AddToAny vs Simple Social Icons
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| Feature | AddToAny v1.8.18 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Simple Social Icons v4.1.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | May 22, 2026 | September 17, 2026 |
| Editions | AddToAny Share Buttons | Simple Social Icons |
| Pros | Universal share button plus many named services; Shortcode, widgets and follow icons; Works with WooCommerce product pages | Widget with icon size, colour and alignment settings; Extra icons added to the core Social Icons block; Lightweight CSS and SVG output |
| 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 | Block variations need WordPress 6.9 or later; Only links to profiles, with no follower counts or sharing; Icon styling changes can break older custom CSS |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | Social icons widget, Icon size, colour and hover settings, Extra icons for the core Social Icons block, Block editor assets for the icon variations, Icon CSS printed on the front end |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | AddToAny share service | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | — | WordPress core Social Icons block |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | static.addtoany.com, www.addtoany.com | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |