Apple Pay vs. Blackthorn Payments

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apple Pay
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Apple Pay is a payment gateway the vendor states gives customers an easy, secure, and private way to pay in stores, within apps, on the web, and in Business Chat.N/A
Blackthorn Payments
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Blackthorn provides event management and payment processing apps for Salesforce users.
$575
per month
Pricing
Apple PayBlackthorn Payments
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Apple PayBlackthorn Payments
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Apple PayBlackthorn Payments
Features
Apple PayBlackthorn Payments
Payment Gateways
Comparison of Payment Gateways features of Product A and Product B
Apple Pay
7.9
5 Ratings
9% above category average
Blackthorn Payments
-
Ratings
Fraud Detection8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
API or SDK8.83 Ratings00 Ratings
Recurring Payment Support8.25 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and Invoicing Support8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Support6.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Form Acceptance7.45 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Apple PayBlackthorn Payments
Small Businesses
Stripe Payments
Stripe Payments
Score 9.0 out of 10
Apple Pay
Apple Pay
Score 8.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Adyen
Adyen
Score 8.6 out of 10
Apple Pay
Apple Pay
Score 8.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Adyen
Adyen
Score 8.6 out of 10
Adyen
Adyen
Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Apple PayBlackthorn Payments
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(23 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Apple PayBlackthorn Payments
Likelihood to Recommend
Apple
If you accept payments while selling goods and services, Apple Pay can help you speed up the payment process while securely accepting payments. Since there is no need to stick a card into a machine, users won't have to fumble looking for a card when they can put their whole wallet on Apple Pay and check out easily.
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Blackthorn.io
As a university, reconciliation and transparency are important. All transactions in Blackthorn Payments are uniquely stored in Salesforce and allow full transparency for reconciliations in debits and credits via reports. However, refunding attendees is quite tedious especially when you have to go through multiple objects on each record to reach the transaction page: Attendee > Sales Document > Transactions.
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Pros
Apple
  • The double click which launches it couldn't be easier; you don't even have to open your phone and find the app.
  • It's pretty much fool proof from there, as just holding your phone near the reader is sufficient for success.
  • Haptic feedback ensures that I know the payment registered.
  • I have full faith and confidence that the transaction was executed securely.
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Blackthorn.io
  • Fast refunds
  • 100% uptime
  • Quick setup
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Cons
Apple
  • At times, my Apple Pay will pop up unintentionally. Perhaps there can be more safeguards around that.
  • Apple Pay is not super great if I need to make a return. For any return, I've found that paper receipts are superior.
  • Apple Pay sometimes requires very specific positioning when scanning the phone, which is frustrating.
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Blackthorn.io
  • No capability to mass refund
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Likelihood to Renew
Apple
It's now a standard.
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Blackthorn.io
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Usability
Apple
Love the simplicity, i think it's a good way of getting apple-lovers to purchase things from the palm of their hand
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Blackthorn.io
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Alternatives Considered
Apple
When I had my Android/Samsung phone, I tried Samsung's version of Apple Pay and it was terrible. It was very glitchy, and sometimes I would get a notification that I paid for something when I wasn't even in a checkout screen, like I was just browsing the internet or something and I'd get a notification! It was alarming and I quickly uninstalled the app and never used it again.
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Blackthorn.io
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Return on Investment
Apple
  • Able to provide employees with digital company cards.
  • Convenient tracking of money spent.
  • Caring for others in our workplace and community through gifts and purchases.
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Blackthorn.io
  • Increased efficiency in revenue reconciliation
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