Sassy Social Share vs WPZOOM Connect (formerly Social Icons Widget by WPZoom)
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| Feature | Sassy Social Share v3.3.79 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WPZOOM Connect (formerly Social Icons Widget by WPZoom) v4.7.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 90,000+ |
| Last updated | September 15, 2025 | September 25, 2026 |
| Editions | Sassy Social Share · Sassy Social Share Pro ($) | WPZOOM Connect: AI Chat, Click to Chat, Social Icons & Share Buttons · WPZOOM Social Icons PRO ($) |
| Pros | Share buttons for around 100 networks with a shortcode and widgets; Standard, floating and follow icon placements; Export and import of settings | Click to Chat for several messaging apps from one button; Social icons, share buttons, widget, block and Elementor widget; Free core needs no account |
| 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 | AI chat needs an external Yamidoo account; Customer data sharing with Yamidoo is opt-in but adds a data flow; Several features are upsold to the PRO edition |
| 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 | Floating Click to Chat links for WhatsApp, Telegram and Messenger, Social profile icons with a widget and shortcode, Share buttons for posts (Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest and more), AI chat widget connected to a Yamidoo account (opt-in), Optional sharing of customer email with Yamidoo (off by default), Elementor social icons widget, PRO upgrade links and upsell page |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, BuddyPress, bbPress | Elementor |
| Other | Bitly | Yamidoo AI chat |
| Requires WordPress | 2.5.0 | 6.5 |
| 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 | app.yamidoo.ai |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |