WordPress plugin comparison

QuickShare vs Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

QuickShare

by Nick Halsey

200+ installs4.7

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

by Inisev

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for QuickShare.
On a typical day, Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is downloaded about 165 times, QuickShare about 3.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,911 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 17, 2023 for QuickShare.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for QuickShare.
QuickShare has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons.

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

Metric	QuickShare	Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#11,735	#1,672
Active installs	200+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	51	7K
Rating	4.7(12)	4.9(1.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	6.3.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.03	×1.15
Last release	3 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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