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Flaticon

The largest database of free icons, 16M+ icons

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★4.5ratingPricing · Freemium from $10/moStable
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Low
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.5
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Flaticon does

Flaticon is an online library of icons and stickers for personal and commercial projects. It serves designers, content creators and businesses, including those producing client work. Free users download PNG files, must credit the author and link back, and get 3 collections of up to 50 icons each. Premium adds SVG, EPS, PSD and BASE64 formats, no attribution requirement, unlimited collections of up to 256 icons, unlimited use of the online editor, priority support, an ad free experience, full licenses and exclusive content. Related offerings include an API and a Google Workspace add on. Pricing is freemium: Premium costs $12.99 per month, or $99.00 per year, and subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled.

How Flaticon compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Flaticon does. Among the 2 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Noun Project at $5 a month and the median is $7. Flaticon starts at $10 a month, above that median. 4 of the 5 offer an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Flaticon. Flaticon offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Flaticon was founded in 2013; the alternatives were founded between 2007 and 2020, 3 of them earlier.

Market position · Design

How Flaticon compares in Design

Flaticon has low opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 352 live Design tools on FalcoScan. Across Design, the average opportunity score is 52.4 and the average saturation score 41.5. FalcoScan rates Flaticon's own market position as contested. 54 of the 352 operating Design tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 23 shutdowns in the category.

Flaticon compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
FlaticonFounded 2013LowContestedFreemium$10/moYesNoWebStable
Font AwesomeFounded 2012LowContestedFreemium—YesYesWebStable
IconfinderFounded 2007LowContestedFreemium$9/moYesYesWebStable
PexelsFounded 2014LowContestedFree—YesYesWeb, MobileStable
Noun ProjectFounded 2010LowContestedFreemium$5/moYesYesWebStable
HeroiconsFounded 2020LowOpenFree—YesNoWebStable

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Flaticon exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Search
Industry Verticals
Design
Tagged

Flaticon shows up when builders search for these

iconsfreeSVGcollectionsAI-search
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Questions

Flaticon: common questions

How much does Flaticon Premium cost?

As of Oct 2026, Flaticon Premium costs $12.99 per month billed monthly, or $99.00 billed every 12 months.

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Is Flaticon free?

Flaticon has a free tier, with paid plans from $10 a month.

What are the best alternatives to Flaticon?

The closest alternatives to Flaticon that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Font Awesome, Iconfinder, Pexels, Noun Project, and Heroicons.

Is Flaticon still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Flaticon as operating at flaticon.com.

Does Flaticon have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Flaticon.

Who is Flaticon for?

Flaticon is built for designers, developers, and marketers.

How do I sign in to Flaticon?

Sign in on Flaticon's own website, flaticon.com. FalcoScan reviews Flaticon but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Flaticon directly.

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