Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Drive positive outcomes across your client, candidate or patient lifecycle by leveraging AI to start conversations, guide decisions and fulfill promises over sms/mms messaging.
| SMS-Magic | Business Messaging | Lightning Clock | |
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Drag and drop this world clock component on to your Lightning page or Community and display up to four timezones for your end users. It is configurable to display in 24 hour format or AM/PM format. Dark mode is supported.
| Metric | SMS-Magic | Business Messaging | Lightning Clock |
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| Rating | ★ 4.8 ★ | 3.6 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 1.1k | 5 |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | paid | free |
| Pricing tiers | 1 tier | — |
| Listed features | ★ 8 | 3 |
| Languages | 16 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Mar 2010 | Jul 2020 |
Based on the data on this page, SMS-Magic | Business Messaging is the stronger choice for most Salesforce AppExchange admins — 4.8★ vs Lightning Clock's 3.6★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
On pricing, Lightning Clock offers a free tier (free) while SMS-Magic | Business Messaging starts at paid. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly at low usage volumes where the entry-paid tier can outpace the value delivered.
SMS-Magic | Business Messaging has the larger user base (1,135 reviews vs 5), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Lightning Clock'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 SMS-Magic | Business Messaging; mid-market and enterprise admins with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Lightning Clock's 5-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than SMS-Magic | Business Messaging'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: SMS-Magic | Business Messaging audit • Lightning Clock audit
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| Keyword | SMS-Magic | Business Messaging | Lightning Clock |
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| engage | #1 | Not ranked |
| to engage | #1 | Not ranked |
| messaging | #1 | Not ranked |
| format | Not ranked | #1 |
| display | Not ranked | #1 |
Lightning Clock is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (free). SMS-Magic | Business Messaging starts at paid. Both publish their pricing on the Salesforce AppExchange; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
SMS-Magic | Business Messaging has the higher average rating (4.8★ from 1,135 reviews) compared to Lightning Clock (3.6★ from 5 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
SMS-Magic | Business Messaging holds the higher average rating (4.8★ vs 3.6★). 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. SMS-Magic | Business Messaging has the deeper published review base (1,135 vs 5), 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.
SMS-Magic | Business Messaging typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,135 reviews). Lightning Clock typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (5 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. SMS-Magic | Business Messaging and Lightning Clock 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 Clock" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.