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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Salesforce users that have complex operational processes to sync contact and organizational data in their Salesforce instance. Optimizing their use of Salesforce & ERP while our solution manages all of the core, unique operational activities.
| Metric | Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL | SmartSimple Cloud for Salesforce®: Manage Grants, Funding, CSR, Research, Awards |
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| 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 | 16 supported |
| Listed since | Oct 2016 | Jun 2021 |
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 SmartSimple Cloud for Salesforce®: Manage Grants, Funding, CSR, Research, Awards's 0.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL at paid, SmartSimple Cloud for Salesforce®: Manage Grants, Funding, CSR, Research, Awards 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 0), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. SmartSimple Cloud for Salesforce®: Manage Grants, Funding, CSR, Research, Awards'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 — SmartSimple Cloud for Salesforce®: Manage Grants, Funding, CSR, Research, Awards'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.
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 • SmartSimple Cloud for Salesforce®: Manage Grants, Funding, CSR, Research, Awards audit
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| Keyword | Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL | SmartSimple Cloud for Salesforce® |
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| ideal | #1 | Not ranked |
| payment gateways | #2 | Not ranked |
| processing | #2 | Not ranked |
| reporting and grant-making | Not ranked | #2 |
Both Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL and SmartSimple Cloud for Salesforce®: Manage Grants, Funding, CSR, Research, Awards offer paid plans only. Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL starts at paid; SmartSimple Cloud for Salesforce®: Manage Grants, Funding, CSR, Research, Awards starts at paid. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
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.
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.
Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (181 reviews). SmartSimple Cloud for Salesforce®: Manage Grants, Funding, CSR, Research, Awards 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.
Migration support varies by app and category. Blackthorn Payments - Credit Card Processing, ACH, Subscriptions, FSL and SmartSimple Cloud for Salesforce®: Manage Grants, Funding, CSR, Research, Awards 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 SmartSimple Cloud for Salesforce®: Manage Grants, Funding, CSR, Research, Awards" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.