WordPress plugin comparison
Fuse Social Icons vs ShareThis Share Buttons
Fuse Social Icons
by Daniyal Ahmed (a11n)
10K+ installs4.6
ShareThis Share Buttons
by ShareThis
10K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- Both have 10K+ active installs.
- On a typical day, ShareThis Share Buttons is downloaded about 131 times, Fuse Social Icons about 79.
- Fuse Social Icons is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 58 reviews, against 3.5 from 26 reviews.
- ShareThis Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against Sep 12, 2026 for Fuse Social Icons.
- ShareThis Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Fuse Social Icons.
- Fuse Social Icons has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for ShareThis Share Buttons.
Line by line
ShareThis Share Buttons leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Fuse Social Icons | ShareThis Share Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,742 | #1,533 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.5K | 5.6K |
| Rating | 4.6(58) | 3.5(26) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.84 | ×0.73 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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