WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Social Share Assistant vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Advanced Social Share Assistant

by Famety

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

by Inisev

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Advanced Social Share Assistant.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Advanced Social Share Assistant about 2.
Advanced Social Share Assistant is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 5,333 reviews.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Mar 19, 2026 for Advanced Social Share Assistant.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Advanced Social Share Assistant.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Advanced Social Share Assistant.

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Social Share Assistant	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#58,502	#416
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	44	19.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.05	×1.32
Last release	7 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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