Experience DevOps done right — make the move from Copado to Gearset
“Absolutely love Gearset in almost every single way compared to Copado. Far more flexibility, integrations, and a better, cleaner user experience.”
Alex Louderback
Salesforce DevOps Engineer, National Philanthropic Trust
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3,000+ customers trust Gearset
Struggling with Copado? There’s an easier way.
See why hundreds of teams have made the switch to Gearset — and how you can too.
“We hit so many errors that it was actually painful to deploy changes into production with Copado.”
Jesse Fusselman
Manager of Business Applications, Thumbtack
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Copado
Org intelligence
Gearset combines deterministic analysis with AI for accurate results.
Copado relies solely on AI and requires a separate AI web app to configure metadata integration.
Integrated AI agent
Gearset's agent is built directly into the DevOps platform.
Copado's AI requires switching to a separate app and setting up additional integrations.
Modern SaaS app (no install/upgrades)
Gearset is a true SaaS app with daily, automatic updates.
Copado is a legacy tool, managed package that needs manual installs and quarterly upgrades, with downtime.
Enterprise integrations
Gearset integrates with major ALMs and VCS providers with simple, click-based setup.
Copado integrations are more complex and require additional configuration.
Customer success & support
Gearset offers unlimited human support with an average 2-minute response time.
Copado uses a tiered, paid support model with ticket-based help.
Multi-platform & Salesforce Cloud support
Gearset supports Salesforce Platform, Experience Cloud, Revenue Cloud, Data Cloud, Agentforce and more.
Copado relies on community plugins and has limited cloud-specific support.
Smart metadata comparison & visualizations
Gearset provides visual diff tools for metadata like Flows and Lightning Pages.
Copado lacks comparable metadata visualization.
Complex deployment handling
Gearset analyzes dependencies and relationship trees to prevent errors before deployment.
Copado relies on AI suggestions that can be inaccurate.
Observability
Gearset offers org health monitoring, API usage, error tracking and diagnostics.
Copado has no observability functionality.
Code reviews & development standards
Gearset enforces custom development standards, tracks tech debt and suggests fixes.
Copado relies on third-party scanners and PMD.
Backup, disaster recovery & archiving
Gearset provides full metadata + data backup, restore workflows and archiving.
Copado offers metadata snapshots only — there is no data backup or restoration feature.
Sandbox seeding & data masking
Gearset can mask in-place at scale (up to 2M records per run),
Copado has no in-org masking capability.
Automated testing
Gearset integrates with major automated testing tools.
Copado offers its own robotic testing app for agentic test creation.
Monitoring, governance & compliance
RBAC, compliance controls, org monitoring and code quality tools are available in both platforms.
RBAC, compliance controls, org monitoring and code quality tools are available in both platforms.
Pipeline management
Both platforms support pipeline automation and release processes.
Both platforms support pipeline automation and release processes.
Enterprise branching workflows
Gearset supports multiple branching strategies to suit Enterprise teams, including Gitflow.
Copado has a fixed, single-branching model.
Extensible quality gates
Both platforms allow teams to configure quality gates across environments.
Both platforms allow teams to configure quality gates across environments.
Smart merge conflict resolution
Gearset offers semantic merge tools that learn from previous resolutions.
Copado’s auto-merge prioritizes new changes, bypassing checks and risking code regression.
Environment syncing
Both platforms support environment syncing and back-propagation to earlier environments.
Both platforms support environment syncing and back-propagation to earlier environments.
DevOps metrics
Gearset includes a built-in DORA metrics dashboard.
Copado provides value stream management and DevOps metrics.
The route to freedom
Chat to us for a deep dive into your current setup
Tailored workshop to solve today’s problems
Guided Gearset testing to get you ready to switch
Custom switchover plan with supportive offboarding
Switch anytime, regardless of contract end date
You’ve waited long enough. It’s time to break free.
Moving to Gearset doesn’t mean months of pain or huge implementation fees. It’s a straightforward process — and we’ll guide you through every step.
Need granular control? Worried about downtime? Download your escape plan to see how we address the most common worries and can help you break free from Copado.
“We support over 20 organizations or instances, and Gearset makes collaboration easy.” — Senior Director Software Engineering, Media
Support when you need it — not in a few days.
“I can’t tell you how nice it is to have a near immediate response time for any problem I’m having.” — Mike McNeely, Spotter
Fix issues before they impact your release.
“Admins and devs are now able to work together easily and get visibility into org differences in a matter of clicks with Gearset.” — Oscar Hemmelgarn, Arvest Bank
Skip the platform upgrades.
“With Copado there’d be a delay of over a day on projects with tight deadline dates. You get frustrated really quickly.” — Jesse Fusselman, Thumbtack
Easily manage the entire DevOps lifecycle with one DevOps solution.
“One of the key features for us is Gearset’s automated testing, code scanning, and monitoring. From the start we were able to identify and remediate issues proactively, and faster than ever before.” — Amit Kumar, St James’s Place
Escape the chaos — migrate with clarity and confidence.
“The whole process was all very fluid with no smoke and mirrors. It was a really great experience. It’s by far the best onboarding I’ve ever had.” — Jeb Garrott, Keller Postman
Hundreds of teams have made the move to Gearset — ready to join them?
Explore options if you’re locked into a Copado contract
Work with our experts for a hassle-free transition
Break away from MDAPI format — with our help
Don't take our word for it — hear from former Copado customers
“A small manual change in Copado would take us 4-5 hours. In Gearset, we can get it done in an hour — maybe less.” — Morgan & Morgan
Gearset is the best tool on the market to support and maintain a company’s Salesforce DevOps process. Gearset is faster and nimbler than Copado, yet provides all the DevOps functionality that a company needs, and more. Everyone at Gearset has been truly awesome.
Christian Klockare
Senior Salesforce Developer, Tanium
I don’t want my whole DevOps process running out of Salesforce. It can feel a bit frantic and clunky, so having a third-party platform feels so much better — plus the Gearset UI is a lot more user-friendly and accessible.
Platforms Solutions Manager, Morgan & Morgan
I remember being amazed at how much better Copado was than manual change sets — and then being just as surprised at how much better Gearset is than Copado.
Jesse Fusselman
Manager of Business Applications, Thumbtack
Supporting the whole DevOps lifecycle
Gearset gives teams everything they need to manage the entire DevOps lifecycle in one end-to-end DevOps platform, all underpinned by enterprise-grade security and world-class support.
The best Salesforce DevOps platform for enterprise
Gearset combines advanced governance, compliance support, and scalable release management with a user-friendly interface and rapid onboarding. We support robust compliance — ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and HIPAA — and provide enterprise‑grade security controls and hosting, making Gearset well placed to handle regulated environments and data‑sensitive use cases. We give enterprises built‑in audit trails, SOX/ISO/HIPAA support, parallel pipelines for multiple global teams, and integrated security scans — all in one single platform.
Unlike Copado’s complex, heavy setup and maintenance, Gearset delivers enterprise‑grade power without the overhead, which is why leading global organizations in finance, healthcare, and technology choose Gearset to underpin their DevOps strategy.
Security you can trust
Gearset is ISO 27001 certified and offers you enterprise-grade security. Your Salesforce data and metadata are encrypted in transit and at rest, hosted on the same AWS data centers trusted by Salesforce, with 24/7 intrusion detection. Gearset is trusted by over 3,000 teams — including some of the world’s most complex orgs — who rely on secure, scalable, and forward‑thinking technology to power their Salesforce releases.
We have options to help you move over to Gearset before your Copado contract ends. Chat with us today to explore the best path forward.
We have dedicated onboarding managers to guide you through the transition, and our DevOps Architects are available (for complex orgs) at no extra cost. We’ll help you migrate your workflows smoothly so you can get up and running with Gearset quickly and efficiently.
Refreshing your sandboxes is a great way to ensure a smooth transition and stability post-go-live, but it’s not required. You can get started with Gearset using your existing orgs, and if your Salesforce environments need syncing, our comparison and deployment tools can help bring them into alignment.
Copado and Gearset handle repositories differently, so some reset is usually needed. Many teams moving from Copado have misaligned branches and outdated commits, making a clean repository the simplest way to transition. However, if you need to keep your existing repo, we can offer guidance on how you can clean up branches, synchronize commits with fresh branches for your new pipeline, or retire older parts while preserving valuable history.
SFDX Source Format is recommended for its modularity and version control benefits, but many teams, including those using Copado, still rely on MDAPI. Gearset defaults to Source Format, and we provide a straightforward way to transition.
We can easily replicate these permissions and quality gates within Gearset. If you don’t have any set up already then Gearset provides an intuitive interface for setting up granular permissions and quality gates, allowing you to establish robust control over your deployments.
Gearset fully supports Agentforce metadata types, including agent tests, enabling you to seamlessly deploy agents through your pipeline.
Gearset integrates with ALM tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, and the main Git-based repositories (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).
Switching to Gearset involves a brief transition period where the new tool is turned on, and the old one is turned off. We aim to make this process as quick and seamless as possible. This way, your teams can continue building and deploying Salesforce applications with minimal disruption.
You don’t need to update Gearset yourself. We follow DevOps best practices and release updates up to three times a day. These updates happen seamlessly without requiring a restart of your browser. If you’re interested, you can check the changelog to see exactly what’s been updated.
Absolutely. Gearset supports full SFDX workflows, including deployment to and from scratch orgs, making it easy to incorporate them into your continuous integration and continuous deployment/continuous delivery (CI/CD) process.
Whether you’re considering Salesforce DevOps Center, Flosum, AutoRABIT, or Salto, Gearset excels in deployment reliability, robust automation capabilities, seamless integrations with your existing tools, user-friendly workflows, and effortless collaboration. Explore how we compare:
