WordPress plugin comparison

Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons vs Metricool

Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons

by JWebSol

200+ installs4.7

Metricool

by Really Simple Plugins

90K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Metricool has more active installs: 90K+, against 200+ for Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons.
On a typical day, Metricool is downloaded about 1,691 times, Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons about 23.
Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 73 reviews, against 4.4 from 23 reviews.
Metricool was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 28, 2026 for Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons.
Metricool resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Metricool has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons.

Metricool leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons	Metricool
Popular rank	#12,605	#491
Active installs	200+	90K+
Downloads, last 30 days	859	106.1K
Rating	4.7(73)	4.4(23)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.45	×1.56
Last release	12 days ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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