WordPress plugin comparison

Seed Social vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Seed Social

by Seed Webs

6K+ installs4.9

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 6K+ for Seed Social.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Seed Social about 25.
Seed Social is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.8 from 5,333 reviews.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Aug 6, 2024 for Seed Social.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.6.11 for Seed Social.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Seed Social.

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Seed Social	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#2,887	#416
Active installs	6K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	714	19.7K
Rating	4.9(11)	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.14	×1.32
Last release	2 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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