Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Built in partnership with Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, HandsOn Connect offers a flexible and scalable solution for volunteer engagement.
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| Metric | HandsOn Connect: Your solution for volunteer engagement | Events |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 3.3 ★ |
| Total reviews | 10 | ★ 37 |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | paid | free |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 2 tiers | — |
| Listed features | 3 | 3 |
| Languages | 5 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jul 2016 | Feb 2012 |
Based on the data on this page, HandsOn Connect: Your solution for volunteer engagement is the stronger choice for most Salesforce AppExchange merchants — 5.0★ vs Events's 3.3★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base. On pricing, Events offers a free tier (free) while HandsOn Connect: Your solution for volunteer engagement starts at paid. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly for stores at sub-1K monthly orders where the entry-paid tier can outpace the value delivered. Recommended by store size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to HandsOn Connect: Your solution for volunteer engagement; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Events's 37-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than HandsOn Connect: Your solution for volunteer engagement's broader-but-shallower coverage. 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: HandsOn Connect: Your solution for volunteer engagement audit • Events audit
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| Keyword | HandsOn Connect | Events |
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| handson connect | #1 | Not ranked |
| volunteer | #3 | Not ranked |
| volunteers | #4 | Not ranked |
| event management | Not ranked | #4 |
| event registration | Not ranked | #6 |
Events is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (free). HandsOn Connect: Your solution for volunteer engagement starts at paid. Both publish their pricing on the Salesforce AppExchange marketplace; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
HandsOn Connect: Your solution for volunteer engagement has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 10 reviews) compared to Events (3.3★ from 37 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. HandsOn Connect: Your solution for volunteer engagement fits better if you prioritize rating consistency; Events is the call if you need the larger user base. Read both apps' detail pages on AppRanks for the full feature breakdown, install counts, and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Salesforce AppExchange marketplace. Events has more onboarding documentation maturity (37 reviews vs 10), which usually translates to better-tested setup wizards and quicker time-to-value. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for merchant-reported install experience.
HandsOn Connect: Your solution for volunteer engagement typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (10 reviews). Events aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (37 reviews). Larger review bases generally mean the app has been load-tested at scale — relevant if you're processing high order volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. HandsOn Connect: Your solution for volunteer engagement and Events both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from HandsOn Connect: Your solution for volunteer engagement" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.