WordPress plugin comparison
Font Awesome vs Seed Fonts
At a glance
- Font Awesome has more active installs: 400K+, against 20K+ for Seed Fonts.
- On a typical day, Font Awesome is downloaded about 1,286 times, Seed Fonts about 40.
- Seed Fonts is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 3.6 from 61 reviews.
- Font Awesome was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Aug 6, 2024 for Seed Fonts.
- Font Awesome is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Seed Fonts.
- Font Awesome has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for Seed Fonts.
Line by line
Font Awesome leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Font Awesome |  Seed Fonts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #142 | #1,272 |
| Active installs | 400K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 37.2K | 782 |
| Rating | 3.6(61) | 4.6(16) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.6.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.22 | ×0.16 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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