WordPress plugin comparison

Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts vs SimpleSocial

Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts

by Shareaholic

10K+ installs4.4

SimpleSocial

by Web Guy

100+ installs3.0

At a glance

Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for SimpleSocial.
On a typical day, Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts is downloaded about 64 times, SimpleSocial about 12.
Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 1,053 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
SimpleSocial was updated more recently: Aug 17, 2026, against Nov 5, 2024 for Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts.
SimpleSocial is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts.
Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for SimpleSocial.

Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts	SimpleSocial
Popular rank	#1,485	#15,901
Active installs	10K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.7K	390
Rating	4.4(1.1K)	3.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.19	×0.30
Last release	2 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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