Sassy Social Share vs Shareaholic
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| Feature | Sassy Social Share v3.3.79 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Shareaholic v9.7.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | September 15, 2025 | November 5, 2024 |
| Editions | Sassy Social Share · Sassy Social Share Pro ($) | Shareaholic · Shareaholic Premium ($) |
| Pros | Share buttons for around 100 networks with a shortcode and widgets; Standard, floating and follow icon placements; Export and import of settings | Share buttons, related posts and share counts; Shortcode and dashboard settings; Free core plugin |
| Cons | Premium button styles and analytics are paid upsells; Share counts and short links call outside services; Bitly short links need the site owner's own access token | Needs a Shareaholic account and API key; Sends post details to Shareaholic when posts are published; Premium upgrade for advanced features |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Share buttons via shortcode, Follow icons via shortcode, Standard, floating and follow widgets, Share count lookups for supported networks, Bitly short links with an access token, Settings export and import, Options pages under a Sassy Social Share menu, Premium social share buttons unlock link | Social share buttons, Related posts, Share count API, Shareaholic shortcode, Upgrade to Premium link ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | HubSpot analytics |
| Social | — | Shareaholic API |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, BuddyPress, bbPress | — |
| Other | Bitly | — |
| Requires WordPress | 2.5.0 | 3.7 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.3 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.2 | 6.7 |
| Phones home | No | Yes |
| External services | api-ssl.bitly.com, fintel.io, counts.twitcount.com | www.shareaholic.com, web.shareaholic.com, cm-web.shareaholic.com, api.shareaholic.com |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |