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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$25/user/month* (billed annually)
AWS Lambda
Star Rating
(962)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AWS LambdaSalesforce Platform
Star Rating
(3,777)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$25/user/month* (billed annually)
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Salesforce Platform excels in Database Management with a score of 9.1, highlighting its robust data handling capabilities and seamless integration with CRM functionalities. In contrast, AWS Lambda, with a score of 8.2, is noted for its limitations in direct database interactions, which can complicate data management tasks.
- Reviewers mention that AWS Lambda shines in Auto Scaling, scoring 9.0, which allows for automatic adjustment of resources based on demand. Users appreciate this feature for its efficiency in handling variable workloads, while Salesforce Platform, scoring 8.5, is seen as less flexible in scaling resources dynamically.
- G2 users highlight the Security features of Salesforce Platform, scoring 9.1, as a major advantage, with strong encryption and compliance measures. Users on G2 note that AWS Lambda, with a score of 8.7, provides solid security but lacks some of the advanced compliance features that Salesforce offers.
- Reviewers mention that Salesforce Platform's Analytics capabilities, scoring 8.8, provide comprehensive insights and reporting tools that are user-friendly. In comparison, AWS Lambda's analytics features, scoring 8.3, are considered less intuitive and require additional setup for effective use.
- Users say that the Development Environment in Salesforce Platform, with a score of 8.7, is highly regarded for its user-friendly interface and extensive documentation. AWS Lambda, scoring 8.3, is noted for its flexibility but can be challenging for new users due to its complexity.
- Users report that both platforms have similar scores in Ease of Admin at 8.5, but Salesforce Platform is often praised for its comprehensive admin tools that simplify user management and configuration, while AWS Lambda is seen as more technical, requiring deeper knowledge for effective administration.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS Lambda
No pricing availableSalesforce Platform
Platform Starter
$25
/user/month* (billed annually)
Users access apps built with the following services:
- Access 10 custom objects
- 200 APIs calls /user/day
- Lightning App Builder
Free Trial
AWS Lambda
No trial information availableSalesforce Platform
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
680
8.9
2,199
Ease of Use
8.6
686
8.5
2,963
Ease of Setup
8.5
338
8.4
1,760
Ease of Admin
8.5
276
8.5
763
Quality of Support
8.5
623
8.5
1,962
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
268
8.8
760
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
631
8.7
2,167
Features by Category
Data Masking
Not enough data
9.6
12
Not enough data
9.6
12
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
9.6
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
285
Not enough data
8.8
274
Not enough data
9.3
298
Not enough data
9.0
297
Not enough data
9.2
299
Not enough data
9.0
286
Automation
Not enough data
9.0
318
Not enough data
8.9
309
Not enough data
9.0
316
Development
Not enough data
8.9
289
Not enough data
8.6
250
Not enough data
8.5
241
Not enough data
9.0
268
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
107
Not enough data
9.2
102
Not enough data
8.9
102
Not enough data
8.7
100
Management
Not enough data
9.1
99
Not enough data
9.0
101
Not enough data
9.2
104
Not enough data
9.1
102
Security
Not enough data
9.4
106
Agentic AI - Cloud Migration
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
8.6
18
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
9.2
26
Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
295
Not enough data
9.1
309
Not enough data
9.2
304
Not enough data
8.9
300
Not enough data
8.5
284
Not enough data
9.1
305
AI Authentication Risk Management - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
AI Biometric & Behavioral Analysis - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
AI Context-Aware Security Controls - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.7
76
Not enough data
9.0
78
Not enough data
8.8
75
Not enough data
9.3
76
Not enough data
9.1
78
Type
Not enough data
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.8
74
Reporting
Not enough data
8.9
73
Not enough data
8.9
74
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.5
13
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
8.6
13
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Management
Not enough data
9.3
68
Not enough data
9.3
68
Not enough data
9.2
68
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
69
Not enough data
9.4
68
Not enough data
9.5
69
Processes
Not enough data
9.2
69
Not enough data
9.4
69
Not enough data
9.3
69
Functionality
Not enough data
8.0
69
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.5
67
Data Control
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.6
67
Not enough data
9.0
67
Agentic AI - Drag and Drop App Builder
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
9.0
23
Not enough data
8.8
23
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
128
Not enough data
8.8
127
Not enough data
8.8
125
Not enough data
9.2
126
Not enough data
8.6
126
Not enough data
8.8
126
Not enough data
9.0
125
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
9.1
33
Not enough data
8.7
32
Support
Not enough data
9.3
32
Not enough data
9.1
32
Not enough data
9.3
32
Agentic AI - AI Code Generation
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.7
21
Agentic AI - Software Testing
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.9
22
Application Design
Not enough data
8.6
231
Not enough data
8.7
228
Not enough data
8.7
252
Not enough data
8.6
241
Not enough data
8.9
262
Data Control
Not enough data
8.9
259
Not enough data
8.8
261
Not enough data
9.2
259
Publishing
Not enough data
8.9
238
Not enough data
8.9
246
Not enough data
8.9
235
Agentic AI - Low-Code Development Platforms
Not enough data
9.1
47
Not enough data
9.2
45
Not enough data
9.1
46
Development
8.9
430
8.7
556
8.4
427
8.6
545
8.3
431
8.7
502
8.5
419
8.6
541
7.9
417
8.6
501
Database
8.3
349
9.0
535
8.3
354
8.8
591
9.0
386
8.5
482
8.4
337
8.6
543
8.4
348
8.6
571
Infrastructure
8.6
370
8.5
542
8.4
340
8.1
512
8.8
388
9.1
565
User Interface Design
Not enough data
8.5
136
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Verified
Not enough data
8.7
154
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
155
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
153
|
Verified
Data Control
Not enough data
9.0
150
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
155
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
155
|
Verified
Publishing
Not enough data
8.8
144
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
149
Not enough data
8.9
146
|
Verified
Agentic AI - No-Code Development Platforms
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.6
36
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS Lambda and Salesforce Platform are categorized as Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Unique Categories
AWS Lambda has no unique categories
Salesforce Platform is categorized as Application Development Platforms, Consent Management Platform (CMP), Workplace Innovation Platforms, Data Masking, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM), Cloud Migration, No-Code Development Platforms, Drag and Drop App Builder, Low-Code Development Platforms, Software Testing, Identity and Access Management (IAM), DevOps Platforms, and AI Code Generation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS Lambda
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Salesforce Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
23.1%
Information Technology and Services
19.2%
Financial Services
8.6%
Internet
3.0%
Hospital & Health Care
2.8%
Other
43.3%
Computer Software
13.5%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Financial Services
7.0%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.0%
Marketing and Advertising
3.3%
Other
60.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is AWS lambda a container?
3 Comments
GN
AWS Lambda is an event-driven, serverless computing platform provided by Amazon as a part of Amazon Web Services. It is a computing service that runs code in...Read more
What is AWS Lambda used for?
2 Comments
VR
It is used to deply applications. It provides serverless environment which means you only pay the cost for the cost or duration for which the application had...Read more
What is the best way to test locally without additional frameworks like serverless, SAM or Chalice?
1 Comment
AH
Depending on the language, you can just write your own wrappers and execute them with the right event object structure and context objects.Read more
What are the essential Salesforce Platform features a beginner should learn to improve customer relationship management?
5 Comments
PP
Need to learn CRM data model and OOB functionality of the Salesforce CRM . Also better to start Salesforce Flow learning .Read more
How do I add an account to Salesforce Authenticator?
2 Comments
BC
You can open the Salesforce Authenticator app on your mobile device. If you're opening the app for the first time, you see a tour of the app's features. Take...Read more
What all functionalities can be used via Salesforce?
2 Comments
CB
Salesforce redefines the way businesses connect with customers through service, marketing, and sales by creating a more meaningful relationship.
It has...Read more
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