WordPress plugin comparison
Floating Chat Buttons vs Simple Chat Button
At a glance
- Simple Chat Button has more active installs: 30K+, against 1K+ for Floating Chat Buttons.
- On a typical day, Simple Chat Button is downloaded about 121 times, Floating Chat Buttons about 27.
- Floating Chat Buttons is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 54 reviews, against 4.8 from 14 reviews.
- Floating Chat Buttons was updated more recently: Sep 1, 2026, against Aug 21, 2026 for Simple Chat Button.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Floating Chat Buttons has been around longer: since 2019, against 2021 for Simple Chat Button.
Line by line
Simple Chat Button leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Floating Chat Buttons |  Simple Chat Button |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,270 | #911 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 617 | 3.6K |
| Rating | 4.9(54) | 4.8(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.62 | ×0.98 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- Floating Chat Buttons vs Joinchat
- Floating Chat Buttons vs Floating Chat Widget
- Floating Chat Buttons vs Call Now Button
- Floating Chat Buttons vs All-in-one Sticky Floating Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs
- Simple Chat Button vs Click to Chat
- Simple Chat Button vs Social Chat
- Simple Chat Button vs WP Chat App
- Simple Chat Button vs ChatHelp
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free