WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Social Media Share Buttons vs Ultimate Social Share Buttons

Simple Social Media Share Buttons

by Adnan

20K+ installs4.8

Ultimate Social Share Buttons

by Habibur Rahman

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simple Social Media Share Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Ultimate Social Share Buttons.
On a typical day, Simple Social Media Share Buttons is downloaded about 238 times, Ultimate Social Share Buttons about 2.
Ultimate Social Share Buttons is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 194 reviews.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Jun 11, 2026 for Ultimate Social Share Buttons.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Ultimate Social Share Buttons.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2023 for Ultimate Social Share Buttons.

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

Metric	Simple Social Media Share Buttons	Ultimate Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#1,339	#44,535
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	15.8K	39
Rating	4.8(194)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×1.09	×0.19
Last release	23 days ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.1	7.0

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