Company Overview
Founded in 2018 by Nattu Adnan (part of the same Design Barn company behind LottieFiles), Iconscout is a comprehensive design asset marketplace headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, with operations in Malaysia. The platform offers high-quality design resources including icons, illustrations, 3D assets, and Lottie animations.
As one of the leading design asset platforms globally, Iconscout serves millions of designers and development teams across branding, UI/UX, product design, marketing creative, and more. Operating on a Freemium and subscription model, Iconscout and LottieFiles together form Design Barn's complete ecosystem in the design assets space.
In the design assets space, Iconscout competes with Flaticon, Icons8, Noun Project, Envato Elements, Shutterstock, and Freepik.
Core Products
| Product | Description |
|---|---|
| Iconscout Marketplace | Comprehensive design asset platform for searching and downloading icons, illustrations, 3D assets, and Lottie animations |
| Iconscout Plugins | Plugins for Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD and other design tools, enabling in-workflow asset usage |
| Iconscout API | Developer API for integrating the asset library into websites, applications, and design collaboration platforms |
| Iconscout Teams | Team collaboration solution with shared resource libraries, unified license management, and team workflows |
| Iconscout for Branding | Brand asset management tool helping enterprises centrally manage brand icons and illustration assets |
Core Strengths
- Diverse Resources: Covers icons, illustrations, 3D assets, and Lottie animations, meeting a wide range of design needs
- Design Tool Integration: Deep support for Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD and other major design tools, seamlessly integrating into creative workflows
- High-Quality Assets: Curated submissions from designers and creators ensuring quality and style consistency
- Flexible Licensing: Clear free and commercial licensing structures supporting team and enterprise management
- LottieFiles Synergy: Shares the Design Barn ecosystem, providing industry-leading Lottie animation resources
Key Milestones
- 2018: Iconscout launched by Nattu Adnan, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, USA
- 2026: Continues expanding asset library scale, design tool integrations, and team collaboration features
Market Position
Iconscout is a significant player in the global design asset marketplace, with notable influence in icons, illustrations, and Lottie animations. Its main competitors include:
- Flaticon: World's largest icon library, part of Freepik Company, with 7M+ vector icons
- Icons8: One-stop design resource platform offering icons, illustrations, and photos
- Noun Project: Popular icon library known for free icons and a global community
- Envato Elements: Subscription-based design asset platform with templates, fonts, illustrations, and more
- Shutterstock: World's largest stock image platform covering photos, vectors, illustrations, and video
- Freepik: Leading free design resource platform offering vectors, PSD files, and photos
