Sassy Social Share vs Simple Social Icons
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| Feature | Sassy Social Share v3.3.79 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Simple Social Icons v4.1.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | September 15, 2025 | September 17, 2026 |
| Editions | Sassy Social Share · Sassy Social Share Pro ($) | Simple Social Icons |
| Pros | Share buttons for around 100 networks with a shortcode and widgets; Standard, floating and follow icon placements; Export and import of settings | Widget with icon size, colour and alignment settings; Extra icons added to the core Social Icons block; Lightweight CSS and SVG output |
| 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 | Block variations need WordPress 6.9 or later; Only links to profiles, with no follower counts or sharing; Icon styling changes can break older custom CSS |
| 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 icons widget, Icon size, colour and hover settings, Extra icons for the core Social Icons block, Block editor assets for the icon variations, Icon CSS printed on the front end |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, BuddyPress, bbPress | — |
| Other | Bitly | WordPress core Social Icons block |
| Requires WordPress | 2.5.0 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api-ssl.bitly.com, fintel.io, counts.twitcount.com | — |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |