WordPress plugin comparison

Catch Social Share vs Simple Social Media Share Buttons

Catch Social Share

by Catch Plugins

50+ installs

Simple Social Media Share Buttons

by Adnan

20K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Simple Social Media Share Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against 50+ for Catch Social Share.
On a typical day, Simple Social Media Share Buttons is downloaded about 238 times, Catch Social Share about 4.
Catch Social Share has no reviews yet.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against May 22, 2026 for Catch Social Share.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Catch Social Share.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2019 for Catch Social Share.

Simple Social Media Share Buttons leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Catch Social Share	Simple Social Media Share Buttons
Popular rank	#21,016	#1,339
Active installs	50+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	112	15.8K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(194)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.23	×1.09
Last release	5 months ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.1

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