Sassy Social Share vs Shared Counts
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| Feature | Sassy Social Share v3.3.79 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Shared Counts v1.5.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | — |
| Last updated | September 15, 2025 | — |
| Editions | Sassy Social Share · Sassy Social Share Pro ($) | Shared Counts |
| Pros | Share buttons for around 100 networks with a shortcode and widgets; Standard, floating and follow icon placements; Export and import of settings | Lean set of share buttons with cached counts; Placement before or after content, or by shortcode; AMP support and developer filters |
| 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 | Share counts come from third-party count APIs; Not listed on WordPress.org any more; Settings are a single options page |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 3 |
| 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, Cached share counts, Automatic placement before or after content, Shared counts shortcode, AMP support, Settings page |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | — | SharedCount API, Twitcount API, Yummly count service, Facebook share endpoint, Pinterest share endpoint, LinkedIn share endpoint |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, BuddyPress, bbPress | — |
| Other | Bitly | — |
| Requires WordPress | 2.5.0 | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.2 | 6.4 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api-ssl.bitly.com, fintel.io, counts.twitcount.com | api.sharedcount.com, counts.twitcount.com, www.yummly.com, www.facebook.com, pinterest.com, www.linkedin.com, twitter.com |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |