Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration for Salesforce AppExchange
Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration is the #1 ranked campaign management app on Salesforce, with a 5.0 average rating from 271 reviews, as a paid app, as of Sep 3, 2026.
Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration is a Salesforce AppExchange app by Blackthorn.io, Inc.. With a rating of 5.0★ from 271 reviews, it currently ranks #1 in the Campaign Management category.
AppRanks data: Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration ranks #1 in Campaign Management on Salesforce AppExchange, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration is a category-leading Salesforce app with a growing review traction. It is listed in the Campaign Management category on Salesforce AppExchange, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 271 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical Salesforce AppExchange listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Blackthorn.io, Inc. — established developer track record
Cons
- −Paid-only pricing (paid) — evaluation requires committing payment details
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About Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration
How Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration works
Blackthorn Events is the Salesforce-native event platform on the AppExchange. 600+ organizations across higher ed, nonprofit, healthcare, government, and corporate run event registration, payments, and A2P messaging inside Salesforce with no middleware. Every attendee, session, and payment is a Salesforce record.
Registration covers multi-attendee groups, ticketing, waitlists, sponsors, speakers, sessions, custom questions, calendar view, budgets, matching and duplication logic, auto-generated landing pages, member vs non-member pricing, tables and seats, and language translation. Blackthorn Payments accepts credit cards, ACH, invoices, Pay Later, and multi-currency through Stripe, Authorize.net, Touchnet (Transact, CASHNet/Transact Campus), and 120+ gateways. Blackthorn Messaging delivers A2P 10DLC-compliant SMS for confirmations, reminders, and check-in.
Native to Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Data Cloud. iOS and Android check-in app with QR codes and badge printing. Out-of-the-box Salesforce reports and dashboards.
SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA-eligible, PCI SAQ D, GDPR, WCAG, ADA, VPAT.
Key features
- One Salesforce-native platform Registration, payments, messaging, and check-in run natively inside Salesforce. Real-time attendee and revenue data lives on your CRM records and flows into Flow and Experience Cloud.
- Trusted at scale 600+ customers process more than $1.5 billion in payments per year through Blackthorn, powering millions of event registrations. Employees globally support Sales, Service, Experience, Marketing, and Data Cloud customers.
- Any event type, configured in Salesforce Launch event landing pages, event groups, recurring events, and hybrid, virtual, or in-person formats. Contact and Lead matching keeps the CRM clean. Native Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex.
- Blackthorn Payments accepts credit cards, ACH, invoices, and multi-currency across 120+ gateways, including Stripe, Authorize.net, and Touchnet. PayLink, Virtual Terminal, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
- Blackthorn Messaging sends A2P 10DLC-compliant SMS from Salesforce: 1:1 attendee texts, bulk campaigns, scheduled sends across text and email, and Text-to-Register triggered by Flow. Every message is logged on the Contact record for reporting and audit.
- The Blackthorn Check-In App scans student IDs, central IDs, or QR codes on iOS and Android. Group check-in handles families, teams, and delegations in a single tap. Works offline and syncs when reconnected, with built-in badge printing.
- Capture UTM parameters at registration, measure ROI with Campaign Influence, and track session attendance on Attendee, Contact, or Person Account records. Works with all Salesforce Industry Clouds.
- Trusted by higher ed (Admissions & Recruitment, Campus Life, Alumni & Advancement), nonprofits (donor events, chapter and local events), and healthcare (patient education, CME courses, clinic events). HIPAA-eligible, SOC 2 Type 2, PCI SAQ D.
- Ready for government (community events, town halls, citizen engagement) and corporate (field marketing, customer conferences, partner enablement). Inherits Salesforce sharing, FLS, and audit trails.
Standardized capabilities
Normalized capabilities detected for this app, comparable across the marketplace.
- Calendar ViewUtilize a calendar component to visualize events and schedules effectively.
- Event MarketingPromote events through targeted marketing campaigns and outreach.
- Membership ManagementOversee and manage customer memberships and their associated benefits.
- Payment GatewaysIntegrate various payment gateways for secure transactions.
- Secure Payment ProcessingHandle transactions with secure and reliable payment processing.
- Session ManagementManage user sessions effectively for enhanced security and usability.
- Comprehensive Ticketing SystemManage tickets and events seamlessly with a robust system.
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Campaign Management#1of 136Top 1%
- Event Management#2of 71Top 3%
- Marketing#3of 936Top 1%
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Keyword rankings
Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration ranks for 149 keywords across Salesforce AppExchange. Here are the top 3:
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Competitors & alternatives
Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration doesn't have curated competitor matchups yet. Other tracked campaign management apps on Salesforce:
Frequently asked questions
What is Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration?
Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration is an app for Salesforce. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 271 merchant reviews, and it has been listed on the marketplace since 2016. It is listed under the Campaign Management category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Blackthorn.io, Inc.
Is Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration free?
Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration does not offer a permanent free plan on Salesforce. Pricing starts at 8425, and the listed tiers are Base Plan (5 Users + 1k Reg + Support). Trial availability and exact billing terms are mirrored from the live Salesforce listing and may change between refresh cycles, so always confirm the headline price on the source marketplace before installing.
Who uses Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration?
Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration is actively installed across Salesforce stores tracked by AppRanks. Its review base of 271 suggests adoption is concentrated in growth-stage and mid-market stores. It is part of the Campaign Management category on Salesforce.
Where does Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration rank on Salesforce?
Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration currently sits at position #1 in the Campaign Management category on Salesforce. That places it in the top 1% of 136 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.
What does Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration integrate with?
Blackthorn Events - In-Person and Online Event Management & Registration lists 6 integrations on its Salesforce marketplace page. The most prominent are Sales Cloud, Nonprofit Cloud, Education Cloud, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Platform Cloud. Integration data is mirrored from the live Salesforce listing on each refresh, so the set above tracks whatever the developer has currently published — it does not reflect deeper compatibility AppRanks has not been able to verify from public data.