WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Social Icons vs Ultimate Social Share Buttons

Simple Social Icons

by OsomPress

100K+ installs4.3

Ultimate Social Share Buttons

by Habibur Rahman

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simple Social Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Ultimate Social Share Buttons.
On a typical day, Simple Social Icons is downloaded about 357 times, Ultimate Social Share Buttons about 2.
Ultimate Social Share Buttons is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.3 from 92 reviews.
Simple Social Icons was updated more recently: Sep 17, 2026, against Jun 11, 2026 for Ultimate Social Share Buttons.
Simple Social Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Ultimate Social Share Buttons.
Simple Social Icons has been around longer: since 2012, against 2023 for Ultimate Social Share Buttons.

Simple Social Icons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Social Icons	Ultimate Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#440	#44,535
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	8.6K	39
Rating	4.3(92)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×1.07	×0.19
Last release	1 month ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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