Blackthorn Events vs Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce

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Blackthorn Events

5.0·274reviews

Blackthorn Events is a Salesforce-native app for event registration, ticketing, check-in, payments, and reporting. Forge gives planners a web workspace to build and run events, while every record stays in your org under your existing permissions.

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Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce

5.0·34reviews

Native SMS/MMS for Salesforce®. 1-to-1 texting on any object, Proton Blaster for bulk sends, Flow automation and built-in opt-in/out management. Add-ons: RCS, Google Translate, link shortening/click tracking, and MCP Actions for Agentforce & Slackbot.

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At a glance

8 metrics · ★ = leads on this metric

Feature comparison between Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management and Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce
Metric	Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management	Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce
Rating	5.0 ★	★ 5.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 274	34
Free plan	—	—
Pricing	paid	paid
Pricing tiers	1 tier	★ 4 tiers
Listed features	8	9

AppRanks verdict

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The call

On the measured data here, Blackthorn Events leads on more dimensions (2 vs 0). Pick Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce if one of the points where it leads is what you need.

Where Blackthorn Events leads

More published reviews: 274 vs 34.
Ranks higher in Campaign Management: #1 vs #10 of 140.

Pricing

Listed entry pricing: Blackthorn Events at paid, Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce at paid. See the plans table for what each tier includes.

How this is generated

Built only from the Salesforce AppExchange listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology

Read each app's audit: Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management audit • Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce audit

1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

Field	Blackthorn Events	Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce
Tagline	“Blackthorn Events is a Salesforce-native app for event registration, ticketing, check-in, payments, and reporting. Forge gives planners a web workspace to build and run events, while every record stays in your org under your existing permissions.”	“Native SMS/MMS for Salesforce®. 1-to-1 texting on any object, Proton Blaster for bulk sends, Flow automation and built-in opt-in/out management. Add-ons: RCS, Google Translate, link shortening/click tracking, and MCP Actions for Agentforce & Slackbot.”
Languages	en	en
Platforms	Salesforce	Salesforce
Developer	Blackthorn.io, Inc.	Proton 7 Group

Languages	1 supported	1 supported

Listed since	Dec 2016	Aug 2018

Listed	December 12, 2016	August 28, 2018

3. Features

As listed by each developer

Blackthorn Events

Event data stays in your org Registrations, payments, and attendance are Salesforce records from the start. No middleware, no export, and no sync job that can fail.
Planners build events in Forge, not in your admin queue A web workspace for setup, sessions, tickets, forms, email, budget, and reporting. Sign-in runs through Salesforce, and your sharing rules still apply.
On-brand event pages with Page Designer Drag-and-drop event pages with live session, speaker, and ticket data, theme presets, and a built-in accessibility scanner. No CSS required. Forge doesn't replace Event Builder; both keep working as usual.
Report on data leadership already trusts Event performance reports run on the same Salesforce data as the rest of your org, with nothing to export first.
Is Blackthorn Events a managed package, and where does the data live? Yes. It creates custom objects for events, sessions, attendees, tickets, and payments inside your org. No external database, no middleware, no sync.
Does installing it require a developer? No. Setup is configuration, not code. Permission sets for admin and end-user access ship with it, and it installs to a sandbox before production.
Will it work with my existing automation? Yes. Its records behave like any other Salesforce data, so flows, validation rules, approvals, and reports build on them the same way they do on standard objects.
Which Salesforce products are required? Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, or Platform. They also support Nonprofit Cloud and Education Cloud.

Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce

EASY 1-TO-1 TEXTING ▸ Text Contacts, Leads, and Users from a Home or record page, Utility Bar or Mobile app. ▸ Link to any record ▸ Scheduled texts ▸ Send images & files ▸ Out-of-Office autoreply/forwarding
5-STAR SUPPORT & THE BEST NONPROFIT PRICING ▸ Read our reviews — all five stars! ▸ Personalized support for setup and ongoing needs. ▸ Nonprofits pick a price from $79–$199/month. ▸ We help you join Twilio Impact for usage discounts.
BULK SMS & MMS BLASTS ▸ Blast to thousands of Campaign Members with Campaign reporting and opt-out. ▸ Blast to any List View or CSV import. ▸ Response handling, real-time error reporting, and Blast Analytics.
RCS RICH MESSAGING ▸ Proton Text RCS (add-on): verified business name and logo instead of a phone number. ▸ Rich cards, images, and reply chips. ▸ Read receipts. ▸ Automatic SMS/MMS fallback.
OPT-IN / OPT-OUT MANAGEMENT ▸ Comply with privacy best practices for opt-in and opt-out preferences. ▸ Proton Text sets opt-in/out automatically from replies to 1-to-1 texts, blasts, and notifications, including carrier keywords.

5. Search rankings

Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized

Keyword	Blackthorn Events	Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce
blackthorn	#1	Not ranked
virtual	#1	Not ranked
event management	#2	Not ranked
enables	Not ranked	#3
text	Not ranked	#3

7. App details

Long-form description

Blackthorn Events

Blackthorn Events runs natively in Salesforce. Registrations, tickets, payments, and attendance are records in your org from the moment you create them. No middleware, no export, no second copy to reconcile. Forge is a web-based workspace where planners build and run events end to end, without filing admin requests. It reads and writes Salesforce records directly, sign-in runs through Salesforce, and your existing permissions and sharing rules apply. Page Designer, built into Forge, is a drag-and-drop builder for the event page. Session, speaker, and ticket data pulls in live from the event record. Includes theme presets, per-locale translations, and an accessibility scanner. No CSS required. Event Builder keeps working, attendee checkout still runs through Blackthorn Payments, and admins control who uses Forge. SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA-eligible, PCI SAQ D, GDPR, WCAG, ADA, VPAT.

Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce

KEEP EVERY TEXT CONVERSATION IN SALESFORCE Customers, donors, and volunteers would rather text than call or email. Proton Text puts those conversations on the right Contact, Lead, or any record, so the whole team sees the history and nothing lives on a personal phone. The 1-to-1 Messenger works like the texting app on your phone: talk bubbles, photos and files, emojis, and delivery errors shown in real time. Save time with scheduled texts, QuickResponse templates, and Out-of-Office autoreply and forwarding. Automate reminders, Text-to-Case, Text-to-Lead, and nurture flows with free Flow templates, or send SMS Notifications from Flow or Apex. REACH THOUSANDS WITH PROTON BLASTER Blast to Campaign Members, any List View, or a CSV file. Replies, opt-outs, and errors are handled automatically, and Blast Analytics shows the results. ADD WHAT YOU NEED RCS: branded, rich messages with SMS fallback. LINKS: short branded links & click tracking. GTX: real-time google translation. MCP: 15 actions that let Agentforce, Slackbot, Claude & ChatGPT text for you. 14-day free trial. Demos, free setup, and templates: see the Resources tab.

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Is Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management or Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce cheaper?

Neither Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management nor Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce lists a free plan. Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management's paid plans start at $8,425 / company / year (USD); Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce's paid plans start at $79 / company / month (USD) — priced in different units, so not directly comparable. Prices are as listed on the Salesforce AppExchange; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.

Which has better reviews, Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management or Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce?

Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management (5.0★, 274 reviews) and Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce (5.0★, 34 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.

Should I choose Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management or Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce?

Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 5.0★). 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 is faster to set up, Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management or Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce?

Both apps are one-click installs from the Salesforce AppExchange. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (274 vs 34).

Which works better for small vs large Salesforce AppExchange admins?

AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Salesforce AppExchange data. What it can show: Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management has 274 published reviews; Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce has 34 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.

Can I migrate data between Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management and Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce?

Migration support varies by app and category. Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management and Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce 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 Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Blackthorn Events vs Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce

Blackthorn Events

Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce

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AppRanks verdict

1. Listing metadata

2. Pricing & plans

3. Features

4. Categories & rankings

5. Search rankings

6. Activity in the last 90 days

Blackthorn Events · 8 changes

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7. App details

Frequently asked

Is Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management or Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce cheaper?

Which has better reviews, Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management or Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce?

Should I choose Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management or Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce?

Which is faster to set up, Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management or Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce?

Which works better for small vs large Salesforce AppExchange admins?

Can I migrate data between Blackthorn Events: Salesforce-native event management and Proton Text SMS and RCS Texting for Salesforce?

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