WordPress plugin comparison
Async Social Sharing vs Social Sharing Plugin
At a glance
- Social Sharing Plugin has more active installs: 4K+, against 100+ for Async Social Sharing.
- On a typical day, Social Sharing Plugin is downloaded about 36 times, Async Social Sharing about 4.
- Async Social Sharing is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.1 from 18 reviews.
- Social Sharing Plugin was updated more recently: Jul 30, 2026, against Jun 25, 2014 for Async Social Sharing.
- Async Social Sharing has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for Social Sharing Plugin.
Line by line
Social Sharing Plugin leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Async Social Sharing |  Social Sharing Plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #13,165 | #3,491 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 90 | 1.1K |
| Rating | 4.3(12) | 4.1(18) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | – | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.70 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 3 months 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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