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Based on 89 reviews and ratings
530 Ratings
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Based on 530 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud) ranks higher in 1 feature set: Platform-as-a-Service
Platform-as-a-Service
7.9
IBM Cloud Foundry
79%

8.3
Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud)
83%
Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud) ranks higher in 7/11 features
Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud) ranks higher in 7/11 features
Ease of building user interfaces
7.4
74%
10 Ratings

7.8
78%
35 Ratings
Scalability
8.9
89%
21 Ratings

8.4
84%
33 Ratings
Platform management overhead
8.7
87%
12 Ratings

8.0
80%
29 Ratings
Workflow engine capability
7.7
77%
17 Ratings

8.2
82%
31 Ratings
Platform access control
10.0
100%
1 Rating

8.9
89%
32 Ratings
Services-enabled integration
7.8
78%
20 Ratings

7.7
77%
33 Ratings
Development environment creation
8.4
84%
19 Ratings

8.5
85%
29 Ratings
Development environment replication
7.0
70%
6 Ratings

8.5
85%
27 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification
5.0
50%
8 Ratings

8.3
83%
30 Ratings
Issue recovery
8.0
80%
17 Ratings

8.0
80%
28 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes
8.2
82%
19 Ratings

8.6
86%
32 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- IBM Cloud Foundry is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
IBM Cloud Foundry
89%
29 Ratings

8.3
Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud)
83%
35 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
IBM Cloud Foundry
70%
1 Rating

Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud)
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability
IBM Cloud Foundry
N/A
0 Ratings

5.5
Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud)
55%
2 Ratings
Support Rating
IBM Cloud Foundry
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud)
80%
30 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM Cloud Foundry
As it is an open-source platform as a service, it is very easy to operate, scale, and deploy regardless of what programming language and framework it's written in. However, it could be improved in terms of scalability. There should be proper documentation for easier and clearer understanding to make the process smooth.
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Nextbridge Ltd.Information Technology & Services, 501-1000 employees
Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud)
We use Salesforce Lightning Platform in everyday business as sales coordinators. By using this tool, we are able to send new requests to clients and communicate regarding pending proposals in real-time. This also tool holds many of our client accounts where we are able to monitor their sales and revenue.

Verified User
Employee in Sales
Hospitality Company, 51-200 employeesPros
IBM Cloud Foundry
- Simplicity - the command line tool provided can get you up and running within minutes.
- Resourceful - IBM Cloud Foundry is built on top of the open source Cloud Foundry technology, so any resources you find online about Cloud Foundry generally can be applied.
- Feature rich - provides all the necessary features for a cloud based platform, such as auto-scaling, 0 downtime deployment.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 1-10 employeesSalesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud)
- Reporting and Dashboards are thorough and can show a wealth of important data to inform and scale processes. It's helpful in a high volume sales cycle to be able to quickly identify weak points in performance and productivity so that adjustments can be made.
- Highly customizable. We are able to customize just about everything which allows us to track very specific things and in theory create better efficiency.
- Parent/Child account hierarchy exists which is helpful.
- Contact records can be associated with multiple accounts and opportunities. This, in theory, should minimize duplicates and mismanagement of contacts.
- Console helps a lot with data nesting. Having a fairly comprehensive look at an account without searching through various tabs and sections speeds up an otherwise cumbersome platform.
Customer Success Specialist
UntappdFood & Beverages, 51-200 employees
Cons
IBM Cloud Foundry
- Need: VISUALIZATION CAPABILITIES! Particularly with the Conversation Service.
- Need: Annotation capabilities for dialog nodes in Conversation Service.
- Need: Search/querying capabilities in Conversation Service
- Need: Clearer documentation of the S2T service. I had to use a third party website for an understanding of how to use this.
Solution Analyst — Machine Assisted Service Enagagement
AutodeskComputer Software, 5001-10,000 employees
Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud)
- Can be cumbersome: takes multiple clicks to get where you need to go
- Lightning is slower than original Salesforce, and it is very noticeable
- The UI change means sometimes I can't find what I need, so I have to switch back to the Classic version to find it

Verified User
Account Manager in Customer Service
Information Technology & Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesPricing Details
IBM Cloud Foundry
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0.07 Per GBH
IBM Cloud Foundry Editions & Modules
Edition
Community Runtimes | $0.071 |
---|
- Per GBH
Additional Pricing Details
—Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$25 Per User Per Month
Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud) Editions & Modules
Edition
Starter | $25.001 |
---|---|
Plus | $100.001 |
- Per User Per Month
Additional Pricing Details
—Usability
IBM Cloud Foundry
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud)
Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud) 5.5
Based on 2 answers
This builds off a number of things I have already mentioned. This question completely depends on the competence of the developer. This makes the user friendliness of the UI 50/50. However if you have the ability I would say it is quite UI friendly.

Verified User
Representative in Sales
Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employeesSupport Rating
IBM Cloud Foundry
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud)
Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud) 8.0
Based on 30 answers
Salesforce's support is top-notch. They have subject-matter experts that are accessible at all times to address needs as they come up. They let you know in advance when there are system updates and enhancements so that you are prepared for upcoming changes. I've never had an issue that wasn't addressed immediately when reaching out for support.
Paralegal/Supervisor
Summit ConversionsLegal Services, 11-50 employees
Alternatives Considered
IBM Cloud Foundry
CF is what we initially went with to establish a development pipeline and start our cloud journey, now we are expanding this and although we are now pulling in many other tools and functions around CF, it is not being replaced. It stands out as having a key place working ‘with’ git, Kubernetes, IBM cloud etc, not against or segregated from it.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employeesSalesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud)
We were previously using an older version prior to it becoming Salesforce Lightning Platform so we were well adverse on the advantages of using a CRM, to begin with. It made sense to convert to Salesforce Lightning Platform after we were given a free trial of the platform. Certain reps were chosen to experiment with it and from there a decision was made to move forward. We've been customers ever since.
Director Of Business Development - Operating Room, Vein Therapy, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Typenex MedicalMedical Devices, 11-50 employees
Return on Investment
IBM Cloud Foundry
- IBM Bluemix is mainly a foundation enabler at this stage, although our business plan does look promising.
- The low cost of development on Bluemix for a start-up like us is so helpful......we had no spare cash for this project besides what we could save or borrow at first, and that wasn't much. We are still trying to attract venture capital to cover the main Cordova Coding effort plus the launch "Cash Burn".
- Features like push notifications, mobile-back end, and world-beating security help us to sell our SaaS products/services.
- The pure (usually!) functionality of IBM products and services is very rewarding to work with.They are so insightful and thoughtful, to say naught of clever!
Director
IT Cloud Solutions AustraliaInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud)
- Better visibility of Accounts and Contacts interactions makes it easier to maintain during employee transitions.
- Tracking of current jobs and relating them to past jobs is very useful.
- More efficient use of Sales Reps time.
- Sales Managers have good visibility into how their people are working.
Director of Information Technology
Rulon InternationalArchitecture & Planning, 201-500 employees