Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
An ability to do long polling that can be tied to a Apex action/method to check status etc.
| Lightning Poller | CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management | |
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All-in-one, native Salesforce scheduling and calendaring, cloud-agnostic and built for ANY object with a date/time field. Centralize scheduling, eliminate external booking tools, and drive adoption with a powerful, flexible calendar UI.
| Metric | Lightning Poller | CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | 1 | ★ 181 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | free | paid |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | — | 4 tiers |
| Listed features | — | 9 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 11 supported |
| Listed since | Jan 2018 | Apr 2021 |
Lightning Poller edges out CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management on rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number. On pricing, Lightning Poller offers a free tier (free) while CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management starts at paid. For early-stage stores or merchants validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real orders before committing budget. CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management has the larger user base (181 reviews vs 1), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Lightning Poller's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat. Recommended by store size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Lightning Poller; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management's 181-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Lightning Poller'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: Lightning Poller audit • CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management audit
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| Keyword | Lightning Poller | CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management |
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| poll | #1 | Not ranked |
| field service | Not ranked | #1 |
| calendars | Not ranked | #1 |
| enables | Not ranked | #1 |
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Lightning Poller is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (free). CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management starts at paid. Both publish their pricing on the Salesforce AppExchange marketplace; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
Lightning Poller has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 1 reviews) compared to CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management (4.8★ from 181 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. Lightning Poller fits better if you prioritize rating consistency; CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management 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.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Salesforce AppExchange marketplace. CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management has more onboarding documentation maturity (181 reviews vs 1), which usually translates to better-tested setup wizards and quicker time-to-value. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for merchant-reported install experience.
Lightning Poller typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (1 reviews). CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (181 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.
Migration support varies by app and category. Lightning Poller and CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management 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 Lightning Poller" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
