Blackthorn Payments vs Emersion — Salesforce

Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL vs Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce

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

	Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL	Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce
Tagline	“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	“Expand the range of enquiries your team can manage from Salesforce with real-time subscription, payment and invoice information. The app requires minimal configuration and will work with our online customer portals and 70+ vendor integrations.”243 chars
Description	1058 / 2000 chars53% used	1141 / 2000 chars57% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages	en	en
Platforms	Salesforce	Salesforce
Developer	Blackthorn.io, Inc.	Emersion
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At a glance

8 metrics · auto-computed

Feature comparison between Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL and Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce
Metric	Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL	Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce
Rating	5.0 ★	—
Total reviews	181	0
Free plan	—	—
Pricing	paid	paid
Pricing tiers	1 tier	1 tier
Listed features	★ 6	3
Languages	1 supported	1 supported
Listed since	Oct 2016	Mar 2021

AppRanks verdict

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The call

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 Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce's 0.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.

Pricing

Pricing entry tiers: Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL at paid, Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce 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 0), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.

Who should pick what

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 — Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce's 0-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.

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: Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL audit • Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce audit

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3. Features

As listed by each developer

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
GATEWAYS ✔ Stripe ✔ Authorize.net ✔ Cybersource ✔ 120+ Gateways ✔ Apple Pay ✔ Google Pay

Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce

Systems Integration. Deep integrations keep data accurate across all systems and reduce the need for data-entry. Integrations include: •Energy providers •Telco Carriers •Hardware and software distributors •Payment gateways •API integration
Subscription and Recurring Billing Automation Emersion automates the entire subscription billing process including: • Usage (e.g. Voice, Energy) and Pro-rata charge calculation • Invoice generation • Payment processing • Collections notifications
Improve Customer Engagement Turn customer experience into a competitive advantage with: • Online customer portals • Customer notifications (SMS/ email) • Service management • Order management functionality

5. Search rankings

Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized

Keyword	Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL	Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce
pci-compliant credit card	#1	Not ranked
stripe authorize net	#1	Not ranked
payment gateways	#2	Not ranked
vendor payments	Not ranked	#9
platforms	Not ranked	#9

6. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

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%

Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce

This app synchronises information between Emersion and Salesforce in real-time including: • Contact information (bi-directional) • Account information (bi-directional) • Invoice details (Emersion to Salesforce) • Payment details (Emersion to Salesforce) • Service details (Emersion to Salesforce) This gives your sales and customer service team never before seen access to your customers financial and service information from the account object in Salesforce and also ensures that your customer's details are accurate no matter which system your staff are using. Other benefits include: • Any changes your customers make to their accounts in our online customer portals are automatically made to Salesforce. • Multiple invoice templates to select from with a diverse range of customisation options. • Support for multiple payment gateways including Stripe, Paypal via BrainTree and local banks. • Deep integrations to energy providers, telco carriers, software vendors, hardware distributors, banks and enterprise software platforms • The ability to synchronise data from Salesforce to Xero and between ConnectWise and Salesforce

Top keywords

salesforce8×5.30%
details4×2.65%
emersion4×2.65%
information4×2.65%
details emersion3×1.99%
emersion to salesforce3×1.99%
service3×1.99%
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Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Is Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL or Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce cheaper?

Both Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL and Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce offer paid plans only. Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL starts at paid; Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce starts at paid. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.

Should I choose Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL or Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce?

AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating, because neither publishes one. Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL does carry the larger published review base (181 vs 0). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL or Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce?

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 0), 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.

Which works better for small vs large Salesforce AppExchange admins?

Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (181 reviews). Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 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.

Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL vs Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce

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

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Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce

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Is Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL or Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce cheaper?

Should I choose Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL or Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce?

Which is faster to set up, Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL or Emersion - Subscription Billing and Payments for Salesforce?

Which works better for small vs large Salesforce AppExchange admins?

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