Monarch vs ShareThis Share Buttons
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| Feature | Monarch checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | ShareThis Share Buttons v2.3.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 7, 2026 |
| Editions | — | ShareThis Share Buttons |
| Pros | — | Inline and sticky share button layouts; Widget and block for placement; GDPR option and asynchronous loading |
| Cons | Sold only through an Elegant Themes membership | Needs a ShareThis property ID from the vendor platform; Front-end script is loaded from ShareThis servers; Settings depend on the ShareThis platform |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | — | Inline and sticky share buttons, GDPR compliance option, Share buttons widget, Gutenberg block, Asynchronous platform script loader |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | — | ShareThis platform API, AI assistant share targets |
| Other | — | ShareThis platform CDN |
| Requires WordPress | — | 5.5 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | — | No |
| External services | — | vendorlist.consensu.org, platform-api.sharethis.com, platform-cdn.sharethis.com |