WordPress plugin comparison

Easy Social Sharing vs Simple Social Media Share Buttons

Easy Social Sharing

by ThemeGrill

1K+ installs4.9

Simple Social Media Share Buttons

by Adnan

20K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Simple Social Media Share Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against 1K+ for Easy Social Sharing.
On a typical day, Simple Social Media Share Buttons is downloaded about 238 times, Easy Social Sharing about 10.
Easy Social Sharing is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.8 from 194 reviews.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Jan 11, 2023 for Easy Social Sharing.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Easy Social Sharing.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Easy Social Sharing.

Simple Social Media Share Buttons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Easy Social Sharing	Simple Social Media Share Buttons
Popular rank	#6,128	#1,339
Active installs	1K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	178	15.8K
Rating	4.9(7)	4.8(194)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.1.16	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.02	×1.09
Last release	3 years ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.1

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