Which works better for small vs large Salesforce AppExchange admins?

Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (11 reviews). Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (181 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.

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Commercient SYNC™ for vs Blackthorn Payments — Salesforce

Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL vs Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL

5.0·181reviews

Salesforce-native payment processing for every industry ✔PCI-Compliant Credit Card & ACH Payments ✔iOS & Android / Google Mobile Payments w/ Field Service Lightning ✔Recurring Payments ✔PayLink ✔Stripe, Authorize.net, 120+ Gateways

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic)	Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL
Tagline	“Sync your Epicor data—accounts, products, orders, and invoices, and more—into Salesforce with the power of AI. Stay up-to-date with no extra effort. ”149 chars	“Salesforce-native payment processing for every industry ✔PCI-Compliant Credit Card & ACH Payments ✔iOS & Android / Google Mobile Payments w/ Field Service Lightning ✔Recurring Payments ✔PayLink ✔Stripe, Authorize.net, 120+ Gateways”232 chars
Description	927 / 2000 chars46% used	1058 / 2000 chars53% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages	enfrdees	en
Platforms	Salesforce	Salesforce
Developer	Commercient LLC	Blackthorn.io, Inc.

At a glance

8 metrics · auto-computed

Feature comparison between Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) and Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL
Metric	Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic)	Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL
Rating	4.9 ★	★ 5.0 ★
Total reviews	11	★ 181
Free plan	—	—
Pricing	paid	paid
Pricing tiers	★ 2 tiers	1 tier
Listed features	5	★ 6
Languages	4 supported	1 supported
Listed since	Dec 2014	Oct 2016

AppRanks verdict

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The call

Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) and Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL are evenly matched on rating (4.9★ vs 5.0★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.

Pricing

Pricing entry tiers: Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) at paid, Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL at paid. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.

Review base

Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL has the larger user base (181 reviews vs 11), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic)'s smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.

Who should pick what

Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most admins the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone.

How this is generated

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 Salesforce AppExchange 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: Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) audit • Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL audit

Listed	December 9, 2014	October 18, 2016

Last updated	—	—

3. Features

As listed by each developer

Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic)

SYNC Epicor and Salesforce data such as Customers, Contacts, Invoices, Sales Orders, Payments, Products, Pricing, Inventory, BOMs, Serials, Warranties, and AP.
Convert new Salesforce Accounts and Opportunities/Orders to Epicor AR Customers and Sales Orders/Invoices. Integration to Epicor uses your trusted Epicor API/SDK/import routine to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
Consolidate your ERP data into Salesforce to establish it as the single source of truth for your Sales and Marketing teams. Integrate transactions one-way or bi-directionally between Salesforce and Epicor.
Commercient's SYNC is compatible with Salesforce products like Marketing Cloud, B2B Commerce Cloud, Health Cloud, Experience Cloud, Customer Data Platform, Tableau, Manufacturing Cloud, Nonprofit Cloud, Hyperforce, and more.
Empower your account executives with immediate access to up-to-date information, thereby increasing customer satisfaction. Simultaneously, this efficiency cuts costs and drives profitability.

Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL

DATA MODELS ✔ NPO Cloud ✔ EDU Cloud ✔ HLS Cloud ✔ Sales Cloud ✔ Service Cloud ✔ Field Service Lightning
FIELD SERVICE LIGHTNING & MOBILE PAYMENTS ✔ Tap-To-Pay EMV (with Stripe) ✔ Swipe, tap, chip card reader ✔ iOS and Android ✔ FSL Integration w/o custom work, just install & place fields on layouts
DOCUMENTLINK ✔ Auto-generated web-based payable invoice ✔ Configure with just clicks ✔ Card or ACH ✔ Pay right on the invoice using any of our Payment Gateways ✔ One payment for multiple open invoices - Allocations ✔ Mobile responsive ✔ Multi-language
PAYLINK ✔ Auto-generated payment link, configurable with clicks, no code ✔ Email or text a link to pay ✔ Card or ACH ✔ AuthLink can authorize a card without charging it ✔ Multi-language
VIRTUAL TERMINAL ✔ The most used feature in our app ✔ Wildly configurable. Show/hide fields, set read-only, define field mappings. ✔ Works in Experience Cloud ✔ Tokenize-only, authorize, or charge cards ✔ Schedule cards for charge at a later date

5. Search rankings

Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized

Keyword	Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic)	Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL
salesforce cloud	#5	#11

7. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic)

Commercient’s Epicor SYNC for Salesforce is a cloud app used by hundreds of Epicor users who want a CRM in the cloud experience. Commercient is developed and supported by both Epicor and Salesforce experts. SYNC for Salesforce makes it possible to build a CPQ, dealer-partner portal, help salespeople reduce errors when performing complex product configurations, and keep track of past Sales Orders down to the smallest detail. Utilizing SYNC for Epicor and Salesforce helps you build positive customer relationships. Having easy access to each customer’s personal sales and accounting data means you always have the answer to their questions. - Achieve goals quickly with up-to-date info and a 360° view of your customer. - Eliminate duplicate data entry between your front and back office. - Easily manage open sales orders, open invoices, and account history. What are you waiting for? Start SYNCing your data today!

Top keywords

epicor4×2.72%
salesforce4×2.72%
customer3×2.04%
data3×2.04%
sales3×2.04%
sync3×2.04%
build2×1.36%
cloud2×1.36%
commercient2×1.36%
epicor and salesforce2×1.36%
open2×1.36%
orders2×1.36%

Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL

FEATURES ✔ Lightning Virtual Terminal ✔ PCI-compliant payment methods ✔ Scheduled transactions w/ reattempt ✔ Automatically updated expired/lost cards. Account updater ✔ Payment requests w/ PayLink ✔ 135+ Currencies ✔ Any Object ✔ Charge, Authorize, Refund ✔ Disputes ✔ Historical Migration Sync ✔ PCI-Compliant SAQ-D ✔ SCA/3D Secure 2 Ready ✔ Recurring Billing & Payment Schedules ✔ Retry / Reattempt Logic ✔ Webhooks ✔ Native iOS & Android apps w/card readers ✔ EMV Certified - Card-Present Rates ✔ Swipe, Chip, Tap/NFC ✔ Field Service Lightning FSL ✔ Salesforce Mobile FOR ADMINS ✔ Packaged Rollups ✔ Communities / Experience Cloud ✔ Reports & Dashboard GATEWAYS & PROCESSORS ✔ 120+ Gateways ✔ Authorize.net ✔ Braintree ✔ Chase Paymentech ✔ Cybersource ✔ Elavon ✔ First Data ✔ Global Payments ✔ Heartland ✔ Stripe ✔ WorldPay ✔ EMEA: AliPay, BACS Direct Debit, Bancontact, Boleto, giropay, iDeal, Multibanco, Przelewy24 ✔ Pay Later Options: Afterpay, Klarna (with Stripe Checkout) ✔ Digital Wallets: Apple Pay, Google Pay, Clearpay, EPS, eWay, FPX, Plaid

Top keywords

pay3×2.36%
payment3×2.36%
authorize2×1.57%
gateways2×1.57%
lightning2×1.57%
pci-compliant2×1.57%
reattempt2×1.57%
stripe2×1.57%

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Is Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) or Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL cheaper?

Both Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) and Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL offer paid plans only. Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) starts at paid; Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL starts at paid. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.

Which has better reviews, Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) or Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL?

Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) (4.9★, 11 reviews) and Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL (5.0★, 181 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.

Should I choose Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) or Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL?

Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) or Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL?

Both apps are one-click installs from the Salesforce AppExchange. Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL has the deeper published review base (181 vs 11), 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.

Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL vs Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic)

Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL

1. Listing metadata

Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic)

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3. Features

4. Categories & rankings

5. Search rankings

6. Activity in the last 90 days

Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) · 1 changes

Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL · 0 changes

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Frequently asked

Is Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) or Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL cheaper?

Which has better reviews, Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) or Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL?

Should I choose Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) or Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL?

Which is faster to set up, Commercient SYNC™ for Epicor® (v 9,10, P21 & Kinetic) or Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL?

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