Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
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| Metric | Async Social Sharing | Social Counter & Sharer |
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| Rating | 4.3 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 12 | 5 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 200+ |
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Based on the data on this page, Social Counter & Sharer is the stronger choice for most WordPress Plugin Directory site owners — 5.0★ vs Async Social Sharing's 4.3★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage site owners who need fast install and low risk should default to Social Counter & Sharer; mid-market and enterprise site owners with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Async Social Sharing's 12-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Social Counter & Sharer's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Async Social Sharing audit • Social Counter & Sharer audit
| Keyword | Async Social Sharing | Social Counter & Sharer |
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| contact | Not ranked | #979 |
Social Counter & Sharer has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 5 reviews) compared to Async Social Sharing (4.3★ from 12 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Social Counter & Sharer holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.3★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Async Social Sharing has the deeper published review base (12 vs 5), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Async Social Sharing typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (12 reviews). Social Counter & Sharer typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (5 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Async Social Sharing and Social Counter & Sharer both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Social Counter & Sharer" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
