ShareThis Vs. Elfsight

Elfsight is a no-code widget platform that lets you add a wide range of apps to your website—things like social media feeds, forms, reviews, chats, pop-ups, and social share buttons. You choose a widget from their library, customize it in a visual editor, and then embed it on platforms like WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, and others using a small script.

By comparison, ShareThis focuses specifically on social sharing and engagement tools. Instead of being a general widget marketplace, it’s built to do one job extremely well: make it easy for visitors to share and interact with your content.

With Elfsight, you:

1. Pick a widget (for example, Social Share Buttons, Instagram Feed, Google Reviews, WhatsApp Chat, etc.).
2. Customize the design, content, and behavior in a no-code editor.
3. Embed the widget on your site with a short script or official app.

Each widget is hosted by Elfsight and loads from their servers, and you manage everything from a central dashboard.

ShareThis takes a simpler approach for social sharing: you install share, follow, reaction, or image/video share buttons once, customize the look and placement, and let visitors share your posts, products, or pages across 40+ social networks with a single click—without juggling multiple widget types or dashboards.

Elfsight generally uses a freemium, usage-based model. For specific widgets like Social Share Buttons, you typically get:

• A free plan with a low monthly view limit and one widget.
• Paid plans that increase the number of views and unlock more features or broader usage.

They also offer “all apps” bundles where you pay more to unlock access to many different widgets under one plan.

ShareThis is different here: our share, follow, reaction, and image/video share buttons are free to use, so you don’t have to worry about per-widget subscriptions or view limits just to keep your core sharing tools live on your site.

Customers often like that Elfsight offers a big catalog of widgets that are easy to customize and work across many website builders without coding. For teams that want one vendor for things like reviews, feeds, pop-ups, and chat, that all-in-one library can be convenient.

At the same time, some users note that view-based limits and per-widget or all-apps pricing can get expensive as traffic grows—especially if they’re only actively using one or two widgets. For site owners who primarily care about fast, reliable social sharing (and not a full widget marketplace), ShareThis usually feels simpler and more cost-effective.

Both ShareThis and Elfsight can help you enhance your website, but they’re built for different priorities:

• Elfsight
  • A broad widget marketplace (social feeds, reviews, forms, chats, pop-ups, and more).
  • Social Share Buttons are just one paid app among many.
  • Pricing and limits typically depend on widget views and the number of widgets you use.
• ShareThis
  • Focused on social sharing and engagement rather than dozens of widget types.
  • Always-free share, follow, reaction, image, and video share buttons — as well as additional website tools.
  • One-click sharing to 40+ social channels with inline and floating layouts.
  • Easy install on platforms like WordPress and Shopify, plus simple script options.
  • Extra free tools like a Consent Management Platform and privacy policy generator to help with compliance and user trust.

If you need a big catalog of widgets under one vendor, Elfsight may be worth exploring. But if your main goal is to add fast, lightweight, and always-free social sharing tools that look great and are easy to manage, ShareThis is usually the better fit.