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Salesforce Lightning Platform

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in
4.4
Market Presence: Multiexperience Development Platforms, Application Platforms (Transitioning to Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms)

Overview

Product Information on Salesforce Lightning Platform

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Salesforce Lightning Platform?

Salesforce Lightning Platform is a software that enables organizations to develop, deploy, and manage custom business applications with integrated tools for automation, analytics, and user experience customization. The software supports the creation of apps through a drag and drop interface, offers prebuilt components, and allows for integration with external data sources. It addresses business needs such as workflow automation, reporting, and collaboration by providing features for secure data management, logic-driven process creation, and multi-device accessibility. The software is designed to facilitate app lifecycle management, scalability, and compliance with various industry standards, aiming to streamline development processes and improve organizational productivity.

Salesforce Lightning Platform Pricing

Salesforce Lightning Platform software uses a subscription-based pricing model with several tiers that vary based on features and user needs The software typically charges per user per month and offers additional options for customization and development integrations Prices may differ depending on the level of functionality and scale required

Overall experience with Salesforce Lightning Platform

PRODUCT MANAGER
3B - 10B USD, Banking
FAVORABLE

“Platform’s Adaptability Requires Support and May Lead to Complicated Customizations”

4.0
Oct 20, 2025
Extremely flexible platform to a fault, strengths of platform are limited to your ability to support the changes
Operations Manager
<50M USD, Services (non-Government)
CRITICAL

“Exploring Mixed Opinions about a Reputed Software's Functionality”

3.0
Jun 24, 2024
This is an incredibly powerful but complicated product. It's not the most user friendly UI. On one hand it can be so rigid that you cant even find a workaround, whereas on the other hand it could be as simple as adding a check box. The reporting and analytics can also be a little stubborn when you are looking to create specific charts.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 6th March 2025

Salesforce is a company that integrates artificial intelligence with customer relationship management and data to create solutions for customer-related concerns. Salesforce's primary business problem is to enhance the interaction between businesses and their customers by leveraging technology.

Company Details

Updated 2nd November 2023
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1999
Head office location
San Francisco, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
http://www.salesforce.com

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Salesforce Lightning Platform Likes & Dislikes

Like

I like that it is very flexible, there are constant updates, and there is a lot of scalability

Like

Versatile, flexible, reputation.

Like

The integration for other applications we use is great, omni channel touch points and a comprehensive track record of the customer and the stahe they are at.

Dislike

Can be costly to add features out-of-box, too much flexibility lead to over customization, confusing pricing models

Dislike

Complicated to admin, needs developers to deploy, expensive

Dislike

Huge learning curve to begin with, some lack of customisation with the out of the box package and the navigation also

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Salesforce Lightning Platform Reviews and Ratings

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4.4

(507 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
39%
4 Star
51%
3 Star
8%
2 Star
2%
1 Star
0%
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Evaluation & Contracting

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4.3

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4.2

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  • PRODUCT MANAGER
    1B-10B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Platform’s Adaptability Requires Support and May Lead to Complicated Customizations

    4.0
    Oct 20, 2025
    Extremely flexible platform to a fault, strengths of platform are limited to your ability to support the changes
  • UX Designer
    50M-1B USD
    Travel and Hospitality
    Review Source

    Salesforce Lightning Enhances User Interface, But Lacks Out-of-Box Customization

    4.0
    May 10, 2025
    We have been rolling out a change of our CRM from one platform to Salesforce Lightning and the workflows possible, user friendly interface and huge number of features that we have been able to roll out to help customer retention and also for our consultants to track where they are in the sales process has been great.
  • Domain Portfolio Advisor
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Salesforce Lightning Platform: Speed and Customization at Its Finest

    5.0
    Feb 6, 2025
    I really enjoy using the Salesforce Lightning Platform, it is very fast and offers many customization features. It's easy to compose and send emails, organize cases, contacts, and accounts.
  • CLIENT SUCCESS ADMIN
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Driving Productivity with Superior Support: A Look at The Platform

    4.0
    Jan 13, 2025
    The platform excels in offering its users flexibility, seamless integration and tools that drive productivity with superior customer support.
  • DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYER RELATIONS
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Salesforce as a Collaborative Tool Across University Departments

    5.0
    Nov 21, 2024
    Overall, we've enjoyed Salesforce and have spent many years customizing it to our specific needs within our university so each department can see what we are all working on.
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