Jetpack vs Tagembed: Social Media Feeds and Customer Reviews Widget
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| Feature | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details | Tagembed: Social Media Feeds and Customer Reviews Widget v8.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3M+ | 9,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) | Tagembed · Tagembed paid plans ($) |
| 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 | Embeds feeds from several social networks and review sources through a block or shortcode; Free plan available with no card needed to start; No coding needed to set up and place a feed |
| 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 | Feeds depend on the Tagembed cloud service and its account; Free plan has limited features and view counts; Moderation, customisation and branding removal need a paid plan |
| Mentioned in our posts | 7 | — |
| 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 ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com | Social feed builder in the admin, Block and shortcode embeds, Tagembed admin page, Paid upgrade for advanced features ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | — |
| MailPoet | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | Akismet, WordPress.com | Tagembed platform API |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| 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 | api.tagembed.com, widget.tagembed.com |
| Blocks | 60 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 60 | 1 |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |