AddToAny vs Social Icons
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| Feature | AddToAny v1.8.18 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Social Icons v1.7.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | May 22, 2026 | February 8, 2021 |
| Editions | AddToAny Share Buttons | Social Icons |
| Pros | Universal share button plus many named services; Shortcode, widgets and follow icons; Works with WooCommerce product pages | Widget and shortcode placement; Large bundled icon set with drag-and-drop sorting; Free with no outside requests |
| 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 | Icon set is limited to the bundled socicon library |
| 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 | Social icons widget for sidebars, social_icons_group shortcode, Icon groups stored as a social_icon post type, Drag-and-drop ordering of icons in admin, Large bundled set of social network icons |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | AddToAny share service | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 5.6 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | static.addtoany.com, www.addtoany.com | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 1 |