Is Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. or SMS-Magic for SFMC cheaper?

Both Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. and SMS-Magic for SFMC offer paid plans only. Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. starts at paid; SMS-Magic for SFMC starts at paid. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.

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 (270 reviews). SMS-Magic for SFMC aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (1 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.

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Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. vs SMS-Magic for SFMC

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

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

5.0·270reviews

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.

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Field-level data

	Blackthorn Events \| Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce.	SMS-Magic for SFMC
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	“Turn one-way SMS,MMS, RCS and Whatsapp campaigns into personalised conversations with the SMS-Magic native app for Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Empower your sales teams with a unified view of customer interactions across Marketing and Sales cloud”245 chars
Description	1132 / 2000 chars57% used	1008 / 2000 chars50% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages	en	en
Platforms	Shopify	Shopify
Developer	Blackthorn.io, Inc.	Screen Magic Mobile Media
Listed	December 12, 2016

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9 metrics · auto-computed

Feature comparison between Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. and SMS-Magic for SFMC
Metric	Blackthorn Events \| Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce.	SMS-Magic for SFMC
Rating	5.0 ★	★ 5.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 270	1
Free plan	—	—
Pricing	paid	paid
Built for Shopify	—	—
Pricing tiers	1 tier	★ 2 tiers
Listed features	9	9
Languages	1 supported	1 supported
Listed since	Dec 2016	Sep 2024

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!

SMS-Magic for SFMC

Easily integrate Multichannel Messaging (SMS, MMS, Chat WhatsApp, Instagram) capabilities in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
User-Friendly Interface: Our custom activity in Journey Builder simplifies message campaign configuration, reducing complexity for marketers. Leverage pre-configured Sender IDs and Templates within SFMC
Personalized Engagement: Message customers with personalized SMS messages directly from Salesforce Marketing Cloud, fostering stronger connections and build trust.
Leverage SMS Magic Partnerships with CTIA players to build integrated voice + messaging campaigns. More effectively respond to missed calls and manage post call surveys, etc.
Compliance Management: Effectively manages opt-in/Opt-out compliances to make sure Salesforce & SFMC stays in sync. Helps you with 10DLC registration.
Comprehensive Insights: 360-degree view reporting of SMS interactions across different touchpoint channels for inbound and outbound messaging.

5. Search rankings

Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized

Keyword	Blackthorn Events \| Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce.	SMS-Magic for SFMC
surveys	#39	#83
registration form	#13	#111
survey builder	#87	#40
survey	#44	#85

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%

SMS-Magic for SFMC

Our solution seamlessly integrates multichannel messaging capabilities (SMS, MMS, Whatsapp, Instagram, RCS, Facebook) A user-friendly custom activity in Journey Builder empowers marketers to effortlessly configure messaging campaigns. This innovative solution offers: Lets Sales Reps or Service Agents to handle customer replies to your Marketing cloud campaigns Use Single SenderIds/Virtual Number between Sales/Service Cloud & Marketing cloud to provide uniform experience to Customers. Unified opt-in and opt-out preferences management across Marketing Cloud & Sales/Service Clouds. Simplified messaging campaigns setup with a user-friendly interface. Elevate customer interaction with personalized SMS messages delivered directly from Salesforce Marketing Cloud. API Integration: Pre-configured Sender IDs and Templates within SFMC for consistent and targeted messaging. A Decade long Messaging Expertise to consult you on choosing shortcode/10DLC/ TFNs based on business usecases & Volumes

Top keywords

cloud5×3.91%
messaging5×3.91%
marketing4×3.13%
marketing cloud4×3.13%
campaigns3×2.34%
sales3×2.34%
service3×2.34%
customer2×1.56%
messaging campaigns2×1.56%

Blackthorn Events | Your events. Your data. All in Salesforce. vs SMS-Magic for SFMC

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

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