Dataloader.io

Secure and accessible.

Productive and seamless.

FAST and reliable.

Speed and load.

Complexity in implementation.

Support

Insert bulk data

Update bulk data

Retrieve bulk data

Dataloader.io doesn't works properly on certain OOB objects of Salesforce.

Look and feel is not user friendly.

CSV file is required for import.

Mass manipulate data into Salesforce

mass export data out of Salesforce

Save so much time for us and is extremely accurate.

It looks a little outdated- could use a refresher

It's particularly expensive-hard to convince admins to pay for the better versions

I work for two orgs and sometimes it can be difficult to switch back and forth between the dataloaders.

Imports some fields and categorizes appropriately

Easy to setup

User friendly

Some areas need configuring

Scheduled imports/exports

Updated user interface

Better/more intelligent field mapping

Offer more scheduled runs with free version

Increase number of records with free version

Free version gets the job done, but the next tier is rather expensive

Fields auto-mapping

Secure and simple

Batch scheduling

Professional version is really expensive.

Lack of features.

Data mapping

Links to download exports including successful or failed imports/updates.

Rerunning previous jobs

Tracking history of tasks completed in the Salesforce org.

Progress bar indicator would be helpful.

Options for quickly switching between salesforce orgs.

Increase monthly limits for free edition.

Easily update a wide swath of data.

Significantly reduce manual manipulation of data.

Built in efficiencies to templatize recurrent data loads.

User downloads is a bit cumbersome.

Easier method to sign back in.

More robust training material.

Updating existing records.

Inserting new records.

Upserting into current records.

Data mapping.

The UI is a little dated.

The mapping function could be more intuitive.

The time it takes to update on large uploads could be improved.

Splitting data between object sets

Mass upload/Insert ability makes changing multiple data sets on multiple fields very simple

Ease of use. One of the few instances Salesforce data correlation is very black and white.

The lag time doing large data sets can be tricky. Especially if you have errors.

It sometimes does not feel very stable; can error out multiple times for no real reason

Custom integration support needed

Ease of use

No need to download software

Security

Expensive

Priced per user

Only email & community support

Easy to use

Uploads large amount of data

Easy to troubleshoot

Learning curve

Doesn't notify when there are data errors

It supports a mass update of contacts in a single go.

Basic operations like Insert, Update and Delete are possible.

It has a simple interface, no major training is required.

Limit of free usage can be extended.

Finding errors while performing an operation is tricky.

Smooth Dropbox Integration

False advertising on feature availability in the Free version. We'd like to expand these integrations, but there's 0 chance we're paying money before we know if their product works for us. As it is, their support article dated September 2019 indicates you can use the free version to schedule one task. That's false. Attempting to schedule 1 task redirects you to a pricing page and hits you up for a subscription.

Literally 0 support exists for people who are not paying customers. I get that they're a business, and want to make money but they're following the troubling trend of documenting predominantly features and not limitations, then denying support to users running into these invisible barriers. As a consumer, I judge how a business will treat me when I'm paying them money based on how they treat me when I'm not.

Extracting Salesforce attachments in original file format! I do not know of a tool that can do this better, or more efficiently! This is a huge benefit to companies that would like to extract attachments from Salesforce for tasks like data migrations.

Cross-object data extract within one file. You can pull data from related objects as long as there is a populated lookup from the object you are extracting, to another object (Child or Parent).

UI is simple and requires very little to no training. Given the acquisition of Mulesoft by Salesforce, I would not be surprised if DataLoader.IO is rolled out as the new global data loading tool for Salesforce.

Since Dataloader.IO is cloud-based, you will find that some objects require you to extract in batches of 100,000. Regardless of the number of fields, 2 or 50, you will need to batch into groups of 100,000 which requires you to use criteria such as data ranges, owners, etc.

You will need to conform to the date/time formatting within Dataloader.IO, which differs from Dataloader and other similar tools. This is a very minor inconvenience; however, you will need to know the different formats and when to use them.

The selection of objects is much better and more extensive than the Salesforce built in data loader.

Cross referencing of fields for record IDs is easy to use. I can work through this so much more quickly than using the built in Salesforce data loader.

Success and error files are easy to identify what needs to be fixed (errors) and identification of records created (successes), so you can quickly do spot checks in your Salesforce org after doing a data load.

The number of rows per month for a basic package, 100,000, is great for our business.

When files do not load, it is sometimes hard to identify the error.

The user interface is very easy to use. When I show new admins the different tools they can use Dataloader.io is usually the one they prefer.

The ability to look up Salesforce IDs based on other fields.

Keeping a history of jobs with success and error files is a big help. You don't need to save field mappings somewhere else, and you can quickly review what you imported/updated previously.

The status/progress indicator doesn't always update. Not a big deal, and a quick refresh of the browser will fix this.

The monthly limit of the free version keeps dropping.

It provides a simple, step-by-step process for uploading new data into Salesforce.

The upload process is very efficient and can upload/delete/update a large number of records very quickly.

For repeated tasks, Dataloader.io allows you to save your upload process for subsequent work.

Dataloader.io has a good error checking function that alerts you to errors and puts them in an easy format to correct.

I've found that, at times, the Dataloader.io app will be working on a upload process and not provide feedback that the process is still active.

It can take a bit of time to set up the initial process for an upload.

It would be nice if the app supported additional file formats for data uploads.

Dataloader is a great tool for batch importing new records into TargetX/Salesforce.com.

It is also used for batch updating records already in the CRM system.

Dataloader has the ability to batch delete specific fields/items on records, as well as batch deleting the records themselves.

Not all fields are available for matching a record during updating. It would be great to be able to use any unique record identifier to match on. However, this may be a limitation of the CRM system, and not a limitation of Dataloader itself.

Flexibility in extract and load processes; mapping fields is extremely easy.

Performance driven; jobs of 60,000 records take under a minute to complete.

Compatibility with all Salesforce objects, standard and custom.

At the moment, I can't find a way to rename jobs. This would be useful to organize what was previously created hastily by techs in a rush.

A preview of the job, especially upserts, would take a great deal of stress away from some of us (especially those who are not so confident in their ETL practice).

A native vlookup equivalent may be a welcome addition.

Clones jobs

Easily edit existing jobs

Search jobs

More seamless integration into Salesforce.com

Duplicate tools built in

Insert, Upsert Data from CSV file into Salesforce.

Export data from Salesforce to a CSV file.

Dataloader will tell you what are the errors in managing data when you try to insert or upsert data.

Mapping fields especially with ObjectID is sometimes not quite smooth.

The error messages in CSV file sometimes are not quite clear. Users hardly find a solution in fixing the errors.

You cannot export more than 10,000 rows using Dataloader.io, it would be the limitation

I had compatibility issues with Salesforce's dataloader and it just wouldn't execute for our Professional Edition. I believe this was a API access issue. Dataloader.io worked.

I requested access to non-standard fields, and I was able to identify those fields and update records very easily with Dataloader.io.

I wasn't able to import batches due to not having API access, but I was still able to import less than 200 records.

When I imported a file and it failed for any reason, Dataloader.io notified me and kept the file in a history for me to re-execute anytime. I could fix the problem on our production side and run the import again without having to remap.

I actually really enjoy the features Dataloader.io offers as a sole user with limited needs. I see a lot of bells and whistles, like the getting files from an FTP site or Dropbox, so I can't really expect or recommend any improvements.

In the cloud. You don't have to download or install anything.

Doesn't require security token.

Easy to use interface and mappings.

Ability to save and re-run jobs.

Sometimes exports fail.

Doesn't work with ftp or box or dropbox.

No upsert feature.