WordPress plugin comparison

Nextend Social Login and Register vs Social Share Buttons

Nextend Social Login and Register

by Nextendweb

200K+ installs4.9

Social Share Buttons

by maxfoundry

1K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Nextend Social Login and Register has more active installs: 200K+, against 1K+ for Social Share Buttons.
On a typical day, Nextend Social Login and Register is downloaded about 1,283 times, Social Share Buttons about 28.
Nextend Social Login and Register is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 447 reviews, against 4.8 from 28 reviews.
Social Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Jul 28, 2026 for Nextend Social Login and Register.
Social Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Nextend Social Login and Register.
Social Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Nextend Social Login and Register.

Nextend Social Login and Register leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Nextend Social Login and Register	Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#265	#6,184
Active installs	200K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35.5K	902
Rating	4.9(447)	4.8(28)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.47	×0.62
Last release	3 months ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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