WordPress plugin comparison

QuickShare vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

QuickShare

by Nick Halsey

200+ installs4.7

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 200+ for QuickShare.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, QuickShare about 3.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 5,333 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Sep 17, 2023 for QuickShare.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.3.14 for QuickShare.
QuickShare has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons.

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	QuickShare	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#11,764	#416
Active installs	200+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	48	19.7K
Rating	4.7(12)	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	6.3.14	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.03	×1.32
Last release	3 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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