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Salesforce Lightning Platform

Salesforce Lightning Platform
Formerly Salesforce App Cloud

Overview

What is Salesforce Lightning Platform?

Salesforce Platform is designed for building and deploying scalable cloud applications with managed hardware provisioning and app stacks. It provides out-of-the-box tools and services to automate business processes, integrate with external apps, and provide responsive layouts and more.

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Recent Reviews

Life changing!

10 out of 10
May 14, 2022
Incentivized
Salesforce is one of the important and major tools we use everyday in our job. Salesforce ia very useful to us This tool makes our life …
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Money Back Guaranteed!

10 out of 10
May 10, 2022
Salesforce Lightning Platform is our main tool as a sales coordinator. We use it for many things such as communicating with our clients …
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Salesforce Lightning Review!

9 out of 10
June 15, 2021
Incentivized
We use the Salesforce Lightning Platform as a sales organization. It is only the sales department that uses this platform today. We use it …
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Lightning in a bottle!

10 out of 10
May 02, 2021
Incentivized
It was originally used by our sales department but we integrated it with other systems via an ETL and now it is used company-wide. We are …
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Awards

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Popular Features

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  • Scalability (34)
    9.7
    97%
  • Platform access control (33)
    9.7
    97%
  • Services-enabled integration (33)
    9.3
    93%
  • Ease of building user interfaces (36)
    7.8
    78%

Reviewer Pros & Cons

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Pricing

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Starter

$25.00

Cloud
Per User Per Month

Plus

$100.00

Cloud
Per User Per Month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Salesforce Lightning Platform Overview Demo

YouTube
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Features

Platform-as-a-Service

Platform as a Service is the set of tools and services designed to make coding and deploying applications much more efficient

8.9
Avg 8.2
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Product Details

What is Salesforce Lightning Platform?

Salesforce Platform is designed for building and deploying scalable cloud applications with managed hardware provisioning and app stacks. It provides out-of-the-box tools and services to automate business processes, integrate with external apps, and provide responsive layouts and more.

With the Salesforce Platform and Heroku users can deploy, run, and manage apps written in open languages like Ruby, Java, PHP and more. Deploy code via git and Salesforce Platform automatically builds and runs the application so developers can focus on delivering engaging apps for their own users. In addition, Heroku Enterprise provides collaboration functionality, additional control features, and enterprise grade support.

With Lightning on the Salesforce Platform, developers can also quickly deliver innovative apps with an interactive UX by using reusable building blocks including maps, calendars, buttons, and number entry forms. And, with the Salesforce Lightning Design System, every developer has a how-to guide and code for building beautiful apps.

The Salesforce AppExchange is a proven ecosystem of apps, with millions of installs and thousands of customer reviews to help Salesforce users find the best match for their business. Whether developers are looking for applications to accelerate internal implementations or looking to grow their business by selling apps or components to other customers, the AppExchange can assist with that.


Salesforce Lightning Platform Integrations

Salesforce Lightning Platform Competitors

Salesforce Lightning Platform Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Salesforce Platform is designed for building and deploying scalable cloud applications with managed hardware provisioning and app stacks. It provides out-of-the-box tools and services to automate business processes, integrate with external apps, and provide responsive layouts and more.

Quickbase are common alternatives for Salesforce Lightning Platform.

Reviewers rate Scalability and Platform access control and Upgrades and platform fixes highest, with a score of 9.7.

The most common users of Salesforce Lightning Platform are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews and Ratings

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Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
89.09090909090908%
8.9
Ease of building user interfaces
60%
6.0
Scalability
100%
10.0
Platform management overhead
90%
9.0
Workflow engine capability
90%
9.0
Platform access control
100%
10.0
Services-enabled integration
90%
9.0
Development environment creation
90%
9.0
Development environment replication
90%
9.0
Issue monitoring and notification
80%
8.0
Issue recovery
90%
9.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
100%
10.0
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
91.81818181818181%
9.2
Ease of building user interfaces
100%
10.0
Scalability
100%
10.0
Platform management overhead
70%
7.0
Workflow engine capability
100%
10.0
Platform access control
100%
10.0
Services-enabled integration
100%
10.0
Development environment creation
100%
10.0
Development environment replication
100%
10.0
Issue monitoring and notification
70%
7.0
Issue recovery
70%
7.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
100%
10.0
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
70%
7.0
Ease of building user interfaces
60%
6.0
Scalability
90%
9.0
Platform management overhead
80%
8.0
Workflow engine capability
80%
8.0
Platform access control
80%
8.0
Services-enabled integration
N/A
N/A
Development environment creation
80%
8.0
Development environment replication
90%
9.0
Issue monitoring and notification
70%
7.0
Issue recovery
50%
5.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
90%
9.0
May 14, 2022

Life changing!

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
96.36363636363637%
9.6
Ease of building user interfaces
100%
10.0
Scalability
100%
10.0
Platform management overhead
100%
10.0
Workflow engine capability
100%
10.0
Platform access control
100%
10.0
Services-enabled integration
100%
10.0
Development environment creation
90%
9.0
Development environment replication
90%
9.0
Issue monitoring and notification
100%
10.0
Issue recovery
90%
9.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
90%
9.0
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
86.36363636363637%
8.6
Ease of building user interfaces
80%
8.0
Scalability
80%
8.0
Platform management overhead
90%
9.0
Workflow engine capability
90%
9.0
Platform access control
90%
9.0
Services-enabled integration
80%
8.0
Development environment creation
80%
8.0
Development environment replication
80%
8.0
Issue monitoring and notification
100%
10.0
Issue recovery
100%
10.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
80%
8.0
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
55.45454545454546%
5.5
Ease of building user interfaces
80%
8.0
Scalability
90%
9.0
Platform management overhead
N/A
N/A
Workflow engine capability
80%
8.0
Platform access control
80%
8.0
Services-enabled integration
N/A
N/A
Development environment creation
90%
9.0
Development environment replication
90%
9.0
Issue monitoring and notification
N/A
N/A
Issue recovery
N/A
N/A
Upgrades and platform fixes
100%
10.0
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
74.54545454545455%
7.5
Ease of building user interfaces
70%
7.0
Scalability
90%
9.0
Platform management overhead
60%
6.0
Workflow engine capability
80%
8.0
Platform access control
100%
10.0
Services-enabled integration
50%
5.0
Development environment creation
90%
9.0
Development environment replication
90%
9.0
Issue monitoring and notification
70%
7.0
Issue recovery
40%
4.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
80%
8.0
Michael French | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
59.09090909090909%
5.9
Ease of building user interfaces
60%
6.0
Scalability
60%
6.0
Platform management overhead
60%
6.0
Workflow engine capability
70%
7.0
Platform access control
80%
8.0
Services-enabled integration
50%
5.0
Development environment creation
70%
7.0
Development environment replication
70%
7.0
Issue monitoring and notification
80%
8.0
Issue recovery
N/A
N/A
Upgrades and platform fixes
50%
5.0
Simon Vargas | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
86.36363636363637%
8.6
Ease of building user interfaces
90%
9.0
Scalability
80%
8.0
Platform management overhead
80%
8.0
Workflow engine capability
90%
9.0
Platform access control
100%
10.0
Services-enabled integration
90%
9.0
Development environment creation
80%
8.0
Development environment replication
80%
8.0
Issue monitoring and notification
80%
8.0
Issue recovery
80%
8.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
100%
10.0
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
78.18181818181819%
7.8
Ease of building user interfaces
70%
7.0
Scalability
80%
8.0
Platform management overhead
80%
8.0
Workflow engine capability
80%
8.0
Platform access control
80%
8.0
Services-enabled integration
80%
8.0
Development environment creation
80%
8.0
Development environment replication
80%
8.0
Issue monitoring and notification
70%
7.0
Issue recovery
70%
7.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
90%
9.0
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
100%
10.0
Ease of building user interfaces
100%
10.0
Scalability
100%
10.0
Platform management overhead
100%
10.0
Workflow engine capability
100%
10.0
Platform access control
100%
10.0
Services-enabled integration
100%
10.0
Development environment creation
100%
10.0
Development environment replication
100%
10.0
Issue monitoring and notification
100%
10.0
Issue recovery
100%
10.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
100%
10.0
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
23.636363636363637%
2.4
Ease of building user interfaces
80%
8.0
Scalability
100%
10.0
Platform management overhead
80%
8.0
Workflow engine capability
N/A
N/A
Platform access control
N/A
N/A
Services-enabled integration
N/A
N/A
Development environment creation
N/A
N/A
Development environment replication
N/A
N/A
Issue monitoring and notification
N/A
N/A
Issue recovery
N/A
N/A
Upgrades and platform fixes
N/A
N/A
Score 2 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
20.909090909090907%
2.1
Ease of building user interfaces
30%
3.0
Scalability
20%
2.0
Platform management overhead
N/A
N/A
Workflow engine capability
40%
4.0
Platform access control
N/A
N/A
Services-enabled integration
60%
6.0
Development environment creation
N/A
N/A
Development environment replication
N/A
N/A
Issue monitoring and notification
80%
8.0
Issue recovery
N/A
N/A
Upgrades and platform fixes
N/A
N/A
Joseph Lemos | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
76.36363636363637%
7.6
Ease of building user interfaces
100%
10.0
Scalability
100%
10.0
Platform management overhead
70%
7.0
Workflow engine capability
80%
8.0
Platform access control
90%
9.0
Services-enabled integration
100%
10.0
Development environment creation
80%
8.0
Development environment replication
N/A
N/A
Issue monitoring and notification
60%
6.0
Issue recovery
80%
8.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
80%
8.0
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
25.454545454545453%
2.5
Ease of building user interfaces
70%
7.0
Scalability
90%
9.0
Platform management overhead
N/A
N/A
Workflow engine capability
N/A
N/A
Platform access control
70%
7.0
Services-enabled integration
50%
5.0
Development environment creation
N/A
N/A
Development environment replication
N/A
N/A
Issue monitoring and notification
N/A
N/A
Issue recovery
N/A
N/A
Upgrades and platform fixes
N/A
N/A
Shanna Baty | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
91.81818181818181%
9.2
Ease of building user interfaces
80%
8.0
Scalability
90%
9.0
Platform management overhead
100%
10.0
Workflow engine capability
100%
10.0
Platform access control
80%
8.0
Services-enabled integration
80%
8.0
Development environment creation
90%
9.0
Development environment replication
90%
9.0
Issue monitoring and notification
100%
10.0
Issue recovery
100%
10.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
100%
10.0
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
79.0909090909091%
7.9
Ease of building user interfaces
70%
7.0
Scalability
90%
9.0
Platform management overhead
70%
7.0
Workflow engine capability
80%
8.0
Platform access control
70%
7.0
Services-enabled integration
80%
8.0
Development environment creation
80%
8.0
Development environment replication
80%
8.0
Issue monitoring and notification
90%
9.0
Issue recovery
80%
8.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
80%
8.0
February 27, 2020

Welcome to Salesforce

Jonathan Justin Lewis | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
82.72727272727273%
8.3
Ease of building user interfaces
80%
8.0
Scalability
90%
9.0
Platform management overhead
60%
6.0
Workflow engine capability
70%
7.0
Platform access control
90%
9.0
Services-enabled integration
90%
9.0
Development environment creation
80%
8.0
Development environment replication
90%
9.0
Issue monitoring and notification
90%
9.0
Issue recovery
80%
8.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
90%
9.0
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
90.90909090909092%
9.1
Ease of building user interfaces
90%
9.0
Scalability
100%
10.0
Platform management overhead
80%
8.0
Workflow engine capability
100%
10.0
Platform access control
100%
10.0
Services-enabled integration
80%
8.0
Development environment creation
90%
9.0
Development environment replication
90%
9.0
Issue monitoring and notification
80%
8.0
Issue recovery
90%
9.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
100%
10.0
Sarah Meerschaert | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
71.81818181818181%
7.2
Ease of building user interfaces
40%
4.0
Scalability
80%
8.0
Platform management overhead
80%
8.0
Workflow engine capability
80%
8.0
Platform access control
80%
8.0
Services-enabled integration
80%
8.0
Development environment creation
80%
8.0
Development environment replication
80%
8.0
Issue monitoring and notification
60%
6.0
Issue recovery
60%
6.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
70%
7.0
December 05, 2019

Best CRM for your buck

Alexa Terry | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
72.72727272727272%
7.3
Ease of building user interfaces
70%
7.0
Scalability
100%
10.0
Platform management overhead
100%
10.0
Workflow engine capability
90%
9.0
Platform access control
90%
9.0
Services-enabled integration
100%
10.0
Development environment creation
N/A
N/A
Development environment replication
N/A
N/A
Issue monitoring and notification
90%
9.0
Issue recovery
80%
8.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
80%
8.0
Matthew Bernstein | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
75.45454545454545%
7.5
Ease of building user interfaces
70%
7.0
Scalability
80%
8.0
Platform management overhead
70%
7.0
Workflow engine capability
80%
8.0
Platform access control
70%
7.0
Services-enabled integration
80%
8.0
Development environment creation
70%
7.0
Development environment replication
80%
8.0
Issue monitoring and notification
70%
7.0
Issue recovery
80%
8.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
80%
8.0
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
86.36363636363637%
8.6
Ease of building user interfaces
70%
7.0
Scalability
100%
10.0
Platform management overhead
90%
9.0
Workflow engine capability
90%
9.0
Platform access control
80%
8.0
Services-enabled integration
70%
7.0
Development environment creation
90%
9.0
Development environment replication
90%
9.0
Issue monitoring and notification
90%
9.0
Issue recovery
90%
9.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
90%
9.0
Kristin Sours | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
94.54545454545455%
9.5
Ease of building user interfaces
100%
10.0
Scalability
90%
9.0
Platform management overhead
90%
9.0
Workflow engine capability
100%
10.0
Platform access control
100%
10.0
Services-enabled integration
90%
9.0
Development environment creation
100%
10.0
Development environment replication
100%
10.0
Issue monitoring and notification
100%
10.0
Issue recovery
80%
8.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
90%
9.0
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Platform-as-a-Service (11)
90.90909090909092%
9.1
Ease of building user interfaces
80%
8.0
Scalability
100%
10.0
Platform management overhead
70%
7.0
Workflow engine capability
100%
10.0
Platform access control
90%
9.0
Services-enabled integration
100%
10.0
Development environment creation
100%
10.0
Development environment replication
100%
10.0
Issue monitoring and notification
90%
9.0
Issue recovery
80%
8.0
Upgrades and platform fixes
90%
9.0
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