WordPress plugin comparison

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons vs Ultimate Social Share Buttons

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

by Inisev

100K+ installs4.8

Ultimate Social Share Buttons

by Habibur Rahman

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Ultimate Social Share Buttons.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 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 5,333 reviews.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Jun 11, 2026 for Ultimate Social Share Buttons.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2023 for Ultimate Social Share Buttons.

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons	Ultimate Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#416	#44,535
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	19.7K	39
Rating	4.8(5.3K)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	33%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×1.32	×0.19
Last release	1 month ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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