ShareThis Share Buttons vs Uncanny Automator
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| Feature | ShareThis Share Buttons v2.3.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.5/5 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 | 10,000+ | 40,000+ |
| Last updated | October 7, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | ShareThis Share Buttons | Uncanny Automator · Uncanny Automator Pro ($) |
| Pros | Inline and sticky share button layouts; Widget and block for placement; GDPR option and asynchronous loading | Recipe builder connects many WordPress plugins and apps without code; Large set of free triggers and actions for common tools; AI assistant and template library included in the free code |
| Cons | Needs a ShareThis property ID from the vendor platform; Front-end script is loaded from ShareThis servers; Settings depend on the ShareThis platform | Large plugin with many admin screens and background jobs; Advanced integrations and higher usage limits need the separate Pro add-on |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Inline and sticky share buttons, GDPR compliance option, Share buttons widget, Gutenberg block, Asynchronous platform script loader | Recipe builder with triggers and actions, AI assistant for managing the site (uses the vendor's hosted service), AI page builder tab in settings, Recipe template library, Discord user mapping shortcode, Upgrade to Pro links and plugin action prompts ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe |
| — | Mailchimp, ConvertKit | |
| CRM | — | HubSpot |
| Social | ShareThis platform API, AI assistant share targets | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | LearnDash |
| Other | ShareThis platform CDN | OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Slack, Telegram, Twilio |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | vendorlist.consensu.org, platform-api.sharethis.com, platform-cdn.sharethis.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 |