Jetpack vs Simple Social Icons
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| Feature | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 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 | 3M+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | September 17, 2026 |
| Editions | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) | Simple Social Icons |
| Pros | Many modules in one plugin, each switched on separately; Brute-force protection and an image CDN without extra services; Contact form with Akismet spam checks and entries kept in admin | Widget with icon size, colour and alignment settings; Extra icons added to the core Social Icons block; Lightweight CSS and SVG output |
| Cons | Needs a WordPress.com connection to work fully; Usage tracking runs once the site is connected, with no separate toggle found; Paid plans gate some features, such as multi-step forms | Block variations need WordPress 6.9 or later; Only links to profiles, with no follower counts or sharing; Icon styling changes can break older custom CSS |
| Mentioned in our posts | 7 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Site stats dashboard, Brute force login protection, Photon image CDN, Social sharing buttons, Related posts, Newsletter and blog subscriptions, XML sitemaps, VideoPress video hosting ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com | 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 | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | — |
| MailPoet | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | Akismet, WordPress.com | WordPress core Social Icons block |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Yes | No |
| External services | 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 | 60 | — |
| Shortcodes | 60 | — |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |