Name: The Welkin Suite
Price: 12.5 USD
Rating: 9 (3 reviews)
Author: The Welkin Suite

Starting at $12.50 per month

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What is The Welkin Suite?

Well if you need an IDE you ought to be using Welkin.

Rating: 9 out of 10

March 6, 2020

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

We use The Welkin Suite as out exclusive IDE for development of Salesforce coding projects.

Joseph Ucuzoglu

Consultant - Information Technology

Owner

CRMDNA LLC.

3 years of experience

Salesforce-Focussed IDE

Rating: 9 out of 10

December 19, 2018

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

It is being used by our developers to customize the Salesforce platform. We have used a variety of IDE's in the past and have seen the Welkin Suite on and off throughout the y...

Matthew Robinson

Team Lead - Information Technology

Principal Solution Architect

CloudStarter Labs

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Professional

$12.50

Cloud

per month billed annually

Entry-level set up fee?

No setup fee

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Free Trial
Free/Freemium Version
Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

$12.50 per month

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What is The Welkin Suite?

The Welkin Suite is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) specifically designed for Salesforce development. According to the vendor, it offers a comprehensive set of tools and features aimed at enhancing productivity and efficiency when working with the Salesforce platform. The product is suitable for companies of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises, and is utilized by Salesforce Developers, Salesforce Administrators, IT Professionals, Software Development Companies, and Consulting Firms across various industries.

Key Features

Apex Code Completion: The Welkin Suite provides intelligent code completion for the Apex language, offering type-ahead suggestions for classes, objects, and their members. The vendor claims that it filters suggestions based on scope and type, aiming to improve coding accuracy and speed.

Automatic Code Formatting: The Welkin Suite includes automatic code formatting, which conforms to predefined style rules to enhance code readability and maintainability. Users have the ability to customize formatting options according to their preferences.

ApexDoc: The Welkin Suite generates comprehensive Apex code documentation based on comments, following a standardized format. The vendor states that this feature promotes collaboration among developers and aids in understanding and maintaining Apex code.

Errors Highlighting in the Code: The Welkin Suite provides real-time highlighting of syntax errors and potential issues in code. According to the vendor, this feature assists developers in quickly identifying and resolving errors, ultimately improving code quality and reducing debugging time.

Go to Definition: The Welkin Suite allows users to navigate directly to the definition of classes, methods, and variables, aiming to save time in understanding code structure and dependencies. This feature enhances code navigation and exploration.

Lightning Components: The Welkin Suite offers a comprehensive set of tools for Lightning Application and Component development. It includes features such as Lightning Markup Completion and Lightning Bundle Explorer, which the vendor claims enable efficient development of Lightning experiences.

Lightning Previewer for Lightning Applications: The Welkin Suite includes a Lightning Previewer, allowing developers to conveniently preview Lightning Applications within the IDE. According to the vendor, this feature provides a quick and easy way to test Lightning Applications.

Enhanced Visualforce Editor: The Welkin Suite provides an advanced editor for Visualforce pages, featuring syntax highlighting, code completion, and code formatting. This feature aims to simplify Visualforce development and improve productivity.

Javascript Code Completion: The Welkin Suite offers code completion for JavaScript in Visualforce pages and Lightning components. According to the vendor, this feature provides suggestions for JavaScript objects, functions, and properties, assisting developers in writing accurate and efficient JavaScript code.

Automated and Simplified Work with Archived Static Resources: The Welkin Suite streamlines the management of archived static resources in Salesforce. According to the vendor, this feature simplifies the process of adding, updating, and deleting static resources, improving efficiency and organization.

The Welkin Suite Technical Details

Deployment Types	Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating Systems	Unspecified
Mobile Application	No

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The Welkin Suite is a popular choice among Salesforce teams as it offers a robust integrated development environment IDE for coding projects. Users have praised this software for its ability to save time and reduce frustration compared to free IDEs, resulting in improved productivity and increased billable hours. Development teams both onshore and offshore have found The Welkin Suite to be instrumental in enhancing code quality and ensuring compliance. Furthermore, the advanced debugging tools provided by the IDE have proven to be invaluable. Some users have mentioned that navigating the software can require initial effort; however, they still find The Welkin Suite user-friendly overall. It is worth noting that the software's licensing limitations may hinder collaboration within Salesforce teams, prompting some users to explore other tools like Visual Studio Code.

Robust Collaboration Support: Many reviewers have praised the robust collaboration support in the Salesforce development environment, indicating that it is widely used and trusted within the Salesforce community.

Customizable GUI: Users have mentioned that the tool has a nice GUI that can be customized to individual preferences or specific use cases, making it visually appealing and user-friendly.

Valuable Insights and Metrics: Reviewers appreciate the ability of the tool to provide valuable insights and metrics for measuring ROI, whether it is for an initiative, an end user, or a cohesive sprint. This feature allows users to accurately measure the success and impact of different aspects of the Salesforce platform.

Collaboration at additional cost: Some users have expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that collaboration features in the software come at an extra cost. They mentioned having to pay more or spend time translating and displaying collaboration efforts, which they consider a negative aspect of the tool. Monthly payment instead of outright ownership: A few reviewers have mentioned their dislike for having to pay for the software on a monthly basis instead of owning it outright. Despite acknowledging that the price is reasonable and the switch from a free IDE was worth it, they still find this payment structure less preferable. Initial issues with cutting-edge tools: Several users have reported experiencing initial issues with some of the cutting-edge tools provided by the software. While these tools are advanced, there were occasional difficulties encountered, particularly with the Field-Level Security editor. Some reviewers suggested that feature releases should align better with Salesforce updates to address these challenges effectively. Buggy IDE performance: Some users found the IDE to be somewhat buggy, especially when multiple windows were open to different Salesforce instances. Additionally, reviewers mentioned that clicking too soon to retrieve data could cause freezing of the IDE interface. These bugs were seen as drawbacks by some customers.

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Well if you need an IDE you ought to be using Welkin.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 06, 2020

Joseph Ucuzoglu

Owner

CRMDNA LLC. (Computer Software, 1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

3 years of experience

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use The Welkin Suite as out exclusive IDE for development of Salesforce coding projects.

Pros

Great coding envirionment
Allows for easy and direct deployment
It's great for searching all of the code in a project to determine where a variable may be used.

Cons

It would be nice if IDE feature releases were timed to coincide with Salesforce releases (i.e. make Lightning Web Components available on the day they become available in Salesforce instances).
The IDE can be a bit buggy especially when you have several windows of the IDE open to different Salesforce instances at the same time on one machine.
Sometimes, when you click to retrieve your data too soon, before the program has a chance to ask you to connect to the instance, it can cause the IDE to freeze.

Likelihood to Recommend

The Welkin Suite is a great IDE compared to the alternatives out there. If you need to code in Salesforce and you want a mostly seamless environment, then The Welkin Suite is the best option available, in my opinion. I have also been using it for Apex Tests and find that the tools are really good for measuring code coverage and highlighting those areas that are uncovered.

Return on Investment

I have probably saved about three hours, on larger projects.
It has definitely saved me the overhead of having to work with other IDEs that have heavier setup requirements.

Alternatives Considered

I have tried using the Developer Console, Microsoft's Visual Studio Code with the Salesforce plugins and also Mavens Mate along with Sublime. The latter is deprecated. The rest are either options that are not as fully featured as The Welkin Suite or their setup time is much greater.

Support Rating

In general, when you need support there is someone there to give you an answer. I think there could be an improvement in this area, but it's hard to provide a substantial amount of support for a product that is charging roughly $15 a month. Do I feel I get more than $15 worth of support value when I need to request it? Yes.

Salesforce-Focussed IDE

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

December 19, 2018

Matthew Robinson

Principal Solution Architect

CloudStarter Labs (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is being used by our developers to customize the Salesforce platform. We have used a variety of IDE's in the past and have seen the Welkin Suite on and off throughout the years and decided to give it a try when our last IDE last support by the provider.

Pros

Local History - Without having to setup GitHub this has been a time saver!
AutoComplete
Saves the entire project at once

Cons

The Field-Level Security editor - I haven't been able to get this to successfully work on a project after going through their documentation.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is well suited to development-oriented projects. I find it faster to use the native Salesforce UI for more configuration projects.

There are a number of tools in the suite that I have not used and probably could get more value out of it, but it has served well as my primary IDE for the last few months.