WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Share vs Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons

Simple Share

by Takayuki Miyauchi

10+ installs4.8

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 10+ for Simple Share.
On a typical day, Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons is downloaded about 43 times, Simple Share about 2.
Simple Share is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.4 from 11 reviews.
Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons was updated more recently: Jan 21, 2026, against Apr 27, 2015 for Simple Share.
Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.2.39 for Simple Share.
Simple Share has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons.

Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Share	Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons
Popular rank	#41,558	#2,783
Active installs	10+	6K+
Downloads, last 30 days	47	776
Rating	4.8(4)	4.4(11)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.54
Last release	11 years ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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