WordPress plugin comparison

ShareThis Share Buttons vs Simple Social Media Share Buttons

ShareThis Share Buttons

by ShareThis

10K+ installs3.5

Simple Social Media Share Buttons

by Adnan

20K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Simple Social Media Share Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against 10K+ for ShareThis Share Buttons.
On a typical day, Simple Social Media Share Buttons is downloaded about 238 times, ShareThis Share Buttons about 131.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 194 reviews, against 3.5 from 26 reviews.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Oct 7, 2026 for ShareThis Share Buttons.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for ShareThis Share Buttons.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for ShareThis Share Buttons.

Simple Social Media Share Buttons leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	ShareThis Share Buttons	Simple Social Media Share Buttons
Popular rank	#1,533	#1,339
Active installs	10K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	5.6K	15.8K
Rating	3.5(26)	4.8(194)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.73	×1.09
Last release	1 month ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.1

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