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 | ★ 183 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | free | paid |
| 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 teams validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real workloads before committing budget.
CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management has the larger user base (183 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 size: small/early-stage admins who need fast install and low risk should default to Lightning Poller; mid-market and enterprise admins with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management's 183-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 |
| enabling | Not ranked | #1 |
| schedule | Not ranked | #1 |
| enables | Not ranked | #1 |
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; 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 183 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Lightning Poller holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Salesforce AppExchange. CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management has the deeper published review base (183 vs 1), 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.
Lightning Poller typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1 reviews). CalendarAnything - Resource Allocation, Project Management, Campaign Management typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (183 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. 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.
