Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
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| Metric | Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons | Sticky Side Buttons |
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| Rating | ★ 4.7 ★ | 4.5 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 173 | 40 |
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 10,000+ |
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Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons edges out Sticky Side Buttons on rating (4.7★ vs 4.5★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons has the larger user base (173 reviews vs 40), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Sticky Side Buttons's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage site owners who need fast install and low risk should default to Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons; mid-market and enterprise site owners with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Sticky Side Buttons's 40-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons'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: Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons audit • Sticky Side Buttons audit
| Keyword | Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons | Sticky Side Buttons |
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| feedback form | #608 | Not ranked |
| contact | Not ranked | #829 |
Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons has the higher average rating (4.7★ from 173 reviews) compared to Sticky Side Buttons (4.5★ from 40 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons holds the higher average rating (4.7★ vs 4.5★). 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. Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons has the deeper published review base (173 vs 40), 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.
Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (173 reviews). Sticky Side Buttons typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (40 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. Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons and Sticky Side Buttons 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 Sticky Side Buttons" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.