WordPress plugin comparison
MightyShare vs Simple Social Icons
At a glance
- Simple Social Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for MightyShare.
- On a typical day, Simple Social Icons is downloaded about 357 times, MightyShare about 8.
- MightyShare is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.3 from 92 reviews.
- Simple Social Icons was updated more recently: Sep 17, 2026, against Jul 12, 2026 for MightyShare.
- Simple Social Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for MightyShare.
- Simple Social Icons has been around longer: since 2012, against 2022 for MightyShare.
Line by line
Simple Social Icons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  MightyShare |  Simple Social Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,599 | #440 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 209 | 8.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 4.3(92) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.46 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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