WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Follow Buttons vs Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons

Simple Follow Buttons

by Simple Share

20+ installs4.0

Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons

by Suplugins

6K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons has more active installs: 6K+, against 20+ for Simple Follow Buttons.
On a typical day, Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons is downloaded about 43 times, Simple Follow Buttons about 2.
Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.0 from 2 reviews.
Simple Follow Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 9, 2026, against Jan 21, 2026 for Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons.
Simple Follow Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons.
Simple Follow Buttons has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons.

Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Follow Buttons	Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons
Popular rank	#28,690	#2,783
Active installs	20+	6K+
Downloads, last 30 days	63	776
Rating	4.0(2)	4.4(11)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.21	×0.54
Last release	1 month ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.6

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