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Penpot vs The Icon Set
Open-source design and prototyping platform, no proprietary icon collection.
PenpotOpen source design and prototyping platform
The Icon SetYour Complete Collection of Figma Icons!Which to pick
Pick Penpot if you want…
- Open-source full-stack design platform
- Open-source design suite
- Open-source code (penpot/penpot on GitHub, MPL-2.0 license)
- Integrations with CSS, HTML or SVG (on Penpot's list, not The Icon Set's)
Pick The Icon Set if you want…
- Editable multi-style Figma icon library
- Integrations with Figma or IconJar (on The Icon Set's list, not Penpot's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Penpot:Penpot is an open-source design and prototyping platform for collaborative UI, design systems, and AI-enhanced workflows.
- The Icon Set:A comprehensive Figma icon library of 5,200+ editable SVG icons in five styles.
- Best for
- Penpot:Open-source full-stack design platform
- The Icon Set:Editable multi-style Figma icon library
- Who it’s for
- Penpot:Designers, developers, and AI agents needing scalable, code-friendly design collaboration.
- The Icon Set:UI/UX designers who work in Figma.
- Pricing
- Penpot:Freemium
- The Icon Set:Freemium
- Plans
- Penpot:Professional $0 per user per month · Unlimited $7 per editor per month · Enterprise $25 per member per month · Private Server $50k per year
- The Icon Set:UI ICONS Free $0
- Open source
- Penpot:Yes, 60,699 GitHub stars
- The Icon Set:—
- Works with
- Penpot:CSS, HTML, SVG, JSON, design tokens, AI agents
- The Icon Set:Figma, IconJar
Penpot features
- Responsive UI Design. Create wireframes, interactive prototypes, and CSS Grid/Flex layouts.
- Design Systems. Manage components, design tokens, and shared libraries at scale.
- Code Inspection. Export and inspect CSS, HTML, SVG, JSON and Penpot’s open file format.
- AI Workflows. Integrate any LLM or AI tool directly into design-to-code and code-to-design pipelines.
- Self-host & Cloud. Choose between Penpot’s hosted cloud or self-hosted deployment.
- Unlimited Collaboration. Unlimited teams, projects and file creation across plans.
The Icon Set features
- 5,200+ icons. Over 5,200 SVG icons covering 16 categories and 5 visual styles.
- 5 styles. Icons available in Line, Light, Duotone, Duocolor and Solid.
- Smart tags & sorting. Alphabetically sorted with smart tags for quick discovery.
- Customizable variables. Designed with Figma variables for easy color, size and style changes.
- Free icons. A free tier includes 520+ icons with basic components.
- One-time payment. Paid plans are a single purchase with unlimited future updates.
Penpot vs The Icon Set FAQ
Is Penpot or The Icon Set free?+
Penpot has a free plan (Professional); paid plans start at $25/month per user (Enterprise). The Icon Set has a free plan (UI ICONS Free) and paid plans.
Is Penpot or The Icon Set open source?+
Penpot is open source (penpot/penpot on GitHub, MPL-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for The Icon Set.
Do Penpot and The Icon Set integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Penpot lists CSS, HTML, SVG, JSON and 2 more; The Icon Set lists Figma and IconJar.
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