WordPress plugin comparison
Social Sharing Plugin vs Simply Sociable
Social Sharing Plugin
by Heateor Support
100K+ installs4.8
Simply Sociable
by stephan.wozniak
100+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Social Sharing Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Simply Sociable.
- On a typical day, Social Sharing Plugin is downloaded about 247 times, Simply Sociable about 7.
- Simply Sociable is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 523 reviews.
- Social Sharing Plugin was updated more recently: Sep 15, 2025, against Dec 31, 2014 for Simply Sociable.
- Social Sharing Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.1.42 for Simply Sociable.
- Simply Sociable has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Social Sharing Plugin.
Line by line
Social Sharing Plugin leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Social Sharing Plugin | Simply Sociable |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #410 | #16,551 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 9.1K | 172 |
| Rating | 4.8(523) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 4.1.42 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.55 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 12 years 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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