WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Social Media Share Buttons vs Social Engage Plugin

Simple Social Media Share Buttons

by Adnan

20K+ installs4.8

Social Engage Plugin

by ravinder855

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simple Social Media Share Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Social Engage Plugin.
On a typical day, Simple Social Media Share Buttons is downloaded about 238 times, Social Engage Plugin about 2.
Social Engage Plugin is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 194 reviews.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Oct 30, 2018 for Social Engage Plugin.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Social Engage Plugin.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Social Engage Plugin.

Simple Social Media Share Buttons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Social Media Share Buttons	Social Engage Plugin
Popular rank	#1,339	#48,551
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	15.8K	27
Rating	4.8(194)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×1.09	×0.00
Last release	22 days ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	7.1	–

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