Blackthorn Events vs. Poll Everywhere

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Blackthorn Events
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Blackthorn Events is used to manage events end-to-end from within Salesforce. The app is designed for event planners who don’t want to bother with integrations, yet seek more useful data. Users can build an event web page, customize the checkout process, compile an attendee list, email or SMS invites, collect payments, and enable attendees to build their own agenda. Then manage on-site with an organizer check-in app. It also sends real-time event data that’s…
$5,000
per year
Poll Everywhere
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Poll Everywhere is an event management software system offered by Poll Everywhere.
$42
per month
Pricing
Blackthorn EventsPoll Everywhere
Editions & Modules
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Engage
$42
per month
Teams
$84
per month
Present
$120
per year
Enterprise
9,999+
Intro
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Blackthorn EventsPoll Everywhere
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Blackthorn EventsPoll Everywhere
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
Blackthorn EventsPoll Everywhere
Likelihood to Recommend
Blackthorn.io
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Poll Everywhere
The reasons to use Poll Everywhere: 1. Get rid of those clickers! They eat batteries, need constant maintenance, and ofter walk off at a monetary loss. 2. The pricing model is really easy to manage, the campus/company license will pay for itself even if you only have 5-10 active users. 3. Stop fighting mobile devices in your classroom and start leveraging them. Students can't mess around on social media, texting etc if they are in the PE app. Then situations where Poll Everywhere wouldn't work as well: 1. Not great for multiple part, asynchronous polling, or data collection 2. Areas where there is a limited or absent internet connection. 3. Situations where an audience would lack basic technology such as a cell phone or laptop.
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Pros
Blackthorn.io
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Poll Everywhere
  • It's deceptively simple to use. Showing how to use the features, create & modify questions, and viewing polling data, is much easier than it first seems.
  • There are a surprising amount of alternate ways to poll users and present questions in more ways than just "Question and 2-4 possible answers." It's pretty easy to customize.
  • It's very, very, very easy to use as an attendee. There's not anything complex or invasive in order to sign in and vote in polls.
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Cons
Blackthorn.io
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Poll Everywhere
  • SSO integration could be a little smoother
  • LMS grade integration requires many steps, sometimes frustrates faculty
  • New quiz/gaming feature is still not as good as Kahoot - some technical issues in presentations
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Alternatives Considered
Blackthorn.io
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Poll Everywhere
Other than Google Forms (which I utilize heavily, but for different reasons and during different areas) I find Poll Everywhere to be the best at what it offers and does. Options to lock questions, hide or show responses, varying questions/response types, and the ability to let users respond via text message on their phone or through the website/app increase the functionality of the program. The is also the ability to be creative and change poll/question backgrounds, colors and layouts as well as attach/embed images.
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Return on Investment
Blackthorn.io
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Poll Everywhere
  • So far, the ROI is high because we utilize it frequently as an innovative way to engage students.
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ScreenShots

Blackthorn Events Screenshots

Screenshot of a Blackthorn Events overviewScreenshot of the email template builder, built into Salesforce and Blackthorn EventsScreenshot of the iOS and Android organizer check-in app for checking in guests, scanning QR codes, and printing badges.Screenshot of an example of the pre-built reports to show event ROI.Screenshot of an example of the checkout options across free, paid, waitlists, capacities, and donations.