Is Blackthorn Messaging | SMS Text Messages for Salesforce or Lightning Following Report cheaper?

Lightning Following Report is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (free). Blackthorn Messaging | SMS Text Messages for Salesforce starts at paid. Both publish their pricing on the Salesforce AppExchange; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Blackthorn Messaging | SMS Text Messages for Salesforce or Lightning Following Report?

Blackthorn Messaging | SMS Text Messages for Salesforce holds the higher average rating (4.9★ vs 4.2★). 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 works better for small vs large Salesforce AppExchange admins?

Blackthorn Messaging | SMS Text Messages for Salesforce typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (60 reviews). Lightning Following Report typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (17 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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Blackthorn Messaging vs Lightning Following — Salesforce

Blackthorn Messaging | SMS Text Messages for Salesforce vs Lightning Following Report

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Blackthorn Messaging | SMS Text Messages for Salesforce

4.9·60reviews

It's a no-brainer! With text message open rates at a soaring 98% (compared to the 25% average for emails), Blackthorn is redefining communication with direct SMS messaging from Salesforce. Boost your engagement and keep your data all in one place.

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Blackthorn Messaging \| SMS Text Messages for Salesforce	Lightning Following Report
Tagline	“It's a no-brainer! With text message open rates at a soaring 98% (compared to the 25% average for emails), Blackthorn is redefining communication with direct SMS messaging from Salesforce. Boost your engagement and keep your data all in one place. ”250 chars	“The Lightning Following Report App enables to see all the records you're following in one place. It provides an easy way to unfollow a record that was previously being followed. Filter the following records based on the object type (Standard & Custom).”252 chars
Description	848 / 2000 chars42% used	1021 / 2000 chars51% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages	en	en
Platforms	Salesforce	Salesforce
Developer	Blackthorn.io, Inc.	Lattice Squad
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Feature comparison between Blackthorn Messaging | SMS Text Messages for Salesforce and Lightning Following Report
Metric	Blackthorn Messaging \| SMS Text Messages for Salesforce	Lightning Following Report
Rating	★ 4.9 ★	4.2 ★
Total reviews	★ 60	17
Free plan	—	★ Yes
Pricing	paid	free
Pricing tiers	1 tier	—
Listed features	3	3
Languages	1 supported	1 supported
Listed since	Aug 2012	May 2021

Last updated	—	—

5. Search rankings

Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized

Keyword	Blackthorn Messaging \| SMS Text Messages for Salesforce	Lightning Following Report
blackthorn	#3	Not ranked
500 following limit	Not ranked	#3
text messaging	#4	Not ranked
chatter unfollow rules	Not ranked	#4
text	#8	Not ranked

6. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Blackthorn Messaging | SMS Text Messages for Salesforce

A Salesforce SMS App designed for sending and receiving text messages from Salesforce. Add a new channel into your support and sales operations. Ensure that text messaging is stored and remains within your CRM where it's reportable and trackable. FEATURES ✔ Manage all your text message conversations from a unified inbox ✔ Send bulk messages from List Views or Campaigns ✔ Build Automations (Flow, Process Builder, and Apex) ✔ Send SMS or MMS (image messaging) from any Object ✔ Configure multiple phone numbers ✔ Templates with merge fields ✔ Auto create inbound leads ✔ Automated conversation tool with campaigns ✔ Link tracking ✔ Link shortening ✔ SMS Forwarding ✔ Phone lookup to verify phone numbers are mobile numbers and not landlines. This saves you money by not using your message balance to text landlines. ✔ Lightning Components

Top keywords

text4×3.23%
numbers3×2.42%
phone3×2.42%
sms3×2.42%
campaigns2×1.61%
landlines2×1.61%
link2×1.61%
message2×1.61%
messages2×1.61%
messaging2×1.61%
phone numbers2×1.61%
salesforce2×1.61%

Lightning Following Report

When users follow a record, they see updates on their feed based on the fields the administrators configured for feed tracking, for example, Lead Status. Eventually, the Lead status is moved to ‘Closed-Converted’, but the user is still needlessly following the record. Records like this soon add up to the user’s limit of 500, preventing them following current records that need their attention. Following hundreds of records also leads to too many notification emails, resulting in ‘notification noise’ and failure to notice the ones that matter. The Lightning Following Report tracks all the records you follow in one place and gives the ability to follow/unfollow without scrolling through the chatter feed. It’s used by CRM users to track and manage the records they are following, and by Administrators, to manage records followed by their users. The Lightning Following Report is a Lightning Web Component and installs as a Lightning item on the App Launcher. My domain needs to be enabled to install the app.

Top keywords

following6×3.59%
records6×3.59%
lightning4×2.40%
feed3×1.80%
follow3×1.80%
users3×1.80%
administrators2×1.20%
following report2×1.20%
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Blackthorn Messaging | SMS Text Messages for Salesforce vs Lightning Following Report

Blackthorn Messaging | SMS Text Messages for Salesforce

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