WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Social Share vs Social Snap
At a glance
- Social Snap has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Essential Social Share.
- On a typical day, Social Snap is downloaded about 61 times, Essential Social Share about 1.
- Essential Social Share has no reviews yet.
- Social Snap was updated more recently: Jan 27, 2026, against Mar 6, 2017 for Essential Social Share.
- Social Snap is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.7.39 for Essential Social Share.
- Essential Social Share has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Social Snap.
Line by line
Social Snap leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Essential Social Share |  Social Snap |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #34,375 | #2,012 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 1.6K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.2(58) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.57 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.2.4 |
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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