Simple Social Media Share Buttons… vs BestWebSoft's Like & Share – Posts… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons…
20K+ active installs
Free + Premium
BestWebSoft's Like & Share – Posts…
5.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Simple Social Media Share Buttons… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 192 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. Simple Social Media Share Buttons… has accumulated 1.4M+ total downloads while BestWebSoft's Like & Share – Posts… has 1.3M+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Simple Social Media Share Buttons… | BestWebSoft's Like & Share – Posts… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 3.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 192 | ◄ | 72 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 5.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.4M+ | ◄ | 1.3M+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 weeks ago | ◄ | 9 months ago |
| First Released | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Age | 15 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.0+ | 5.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free + Premium | Free | |
| Latest Version | 6.2.1 | 2.77 |
Rating Breakdown
Simple Social Media Share Buttons…
BestWebSoft's Like & Share – Posts…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Simple Social Media Share Buttons… averaged approximately 471 daily downloads while BestWebSoft's Like & Share – Posts… averaged 13.
Recent Reviews
Simple Social Media Share Buttons… Reviews
Great
Using it for years, excellent support and many features.
Great Plugin & Works Exactly as Advertised!
Excellent plug-in with great features and easy interface.
Easy. So Easy.
Not much more to say. The set up was easy. Everything was easy. I like easy.
BestWebSoft's Like & Share – Posts… Reviews
Not usable
Plugin would not work consistently on our site. Spent months going back and forth with support, who were not helpful, and eventually abandoned this for another plugin (Easy Social Share) which works f
Really good.
Finally, after I tried about 10 plugins I found one that works. This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by Magnus Andreasson.
Terrible support
I have migrated the plugin (paid version) from my old website where it was working fine, to a new website using a theme leveraging Elementor. The plugin did not work at all in this environment and I h
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