Shared Counts vs Uncanny Automator
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| Feature | Shared Counts v1.5.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details | Uncanny Automator v7.7.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 40,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Shared Counts | Uncanny Automator · Uncanny Automator Pro ($) |
| Pros | Lean set of share buttons with cached counts; Placement before or after content, or by shortcode; AMP support and developer filters | Recipe builder connects many WordPress plugins and apps without code; Large set of free triggers and actions for common tools; AI assistant and template library included in the free code |
| Cons | Share counts come from third-party count APIs; Not listed on WordPress.org any more; Settings are a single options page | Large plugin with many admin screens and background jobs; Advanced integrations and higher usage limits need the separate Pro add-on |
| Mentioned in our posts | 3 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Social share buttons, Cached share counts, Automatic placement before or after content, Shared counts shortcode, AMP support, Settings page | Recipe builder with triggers and actions, AI assistant for managing the site (uses the vendor's hosted service), AI page builder tab in settings, Recipe template library, Discord user mapping shortcode, Upgrade to Pro links and plugin action prompts ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe |
| — | Mailchimp, ConvertKit | |
| CRM | — | HubSpot |
| Social | SharedCount API, Twitcount API, Yummly count service, Facebook share endpoint, Pinterest share endpoint, LinkedIn share endpoint | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | LearnDash |
| Other | — | OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Slack, Telegram, Twilio |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 5.8 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.4 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.sharedcount.com, counts.twitcount.com, www.yummly.com, www.facebook.com, pinterest.com, www.linkedin.com, twitter.com | api.automatorplugin.com, usage.uncannyowl.com, licensing.uncannyowl.com, llm.automatorplugin.com, app.uncannyagent.com, integrations.automatorplugin.com, api.openai.com, api.getgo.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 1 |