Gearset vs Salesforce DevOps Center

Choosing between Gearset and DevOps Center?

Experience DevOps done right with Gearset, the leading platform for Salesforce DevOps.

With Gearset’s automation, back-promotion and environment syncing, I’m not fighting with my software anymore. Now I can spend my time on actual development work.”

Henry Jacobs

Lead Salesforce Developer, Sporcle

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Why teams choose Gearset for Salesforce DevOps

Salesforce teams trust Gearset because it’s not only easier to get started with compared to DevOps Center, thanks to its Git-free setup, but it also reliably scales as your DevOps needs grow.

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Don’t take our word for it — hear from real Salesforce DevOps teams

“The biggest impact of Gearset is the scalability — Gearset Pipelines have really helped the company get to the operating level we’re at today.”Pilot Company

Deployments and code quality used to be a major topic in every project. Now? It’s barely a topic of conversation. Thanks to Gearset, deployments just happen.

Kevin Stierle

Unit Lead, Project Delivery, Digitall

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We considered different products in the market, but once we explored Gearset there was no looking back.

Rupali Joshi

Team Lead, Fluence

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Gearset just works! It’s more intuitive than any other solution and is the full package that we needed. It’s completely changed how we deploy.

Matt Bevins

Senior Developer, Payroc

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Feature comparisons can be misleading — so here’s how Gearset delivers:

  • CI/CD pipelines — Complete visibility and control of your release pipeline with smart automation
  • Agentforce support — Powerful DevOps for AI with Agentforce deployments, including agent tests and dependencies
  • Full visibility of environments — See comparison results instantly with line-by-line change highlighting
  • Salesforce CPQ support — Deploy CPQ data as easily as metadata with full visibility and control
  • Salesforce Data Cloud support — Easily compare and deploy Data Cloud components and Data Kits through a single UI-driven workflow with built-in validation
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud support — Deploy between business units with click-based diffs, clear environment separation, automated auditing and on-demand rollbacks
  • Proactive issue detection — 100+ built-in problem analyzers that catch errors before they happen — including missing dependencies
  • Rollback support — Full rollback for version control and metadata deployments
  • Strong VCS integration — Works with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps
  • Code quality gates — Automated code reviews (powered by Clayton) scan every pull request for bugs, security issues and complexity
  • Org observability — Real-time Flow and Apex error monitoring so you detect Salesforce issues before users do
  • Reliable backup, restores and archiving — Off-platform storage with fast and flexible recovery options
  • Nothing to install & fast setup — Cloud-based, nothing to install, deploy in minutes
  • Transparent pricing — No hidden fees or unexpected license surprises
  • World-class support — Live chat with real humans in under 5 minutes — at no extra cost
  • Completely secure — Connect safely to your Salesforce orgs using OAuth. Off-platform with enterprise-grade AWS security, SOC 2, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 certified

Enterprise-grade DevOps without the complexity

Gearset gives you all the solutions you need for the full DevOps lifecycle on one platform, with security and compliance baked in. Trusted by startups to global enterprises, Gearset helps you innovate faster while maintaining control, traceability and audit readiness.

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Security you can trust

Gearset is hosted on AWS and built for security. We’re ISO 27001 certified, SOC 2 Type II attested and offer HIPAA-compliant hosting. All data and metadata are encrypted in transit and at rest, with 24/7 intrusion detection.

Gearset vs Salesforce DevOps Center FAQs

No. Gearset is a 100% cloud‑hosted app that connects to your orgs over OAuth. There’s no managed package, no extra Salesforce licenses and no desktop agent to maintain. Sign in, authorize your org, and you can run your first comparison in under five minutes.

Yes. Gearset is hosted on AWS and built with security in mind. We’re fully compliant with leading standards including SOC 2, HIPAA, and ISO 27001. Your data and metadata stay secure, encrypted in transit and at rest, and Gearset never installs anything in your Salesforce orgs.

Yes. Sign up for a 30‑day, full‑featured trial — no credit card or sales call required. Use your own sandboxes or production orgs, explore comparisons, CI/CD pipelines, backups and more, and chat live with our DevOps specialists any time.

With Gearset Pipelines, you get full CI/CD automation designed for scalability. Unit testing, UI testing and code reviews run automatically — catching issues early in the pipeline. Pull requests to adjacent environments open automatically, keeping everything in sync. You can design your ideal pipeline, including grouped sandboxes, long-term projects, layered modules and more.

Yes. You can set up CI jobs to run tests and decide which failures should block onward deployment. Automated code reviews prevent security vulnerabilities from reaching production, as well as enforcing code quality standards.

No tiers, no extra fees — just world-class support. Chat live with our DevOps specialists (under 5 min response) and work with dedicated onboarding managers.

No. DevOps Center has no functionality for backups or deployment rollbacks.

Yes. Gearset includes CPQ templates and Vlocity (Industries) add-on support, so you can promote complex configuration on the Salesforce platform just like standard metadata — all within the same deployment UI or CI job.

Yes. Gearset works with unlocked and second‑generation managed packages, fitting neatly into Salesforce DX workflows and letting you build, promote and install packages as part of the same automated pipeline.

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