WordPress plugin comparison

Social Tools vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Social Tools

by desishe

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 Tools.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Social Tools about 1.
Social Tools has no reviews yet.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Mar 10, 2021 for Social Tools.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.7.21 for Social Tools.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Social Tools.

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

Metric	Social Tools	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#44,865	#416
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	13	19.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	5.7.21	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.32
Last release	5 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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