AddToAny vs ShareThis Share Buttons
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| Feature | AddToAny v1.8.18 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | ShareThis Share Buttons v2.3.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | May 22, 2026 | October 7, 2026 |
| Editions | AddToAny Share Buttons | ShareThis Share Buttons |
| Pros | Universal share button plus many named services; Shortcode, widgets and follow icons; Works with WooCommerce product pages | Inline and sticky share button layouts; Widget and block for placement; GDPR option and asynchronous loading |
| Cons | Share and follow buttons load from AddToAny servers; Share links route through the AddToAny service; Loads AddToAny menu script on pages that show buttons | Needs a ShareThis property ID from the vendor platform; Front-end script is loaded from ShareThis servers; Settings depend on the ShareThis platform |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Universal share button, Share buttons shortcode, Share and save widget, Follow icons widget, Settings page, Local cache of static menu files, AMP-compatible buttons | Inline and sticky share buttons, GDPR compliance option, Share buttons widget, Gutenberg block, Asynchronous platform script loader |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | AddToAny share service | ShareThis platform API, AI assistant share targets |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | — | ShareThis platform CDN |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | static.addtoany.com, www.addtoany.com | vendorlist.consensu.org, platform-api.sharethis.com, platform-cdn.sharethis.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |