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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$7.00
$25/user/month* (billed annually)
Salesforce Heroku
Star Rating
(145)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$7.00
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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 Heroku excels in application deployment with a score of 9.3, making it easier for developers to push updates and manage their applications compared to Salesforce Platform, which scored 8.7 in the same area.
- Reviewers mention that Salesforce Platform offers superior data security with a score of 9.1, while Salesforce Heroku scored 8.9, indicating a stronger emphasis on protecting sensitive information.
- G2 users highlight that Salesforce Heroku provides better integration capabilities with a score of 9.2, allowing for seamless connections with various third-party services, whereas Salesforce Platform scored slightly lower at 9.0.
- Users on G2 say that Salesforce Platform shines in user support, achieving a quality of support score of 8.5, compared to Salesforce Heroku's 7.9, suggesting that users may find more reliable assistance with Platform.
- Reviewers mention that Salesforce Heroku is favored for its ease of setup, scoring 8.7, which is higher than Salesforce Platform's score of 8.4, indicating a more user-friendly onboarding experience.
- Users report that Salesforce Platform has a more robust reporting feature with a score of 9.2, while Salesforce Heroku scored 8.9, suggesting that users may find more comprehensive insights and analytics capabilities with Platform.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Salesforce Heroku
Basic
$7.00
Perfect for small scale personal projects and hobby apps
- Deploy with Git and Docker
- Custom domains
- Container orchestration
Salesforce 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
Salesforce Heroku
Free Trial is available
Salesforce Platform
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
117
8.9
2,199
Ease of Use
8.8
117
8.5
2,963
Ease of Setup
8.7
56
8.4
1,760
Ease of Admin
8.5
53
8.5
763
Quality of Support
7.8
96
8.5
1,962
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
52
8.8
760
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
111
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
9.2
47
8.7
556
8.5
45
8.6
545
8.5
44
8.7
502
8.4
44
8.6
541
7.9
32
8.6
501
Database
8.5
32
9.0
535
7.8
45
8.8
591
8.2
39
8.5
482
8.3
36
8.6
543
7.9
42
8.6
571
Infrastructure
8.5
43
8.5
542
8.3
39
8.1
512
8.8
40
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
Salesforce Heroku and Salesforce Platform are categorized as Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Unique Categories
Salesforce Heroku is categorized as Mobile Backend-as-a-Service (mBaaS)
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
Salesforce Heroku
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
28.8%
Information Technology and Services
18.0%
Internet
11.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.0%
Retail
3.6%
Other
33.1%
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%
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