Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. vs EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce.

5.0·267reviews

Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. Blackthorn turns any organization’s Salesforce® CRM into event planning software powered by their connected data.

Shopify

1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Blackthorn Events \| Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce.	EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs
Tagline	“Blackthorn Events \| Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. Blackthorn turns any organization’s Salesforce® CRM into event planning software powered by their connected data.”177 chars	“👍 Published branded event landing pages 👍 Send branded email invitations and reminders 👍 Collect RSVPs with intelligent, customizable forms 👍 Sell and Manage Tickets 👍 Track registrations & attendance, leads & ROI for virtual & physical events ”249 chars
Description	1132 / 2000 chars57% used	1174 / 2000 chars59% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages	en	arnlenfifr+12 more
Platforms	Shopify	Shopify
Developer	Blackthorn.io, Inc.	SparkSmiths

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Feature comparison between Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. and EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs
Metric	Blackthorn Events \| Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce.	EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	5.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 267	54
Free plan	—	—
Pricing	paid	paid
Built for Shopify	—	—
Pricing tiers	1 tier	1 tier
Listed features	★ 9	7
Languages	1 supported	17 supported
Listed since	Dec 2016	Sep 2019

AppRanks verdict

Generated from live data on this page

Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. and EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ vs 5.0★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow. Pricing entry tiers: Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. at paid, EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs 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 (apps, orders, integrations) varies. Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. has the larger user base (267 reviews vs 54), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs'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 of orders for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most merchants 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 Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. audit • EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs audit

Listed	December 12, 2016	September 26, 2019

Last updated	—	—

3. Features

As listed by each developer

Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce.

Blackthorn Events is for event managers and Salesforce admins. Get real-time event data with richer data than off-platform Event registration apps, no integrations to fuss with, & the ability to use Flow & Experience Cloud.
HIGHER ED ✔ Admissions & Recruitment ✔ Campus Life ✔ Alumni & Advancement NONPROFIT ✔ Donor Events ✔ Chapter & Local Events HEALTHCARE ✔ Patient Education & Community Events ✔ CME Courses ✔ Clinic Events
GOVERNMENT ✔ Community Events ✔ Town Hall & Citizen Engagement CORPORATE ✔ Field Marketing
Easy configurations without any code or integrations ✔ Event landing pages ✔ Event groups ✔ Recurring Events ✔ Hybrid, In-Person & Virtual ✔ Matching Contacts & Leads ✔ Virtual Events Integration
PAYMENTS ✔ Web-based invoice for Pay Later ✔ PayLink to email or text (w/BT Messaging) to registrants ✔ Virtual Terminal within Salesforce ✔ Split Payments Spring '25 ✔ Apple Pay and Google Pay using Stripe Checkout
TEXT MESSAGING with Blackthorn Messaging ✔ 1:1 Attendee Messaging ✔ Bulk Messaging ✔ Text Message and Email Scheduler ✔ Text-to-Register with Flow configuration
COMPANY STATS ✔ 600+ customers ✔ Processing > $1.5B per year ✔ Millions of event registrations per year ✔ 100+ Employees, globally located
DATA ✔ Capture UTM for registration tracking ✔ Data model agnostic. All Industry Clouds. EDU, NPO, HLS+ ✔ Measure event ROI with trust ✔ Session and Event attendance stored on Attendee, Contact, Person Accounts, & more
CHECK-IN APP ✔ Use a student ID or other central ID to check in attendees from our QR code ✔ Group check-in, for families and other groups who check in at once ✔ Works Offline!

EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs

SAVE TIME AND ELIMINATE SPREADSHEETS Save time by streamlining and automating complex event management, registration and check-in processes (For Free, Paid, Onsite or Virtual). No more data imports and exports from spreadsheets or your virtual platform.
BUILD YOUR BRAND Create beautifully branded, responsive event landing pages, customizable registration forms and invitation, reminder and survey emails inside Salesforce. Streamline processes using intelligent registration for Delegates and Members.
INCREASE ATTENDANCE AT YOUR EVENTS Promote your event and send email reminders to RSVP or attend to the right people at exactly the right time.
MANAGE COMPLEX EVENTS USING GROUP BOOKINGS, TICKETS AND VOUCHERS Ideal for: Table bookings Conferences with session-level selection Training programs with bundled ticket packages Partner or sponsor discount programs Multi-attendee, multi-payment workflows
ON THE DAY EVENT MANAGEMENT AND TRACKING Give attendees the World Tour experience with Automated Check-in and Badge Printing. Keep your attendees engaged with our award winning Onsite Event App. Sessions Check-in and Gamification

Keyword	Blackthorn Events \| Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce.	EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs
registration form	#112	#1312
survey app	#2818	#10
survey	#16	#43
surveys	#26	#36
poll	#69	#23

9. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce.

Blackthorn turns any organization’s Salesforce® CRM into event planning software powered by their connected data. EVENT REGISTRATION & EVENT MANAGEMENT ✔Matching & Duplication Logic ✔Experience Cloud ✔Manage Sponsors, Speakers, and Sessions ✔Customize w/ CSS ✔Member vs Non-Member pricing ✔Calendar View ✔Multi-Attendee & Group Registration ✔Auto-Generated Landing Pages w/ Custom URLs ✔Ticket Management MOBILE ✔Check-In App w/ QR Codes and Badge Printing ✔Built for iOS & Android App ✔Attendee Mobile App coming December '24 KEY FEATURES ✔Build registration pages within Salesforce ✔Conferences & Trade Shows ✔Custom Questions & Surveys ✔Waitlists ✔Language Translation ✔Budget & Expenses ✔Tables & Seats ✔Out-of-the-Box Reports & Dashboards ✔Data Cloud and AgentForce Compatible EMAIL INVITES ✔Email Template Builder ✔Works w/ Marketing Cloud ✔Mass Email Campaigns ADD-ONS ✔SMS Text Messaging w/ Blackthorn Messaging PAYMENTS ✔Stripe, Authorize.net, Touchnet (Transact, CASHNet / Transact Campus) ✔Pay Later, Credit Card, ACH, Invoices, Multi-Currency ✔120+ Gateways ✔WCAG, ADA, VPAT ✔GDPR ✔HIPAA ✔PCI SAQ D, SOC 2 Type 2

Top keywords

cloud3×2.04%
email3×2.04%
event3×2.04%
registration3×2.04%
blackthorn2×1.36%
custom2×1.36%
data2×1.36%
management2×1.36%
messaging2×1.36%
mobile2×1.36%
pages2×1.36%
salesforce2×1.36%

EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs

BRANDED EVENT WEBSITES Create consistently branded event websites for multiple corporate identities INTELLIGENT REGISTRATION FORMS Personalized registration forms improve your guests' RSVP experience. Registration forms are customizable and limit registrations to venue capacity (virtual or physical) with wait listing INVITATIONS AND REMINDERS Schedule Communications for every event and automate invitations, reminders & post-event surveys TRACK DELEGATES IN REAL TIME Track guests through the event life-cycle from invitee status, RSVP status, attendance status INTEGRATE WITH ZOOM, WEBEX and TEAMS Create virtual Meetings and Webinars directly from EventSpark and track who has registered and attended SUPPORTS PAID FOR EVENTS Create Tickets and Seamlessly Manage Paid for Events, using Pay Now "Supporting 150+ payment Gateways" or Pay Later "Supports Vouchers" AUTOMATIC LEAD CREATION Create leads automatically inside Salesforce & track their conversion with campaigns . Use pre-configured reports & dashboards to tell your story SMART POST-EVENT SURVEY FORMS AND DASHBOARDS Collect feedback from attendees & calculate your Net Promoter Score for every event.

Top keywords

event5×3.23%
forms4×2.58%
track4×2.58%
registration3×1.94%
registration forms3×1.94%
status3×1.94%
branded2×1.29%
branded event2×1.29%

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Is Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. or EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs cheaper?

Both Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. and EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs offer paid plans only. Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. starts at paid; EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs starts at paid. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.

Which has better reviews, Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. or EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs?

Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. (5.0★, 267 reviews) and EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs (5.0★, 54 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 | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. or EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs?

It depends on what you're optimizing for. Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. fits better if you prioritize rating consistency; EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs is the call if you need the larger user base. Read both apps' detail pages on AppRanks for the full feature breakdown, install counts, and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. or EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs?

Which works better for small vs large Salesforce AppExchange stores?

Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (267 reviews). EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (54 reviews). Larger review bases generally mean the app has been load-tested at scale — relevant if you're processing high order volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. and EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs?

Migration support varies by app and category. Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. and EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs 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 EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs" 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 | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. vs EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs

Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce.

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Is Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. or EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs cheaper?

Which has better reviews, Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. or EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs?

Should I choose Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. or EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs?

Which is faster to set up, Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. or EventSpark - Salesforce Native Event Management, Event Registration & RSVPs?

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