WordPress plugin comparison

Buttonizer vs Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

Buttonizer

by Buttonizer

40K+ installs4.8

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

by Inisev

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Buttonizer has more active installs: 40K+, against 10K+ for Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons.
On a typical day, Buttonizer is downloaded about 176 times, Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons about 163.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,911 reviews, against 4.8 from 396 reviews.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 13, 2026 for Buttonizer.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Buttonizer has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons.

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Buttonizer	Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#818	#1,674
Active installs	40K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	5.5K	6.7K
Rating	4.8(396)	4.9(1.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.01	×1.15
Last release	3 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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