WordPress plugin comparison
Fuse Social Icons vs SimpleSocial
At a glance
- Fuse Social Icons has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for SimpleSocial.
- On a typical day, Fuse Social Icons is downloaded about 79 times, SimpleSocial about 12.
- Fuse Social Icons is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 58 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
- Fuse Social Icons was updated more recently: Sep 12, 2026, against Aug 17, 2026 for SimpleSocial.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
- Fuse Social Icons has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for SimpleSocial.
Line by line
Fuse Social Icons leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Fuse Social Icons |  SimpleSocial |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,740 | #15,900 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.5K | 414 |
| Rating | 4.6(58) | 3.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.84 | ×0.30 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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