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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Calculate advanced Excel models. Generate Excel documents or Word documents based on record-level and related data. All with a single click in a Salesforce record page.
| Metric | Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL | XL-Connector Mail Merge |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.3 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 181 | 4 |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | paid | free |
| Pricing tiers | 1 tier | — |
| Listed features | ★ 6 | 3 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Oct 2016 | Jan 2020 |
Based on the data on this page, Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL is the stronger choice for most Salesforce AppExchange admins — 5.0★ vs XL-Connector Mail Merge's 4.3★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
On pricing, XL-Connector Mail Merge offers a free tier (free) while Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL starts at paid. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly at low usage volumes where the entry-paid tier can outpace the value delivered.
Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL has the larger user base (181 reviews vs 4), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. XL-Connector Mail Merge's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage admins who need fast install and low risk should default to Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL; mid-market and enterprise admins with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — XL-Connector Mail Merge's 4-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL'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: Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL audit • XL-Connector Mail Merge audit
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| ideal | #1 | Not ranked |
| payment gateways | #2 | Not ranked |
| processing | #2 | Not ranked |
| excel | Not ranked | #3 |
| word excel | Not ranked | #5 |
XL-Connector Mail Merge is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (free). Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL starts at paid. Both publish their pricing on the Salesforce AppExchange; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 181 reviews) compared to XL-Connector Mail Merge (4.3★ from 4 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.3★). 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 4), 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). XL-Connector Mail Merge typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (4 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 XL-Connector Mail Merge 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 XL-Connector Mail Merge" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.