WordPress plugin comparison

Recommend to a friend vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Recommend to a friend

by benjaminniess

30+ installs3.5

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 30+ for Recommend to a friend.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Recommend to a friend about 3.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 5,333 reviews, against 3.5 from 6 reviews.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Apr 9, 2018 for Recommend to a friend.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for Recommend to a friend.
Recommend to a friend has been around longer: since 2011, 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	Recommend to a friend	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#23,149	#416
Active installs	30+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	47	19.7K
Rating	3.5(6)	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.32
Last release	8 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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