// COMPARISON

React Icons vs Lucide Icons (2026)

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

React Icons

40,000

icons

⭐ 11,500 stars

VS

Lucide Icons

1,400

icons

⭐ 12,000 stars

FEATURE COMPARISON

FEATURE

React Icons

Lucide Icons

Total Icons

★40,000

1,400

GitHub Stars

11,500

★12,000

License

MIT

ISC

TypeScript

✓ Yes

✓ Yes

Tree Shakable

✓ Yes

✓ Yes

Figma Plugin

✗ No

★✓ Yes

Styles

outline, filled, duotone, brands

outline

Frameworks

react, nextjs

★react, vue, svelte, 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 LUCIDE ICONS IF...

→Actively maintained

→Consistent style

→TypeScript support

→Tree-shakable

React Icons

npm install react-icons

Lucide Icons

npm install lucide-react