Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
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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Orchestrate, connect and enhance your customer journeys with next-gen engagement. Pendula helps marketing and CX teams to enhance and automate how you interact with your customers with tools like activity reporting, generative AI, and sentiment analysis.
| Metric | Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL | Pendula | Send & receive SMS on SF - automate conversations via drag & drop |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 181 | 15 |
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| Pricing | paid | paid |
| Pricing tiers | 1 tier | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 6 | ★ 8 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Oct 2016 | Jul 2017 |
Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL and Pendula | Send & receive SMS on SF - automate conversations via drag & drop are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
Pricing entry tiers: Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL at paid, Pendula | Send & receive SMS on SF - automate conversations via drag & drop 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.
Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL has the larger user base (181 reviews vs 15), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Pendula | Send & receive SMS on SF - automate conversations via drag & drop's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
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.
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: Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL audit • Pendula | Send & receive SMS on SF - automate conversations via drag & drop audit
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| ideal | #1 | Not ranked |
| payment gateways | #2 | Not ranked |
| processing | #2 | Not ranked |
| journeys and | Not ranked | #3 |
| journeys | Not ranked | #3 |
Both Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL and Pendula | Send & receive SMS on SF - automate conversations via drag & drop offer paid plans only. Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL starts at paid; Pendula | Send & receive SMS on SF - automate conversations via drag & drop starts at paid. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL (5.0★, 181 reviews) and Pendula | Send & receive SMS on SF - automate conversations via drag & drop (4.9★, 15 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
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.
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 15), 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 typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (181 reviews). Pendula | Send & receive SMS on SF - automate conversations via drag & drop typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (15 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.
Migration support varies by app and category. Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL and Pendula | Send & receive SMS on SF - automate conversations via drag & drop 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 Pendula | Send & receive SMS on SF - automate conversations via drag & drop" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.