WordPress plugin comparison

ShareThis Follow Buttons vs Simple Social Media Share Buttons

ShareThis Follow Buttons

by ShareThis

400+ installs5.0

Simple Social Media Share Buttons

by Adnan

20K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Simple Social Media Share Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against 400+ for ShareThis Follow Buttons.
On a typical day, Simple Social Media Share Buttons is downloaded about 238 times, ShareThis Follow Buttons about 11.
ShareThis Follow Buttons is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 194 reviews.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Oct 9, 2026 for ShareThis Follow Buttons.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2018 for ShareThis Follow Buttons.

Simple Social Media Share Buttons leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	ShareThis Follow Buttons	Simple Social Media Share Buttons
Popular rank	#9,434	#1,339
Active installs	400+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	213	15.8K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(194)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.53	×1.09
Last release	1 month ago	23 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.1

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