WordPress plugin comparison
Async Social Sharing vs Metricool
Async Social Sharing
by Rachel Baker
100+ installs4.3
Metricool
by Really Simple Plugins
90K+ installs4.4
At a glance
- Metricool has more active installs: 90K+, against 100+ for Async Social Sharing.
- On a typical day, Metricool is downloaded about 2,101 times, Async Social Sharing about 4.
- Metricool is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 23 reviews, against 4.3 from 12 reviews.
- Metricool was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Jun 25, 2014 for Async Social Sharing.
- Async Social Sharing has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Metricool.
Line by line
Metricool leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Async Social Sharing | Metricool |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #13,125 | #487 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 90K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 92 | 108.6K |
| Rating | 4.3(12) | 4.4(23) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | – | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.56 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 6 days 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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