Shareaholic vs Simple Social Icons
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| Feature | Shareaholic v9.7.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 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 | 10,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | November 5, 2024 | September 17, 2026 |
| Editions | Shareaholic · Shareaholic Premium ($) | Simple Social Icons |
| Pros | Share buttons, related posts and share counts; Shortcode and dashboard settings; Free core plugin | Widget with icon size, colour and alignment settings; Extra icons added to the core Social Icons block; Lightweight CSS and SVG output |
| Cons | Needs a Shareaholic account and API key; Sends post details to Shareaholic when posts are published; Premium upgrade for advanced features | Block variations need WordPress 6.9 or later; Only links to profiles, with no follower counts or sharing; Icon styling changes can break older custom CSS |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Social share buttons, Related posts, Share count API, Shareaholic shortcode, Upgrade to Premium link ($) | 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 | ||
| Analytics | HubSpot analytics | — |
| Social | Shareaholic API | — |
| Other | — | WordPress core Social Icons block |
| Requires WordPress | 3.7 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Yes | No |
| External services | www.shareaholic.com, web.shareaholic.com, cm-web.shareaholic.com, api.shareaholic.com | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |