heroicons covering icon count, TypeScript support, bundle size, framework compatibility and more.

React Icons

40,000

icons

⭐ 11,500 stars

VS

Heroicons

292

icons

⭐ 21,000 stars

FEATURE COMPARISON

FEATURE

React Icons

Heroicons

Total Icons

★40,000

292

GitHub Stars

11,500

★21,000

License

MIT

MIT

TypeScript

✓ Yes

✓ Yes

Tree Shakable

✓ Yes

✓ Yes

Figma Plugin

✗ No

★✓ Yes

Styles

outline, filled, duotone, brands

outline, solid, mini

Frameworks

react, nextjs

★react, vue, nextjs

CHOOSE REACT ICONS IF...

→One package replaces 25+ separate installs

→40,000+ icons — largest vocabulary available

→Unified API across all included sets

→Full TypeScript support

CHOOSE HEROICONS IF...

→Made by Tailwind team

→Multiple styles

→High quality

React Icons

npm install react-icons

Heroicons

npm install @heroicons/react