WordPress plugin comparison

ShareThis Share Buttons vs Social Buttons Pack by BestWebSoft

ShareThis Share Buttons

by ShareThis

10K+ installs3.5

Social Buttons Pack by BestWebSoft

by bestweblayout

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

ShareThis Share Buttons has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Social Buttons Pack by BestWebSoft.
On a typical day, ShareThis Share Buttons is downloaded about 131 times, Social Buttons Pack by BestWebSoft about 7.
Social Buttons Pack by BestWebSoft is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.5 from 26 reviews.
ShareThis Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against Jun 10, 2025 for Social Buttons Pack by BestWebSoft.
ShareThis Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Social Buttons Pack by BestWebSoft.
Social Buttons Pack by BestWebSoft has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for ShareThis Share Buttons.

ShareThis Share Buttons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	ShareThis Share Buttons	Social Buttons Pack by BestWebSoft
Popular rank	#1,533	#14,066
Active installs	10K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	5.6K	155
Rating	3.5(26)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.73	×0.16
Last release	1 month ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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