WordPress plugin comparison

Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard) vs Metricool

Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard)

by Shiva Shanker Bhatta

10+ installs1.0

Metricool

by Really Simple Plugins

90K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Metricool has more active installs: 90K+, against 10+ for Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard).
On a typical day, Metricool is downloaded about 2,270 times, Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard) about 1.
Metricool is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 23 reviews, against 1.0 from 2 reviews.
Metricool was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Dec 8, 2016 for Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard).
Metricool is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.30 for Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard).
Metricool has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard).

Metricool leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard)	Metricool
Popular rank	#41,170	#488
Active installs	10+	90K+
Downloads, last 30 days	21	108.8K
Rating	1.0(2)	4.4(23)
Support threads resolved	–	75%
Tested up to	4.6.30	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.56
Last release	10 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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