Custom Facebook Feed Pro vs Feed them Social
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| Feature | Custom Facebook Feed Pro v4.6.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | Feed them Social v4.4.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | — | September 5, 2026 |
| Editions | Custom Facebook Feed Pro ($) | Feed Them Social · Feed Them Social Premium Extension ($) |
| Pros | Photos, videos, likes, comments and events in the feed; Load-more button and hashtag or string filters; Elementor and Divi integrations | Feeds for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok; Shortcode, block and classic editor placement; Saved feed settings with a live preview |
| Cons | Needs a licence key from the vendor; Licence checks and usage data go to Smash Balloon servers | Combined streams and reviews need the premium extension; Each network needs its own access token; Many options can be heavy for a simple feed |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Photos and videos from posts ($), Likes and comments per post ($), Facebook events feed ($), Facebook album posts ($), Load-more button ($), Filter posts by string or hashtag ($), Licence key activation and checks ($) | Instagram feed, YouTube feed, TikTok feed, Facebook page feed, feed_them_social shortcode, Saved feeds as reusable items, Premium extension license key ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | Facebook Graph API ($) | Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok |
| Plugins | Elementor ($) | — |
| Other | Smash Balloon connect service ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2 | WordPress 5.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.5.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Yes | No |
| External services | smashballoon.com, connect.smashballoon.com, smash-balloon-connect-tools-st.web.app, usage.smashballoon.com, plugin.smashballoon.com | www.googleapis.com, open.tiktokapis.com, graph.facebook.com, graph.instagram.com |
| Blocks | 2 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 3 |