WordPress plugin comparison
React & Share vs ShareThis Share Buttons
At a glance
- ShareThis Share Buttons has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for React & Share.
- On a typical day, ShareThis Share Buttons is downloaded about 136 times, React & Share about 6.
- ShareThis Share Buttons is rated higher: 3.5 out of 5 from 26 reviews, against 3.4 from 13 reviews.
- ShareThis Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against Jan 13, 2023 for React & Share.
- ShareThis Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for React & Share.
- React & Share has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for ShareThis Share Buttons.
Line by line
ShareThis Share Buttons leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  React & Share |  ShareThis Share Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,527 | #1,533 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 164 | 5.9K |
| Rating | 3.4(13) | 3.5(26) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.1.16 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.73 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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