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Montserrat vs Zalando Sans
Montserrat and Zalando Sans are both freely available sans-serif fonts. They share 61% design similarity. This comparison helps you pick between two strong open-source options.
Design DNA
Design overlap:75%
Montserrat
Zalando Sans
Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts
Visual Comparison
Montserrat
FreeAa Bb Cc 123
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()
Zalando Sans
FreeAa Bb Cc 123
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Montserrat | Zalando Sans |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Free | Free |
| Classification | sans-serif | sans-serif |
| Variable Font | Yes | Yes |
| Weights | Variable (100-900) | Variable (100-900) |
| Italics | Yes | Yes |
| License | OFL-1.1 | OFL-1.1 |
| Language Support | latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, cyrillic-extended, vietnamese | latin, latin-extended |
| Source | Google Fonts | Google Fonts |
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Weight & Style Coverage
Performance Comparison
| Metric | Montserrat | Zalando Sans |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 53/100 | 66/100 |
| File Size | 418.0 KB | 128.9 KB |
| Weights | 9 (var) | 9 (var) |
| Italics | Yes | Yes |
| Variable Font | Yes (1 axes) | Yes (1 axes) |
| Language Groups | 5 | 2 |
| CDN Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| x-Height Ratio | 0.525 | 0.514 |
| Cap Height Ratio | 0.7 | 0.714 |
Zalando Sans is 69% lighter for the standard weight set (400, 400i, 700).
Which Should You Choose?
Recommended: Montserrat
- Replaces 11 premium fonts
- modern, clean character
- Popular in enterprise-corporate and financial-services
- Variable font with continuous weight range
- Broader language and script support
Consider: Zalando Sans
- modern, clean character
- Popular in enterprise-corporate
- Variable font with continuous weight range
- Free under OFL-1.1
Premium Font Coverage
Montserrat covers 11 premium fonts vs Zalando Sans's 0