WordPress plugin comparison

Social Pulse vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Social Pulse

by Thomas Pesendorfer

10+ installs

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

by Inisev

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Social Pulse.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Social Pulse about 1.
Social Pulse has no reviews yet.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Jul 28, 2025 for Social Pulse.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Social Pulse.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Social Pulse.

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Social Pulse	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#48,272	#416
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	30	19.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.06	×1.32
Last release	1 year ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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