WordPress plugin comparison

Hey Social vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Hey Social

by andrea.olivato

10+ installs

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

by Inisev

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Hey Social.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Hey Social about 1.
Hey Social has no reviews yet.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Aug 4, 2008 for Hey Social.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 2.6.1 for Hey Social.
Hey Social has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons.

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Hey Social	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#36,422	#416
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	23	19.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	2.6.1	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.32
Last release	18 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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