WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Social Icons vs Hubbub Lite
At a glance
- Simple Social Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 30K+ for Hubbub Lite.
- On a typical day, Simple Social Icons is downloaded about 357 times, Hubbub Lite about 114.
- Hubbub Lite is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 173 reviews, against 4.3 from 92 reviews.
- Hubbub Lite was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Sep 17, 2026 for Simple Social Icons.
- Hubbub Lite resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Simple Social Icons.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Simple Social Icons has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for Hubbub Lite.
Line by line
Hubbub Lite leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple Social Icons |  Hubbub Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #440 | #996 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 8.6K | 5.1K |
| Rating | 4.3(92) | 4.7(173) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.07 | ×1.13 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2.24 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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