ShareThis Share Buttons vs Smash Balloon
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| Feature | ShareThis Share Buttons v2.3.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details | Smash Balloon checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 7, 2026 | — |
| Editions | ShareThis Share Buttons | — |
| Pros | Inline and sticky share button layouts; Widget and block for placement; GDPR option and asynchronous loading | — |
| Cons | 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 | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | — |
| Other | ShareThis platform CDN | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | — |
| External services | vendorlist.consensu.org, platform-api.sharethis.com, platform-cdn.sharethis.com | — |