WordPress plugin comparison
Font Awesome vs Simple Font Awesome Icon
Font Awesome
by fontawesome
400K+ installs3.6
Simple Font Awesome Icon
by jomol
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Font Awesome has more active installs: 400K+, against fewer than 10 for Simple Font Awesome Icon.
- On a typical day, Font Awesome is downloaded about 1,274 times, Simple Font Awesome Icon about 2.
- Simple Font Awesome Icon is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.6 from 61 reviews.
- Font Awesome was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against May 31, 2018 for Simple Font Awesome Icon.
- Font Awesome is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Simple Font Awesome Icon.
- Font Awesome has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Simple Font Awesome Icon.
Line by line
Font Awesome leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Font Awesome | Simple Font Awesome Icon |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #142 | #50,575 |
| Active installs | 400K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 38.4K | 37 |
| Rating | 3.6(61) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.22 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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