WordPress plugin comparison

Cresta Social Share Counter vs Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

Cresta Social Share Counter

by CrestaProject

2K+ installs4.8

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

by Inisev

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons has more active installs: 10K+, against 2K+ for Cresta Social Share Counter.
On a typical day, Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is downloaded about 163 times, Cresta Social Share Counter about 21.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,911 reviews, against 4.8 from 55 reviews.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Feb 21, 2026 for Cresta Social Share Counter.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Cresta Social Share Counter.
Cresta Social Share Counter has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons.

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Cresta Social Share Counter	Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#4,947	#1,674
Active installs	2K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	544	6.7K
Rating	4.8(55)	4.9(1.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.52	×1.15
Last release	8 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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