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Salesforce Platform - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: January 2026

Salesforce Platform overview

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Based on 389 verified user reviews

What is Salesforce Platform?

Salesforce Platform is a workflow management solution offering key features such as customizable fields and reporting/analytics, among others.

Who uses Salesforce Platform?

By industry, Salesforce Platform reviewers are most commonly professionals in computer software (18%). The most frequent use case cited by reviewers is workflow management (73%).

What do users say about Salesforce Platform pricing?

Some users say Salesforce Platform provides good value for nonprofits with free licenses and no hardware fees. Reviewers appreciate its features, but they find high licensing costs, paid add-ons, and expensive consultants reduce overall value for money.

What are the most popular integrations for Salesforce Platform?

The Salesforce Platform integration most frequently cited by reviewers is Slack, a team communication product rated 4.4 out of 5 for its integration with Salesforce Platform.

Starting price

25per user /
per month

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Pros & Cons

Customer Marketing

Data Management

Lead Tracking

High and increasing costs

Salesforce Platform’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Salesforce Platform pros, cons and reviews insights

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Reviews sentiment

 
 
 
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3-4(176)
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What do users say about Salesforce Platform?

Salesforce Platform is a workflow management solution offering key features such as customizable fields and reporting/analytics, among others.

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Who uses Salesforce Platform?

Based on 389 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Computer Software
Information Technology and Services
Financial Services
Nonprofit Organization Management
Others

Use cases

Workflow Management
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Application Development
Issue Tracking
Low Code Development Platform

Salesforce Platform's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Salesforce Platform users:

Reporting & statistics
Integrations management
Data security
Search/Filter
Customizable dashboard
Real-Time data

All Salesforce Platform features

Features rating:

Workflow configuration
User interface
Code development
Debugging
Data management
Customizable fields
Workflow management
Task management
Business process automation
Web/Mobile app development
Access controls/permissions
Task progress tracking
Reporting/Analytics
Integrated development environment
Dashboard
Code editing
Configurable workflow
Collaboration tools
Deployment management
Third-Party integrations
Visual modeling
Alerts/Notifications
API
Graphical user interface
Activity dashboard
Document management
Source control
For developers
Drag & drop
Approval process control
Iteration management
No-Code
Web app development
Version control
CRM
Software development
Compatibility testing
Performance management
Mobile development
Data modeling
Geolocation
For no-code development
ETL
ERP integration
Database support

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Salesforce Platform pricing

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Platform Starter

25

/user

Per month

Features included:

  • Access 10 Custom Objects
  • Appexchange
  • Customizable Reports
  • Identity for Employees
  • Lightning App Builder
  • Process Automation

Platform Plus

100

/user

Per month

Features included:

  • Access 110 Custom Objects
  • Appexchange
  • Customizable Reports
  • Identity for Employees
  • Lightning App Builder
  • Lightning Console
  • Process Automation

User opinions about Salesforce Platform price and value

Value for money rating:

Of 45 reviews that provide robust commentary on Salesforce Platform's price and value, 21% mention it in a positive light.

Some users say Salesforce Platform offers significant value for nonprofits, with free licenses for up to ten users, and appreciate cost savings from no hardware or maintenance fees. Reviewers appreciate the extensive features and customization options, but they find the high licensing costs, required paid add-ons, and frequent need for costly consultants or administrators to be major drawbacks. Some reviewers feel the platform’s complexity increases setup and maintenance expenses, making it less cost-effective for small businesses. Users think ongoing price increases and the cumulative cost of customization and integrations reduce its overall value for money.

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To see what individual users think of Salesforce Platform's cost and value, check out the review excerpts below.

“For nonprofits, the nonprofit success pack is a great starter kit and you can't beat the price - free for up to 10 users.”
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Karen P.

Director, Development and Strategic Partnerships

“Cost: Salesforce can be expensive for small businesses or startups, especially for advanced features such as supply chain management and production management.”
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Daryl E.

method engineer

“The price is the main aspect of Salesforce that I find objectionable. Because it is fairly expensive and every additional license that you get only drives up the price, you should probably consult a more knowledgeable person before making a purchase.”
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Lisa A.

Company Director

Salesforce Platform integrations (802)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 389 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Salesforce Platform integrations and how users feel about them.

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Slack

Integration rating: 4.7 (7)

Slack is our main hub for communications and Salesforce alerts/notifications are critical to getting our job done right and on time.

RF

Ritchie F.

Producer

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ServiceNow

Integration rating: 4.5 (2)

Our content organisation uses serviceNow as a ticketing software purely because of high licensing costs for Salesforce. The integration of serviceNow with Salesforce was not easy but after 15 months of development time we currently have a pretty robust system and an integration between both of platforms

CT

Chetan T.

Director, customer experience

Integration rating: 4.0 (2)

Integration rating: 4.0 (1)

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Docusign CLM

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

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Xero

Integration rating: 3.0 (1)

Integration rating: 4.0 (1)

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Airtable

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Salesforce Platform support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
Chat
FAQs/Forum
Phone Support
Knowledge Base

Training options

Webinars
In Person
Videos
Documentation
Live Online

Salesforce Platform FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of Salesforce Platform?

Salesforce Platform has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business

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Q. What is Salesforce Platform used for?

Salesforce App Cloud lets users build enterprise apps quickly that help connect employees, engage customers, track performance, and integrate everything. App Cloud is a single, unified ecosystem of tools and services including Force, Heroku Enterprise, and Lightning that adds up to the fastest, easiest way to take the lead in the app revolution. Even build Android apps and iOS apps. Salesforce App Cloud offers an extensive feature set out of the box, which allows lines of business to develop enterprise apps without writing code. Visual tools allow administrators to build applications, create triggers and workflows, and manage the data architecture with a fully drag-and-drop interface. Best of all, applications built with Salesforce App Cloud are built once but run everywhere--on desktops, mobile phones, tablets, and even wearable devices. For custom solutions, Salesforce App Cloud allows developers to write code in any modern language, such as Node.js, PHP, Ruby, or Python (to name a few).


Q. What are the benefits of using Salesforce Platform?

Full PaaS (no hardware or underlying systems to manage)
Visual Development (Page Builder, Community Builder, App Builder, Process Builder, & Data Schema Builder)
Programmatic Development (Support for all Modern Languages, Team Administration, Access Controls, Logging)
Mobile Services (SDK, Push Notifications, Geolocation, Offline)
Integration (APIs, SOAP, REST, Point-and-Click Tools)


Q. What languages does Salesforce Platform support?

Salesforce Platform supports the following languages:
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish


Q. Does Salesforce Platform support mobile devices?

Salesforce Platform supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone


Q. Does Salesforce Platform offer an API?

No, Salesforce Platform does not have an API available.


Q. What level of support does Salesforce Platform offer?

Salesforce Platform offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Chat, FAQs/Forum, Phone Support, Knowledge Base

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