Smash Balloon Social Post Feed (formerly Custom Facebook Feed) vs Jetpack
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| Feature | Smash Balloon Social Post Feed (formerly Custom Facebook Feed) v4.14.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 3M+ |
| Last updated | September 30, 2026 | October 12, 2026 |
| Editions | Smash Balloon Facebook Feed · Custom Facebook Feed Pro ($) | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) |
| Pros | Text feed from Facebook pages, no developer app needed to start; Crawlable output with GDPR consent integration; Visual builder, shortcode and Elementor or Divi blocks | Many modules in one plugin, each switched on separately; Brute-force protection and an image CDN without extra services; Contact form with Akismet spam checks and entries kept in admin |
| Cons | Free version shows text and links only; Photos, videos, comments and reactions need the Pro version | Needs a WordPress.com connection to work fully; Usage tracking runs once the site is connected, with no separate toggle found; Paid plans gate some features, such as multi-step forms |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 7 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Feed from Facebook page posts, Cached feed data with cron refresh, Encrypts stored Facebook access data, Visual feed builder and customizer, Facebook oEmbed support, GDPR consent plugin integration, Gutenberg feed block, Elementor widget, Facebook group posts with scheduled refresh | Site stats dashboard, Brute force login protection, Photon image CDN, Social sharing buttons, Related posts, Newsletter and blog subscriptions, XML sitemaps, VideoPress video hosting ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal ($) |
| — | MailPoet | |
| Social | Facebook Graph API | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, Divi Builder | — |
| Other | Smash Balloon connect service, GDPR cookie consent plugins | Akismet, WordPress.com |
| Requires WordPress | 4.1 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Yes |
| External services | usage.smashballoon.com, smashballoon.com, connect.smashballoon.com, connect-tools.smashballoon.com, plugin.smashballoon.com, wpchat.com, staging.smashballoon.com, staging.wpchat.com | jetpack.wordpress.com, api.bruteprotect.com, public-api.wordpress.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api.paypal.com, v0.wordpress.com, videopress.com, widgets.wp.com, pixel.wp.com, subscribe.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | 8 | 60 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 60 |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |