Sassy Social Share vs ShareThis Share Buttons
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| Feature | Sassy Social Share v3.3.79 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | ShareThis Share Buttons v2.3.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | September 15, 2025 | October 7, 2026 |
| Editions | Sassy Social Share · Sassy Social Share Pro ($) | ShareThis Share Buttons |
| Pros | Share buttons for around 100 networks with a shortcode and widgets; Standard, floating and follow icon placements; Export and import of settings | Inline and sticky share button layouts; Widget and block for placement; GDPR option and asynchronous loading |
| 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 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 | 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 | 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 |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, BuddyPress, bbPress | — |
| Other | Bitly | ShareThis platform CDN |
| Requires WordPress | 2.5.0 | 5.5 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api-ssl.bitly.com, fintel.io, counts.twitcount.com | vendorlist.consensu.org, platform-api.sharethis.com, platform-cdn.sharethis.com |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |