Why people are leaving ShareThis
ShareThis has been a go-to share button provider since 2007. But in 2026, it has a serious problem: it tracks every visitor across the web using third-party cookies, fires dozens of trackers before consent is given, and its GDPR compliance is questionable at best.
Website owners are discovering this when they run cookie audits, get GDPR complaints, or see their PageSpeed scores drop because of ShareThis's heavy JavaScript bundle (over 180KB).
What ShareThis does wrong
- Third-party cookies — ShareThis sets cookies on your visitors without clear consent
- Data selling — ShareThis's business model includes selling audience data
- Heavy script — 180KB+ of JavaScript that slows your page
- No self-hosting — you depend entirely on their CDN and infrastructure
- Black-box analytics — you can't verify what data is collected
TossIt.link: the privacy-first ShareThis alternative
TossIt.link was built specifically to replace ShareThis without compromising your visitors' privacy or your site speed.
| Feature | ShareThis | TossIt.link |
|---|---|---|
| Third-party cookies | Yes | Zero cookies |
| Data selling | Yes | Never |
| Script size | 180KB+ | under 15KB (gzipped) |
| Analytics | Their dashboard | Self-hosted Matomo |
| GDPR compliant | Debatable | Yes, by design |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes — 1 property |
| Setup time | ~10 minutes | 2 minutes |
How to switch from ShareThis to TossIt.link
Switching takes under 2 minutes:
- Create a free account at tossit.link/register
- Add your domain as a property
- Replace the ShareThis
<script>tag with the TossIt one - Replace
<div class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons">with<div class="tossit-inline-share-buttons">
That's it. Your share buttons work, your visitors are no longer tracked, and your PageSpeed score improves.
Bottom line
If you care about your visitors' privacy, GDPR compliance, or page speed, TossIt.link is the clear ShareThis alternative. It's free to start, takes 2 minutes to install, and never touches a cookie.