🆚 Facebook Like Box vs. Facebook Share

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Widget
Social sharing tool

About

The Facebook Like Box was a plugin that allowed admins to promote their Facebook Pages and embed a simple feed of content from a Page into other sites. Deprecated in favor of the Facebook Page Plugin.

The Facebook Share button lets people add a personalized message to links before sharing on their timeline, in groups, or to their friends via a Facebook Message.

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California, United States
Menlo Park, California, United States

Website

Categories

Widgets › Rank #16
Widgets › Rank #2
Legacy › Rank #20
Social Sharing › Rank #2

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Facebook Share social sharing tool is 10 times more popular than Facebook Like Box.
Total websites

Market share

Widgets

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Facebook Share is more popular in the United States, Japan, and Germany, while Facebook Like Box is more popular in Azerbaijan, Libya, and Brunei Darussalam.
United States
Japan
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Spain
Netherlands
Canada
Australia

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Facebook Share is more popular than Facebook Like Box in all market segments.
Business
Blogs/Wiki
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Online Shopping
Travel
General News
Internet Services
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#3,152
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Name
Rank
#215
#240
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See also

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