Better Font Awesome vs Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor - Elementor Icons library
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor - Elementor Icons library leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #236, ahead of Better Font Awesome at #627. Over the last 7 days Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor - Elementor Icons library held its place and Better Font Awesome climbed 2 places. Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor - Elementor Icons library has the largest install base, roughly 3.3× the next: 200K+ active installs against 60K+ for Better Font Awesome. Downloads this week: Better Font Awesome 39,525 and Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor - Elementor Icons library 7,034. Ratings: Better Font Awesome 4.5★ from 87 and Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor - Elementor Icons library 5★ from 21 reviews.
| Metric | Better Font Awesome | Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor - Elementor Icons library |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #627 ▲ 2 | #236 ▬ |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 200K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 39,525 | 7,034 |
| Rating | 4.5★ (87) | 5★ (21) |
| Last updated | Sep 10, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
| Best rank on record | #626 | #235 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2014 | Jun 2020 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 8 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Better Font Awesome or Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor - Elementor Icons library?
By active installs, Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor - Elementor Icons library: 200K+ sites run it against 60K+ for Better Font Awesome, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 13, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Better Font Awesome or Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor - Elementor Icons library?
Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor - Elementor Icons library, at #236 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Better Font Awesome at #627. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Better Font Awesome or Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor - Elementor Icons library alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.