WordPress plugin comparison
KP Social Share vs ShareThis Share Buttons
KP Social Share
by Kalpesh Prajapati
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
ShareThis Share Buttons
by ShareThis
10K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- ShareThis Share Buttons has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for KP Social Share.
- On a typical day, ShareThis Share Buttons is downloaded about 131 times, KP Social Share about 2.
- KP Social Share is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.5 from 26 reviews.
- ShareThis Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against Jan 6, 2025 for KP Social Share.
- ShareThis Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for KP Social Share.
- ShareThis Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for KP Social Share.
Line by line
ShareThis Share Buttons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | KP Social Share | ShareThis Share Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #67,154 | #1,533 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 37 | 5.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 3.5(26) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.73 |
| Last release | 1 year 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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