Gearset vs Salesforce Backup
Gearset keeps your backups safe even if Salesforce goes down.
If we had a complete failure, I’m confident our data is safe in our Gearset backups and we’d be able to restore. We’ve got that peace of mind.”
Sage People Configuration Consultant, Sage
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When disaster strikes, teams use Gearset to restore their Salesforce data — quickly and calmly.
Recover whatever’s been lost, whether it’s data or metadata. Gearset provides side‑by‑side comparisons and purpose‑built workflows that keep downtime to a minimum.
Backing up Salesforce using Salesforce creates a single point of failure. Gearset keeps encrypted backups off-platform, so your data stays accessible if Salesforce has an outage.
Gearset provides hourly high‑frequency backups of your most important objects — reducing your recovery point objective and minimizing data loss between runs.
Getting up and running is easy. Securely authorize a connection to your org and set up an automated backup job in a few clicks.
Teams love Gearset’s support. Chat live with Salesforce backup specialists in under 5 minutes and get unblocked fast — all included as standard.
With Gearset, pricing is straightforward and predictable. Licenses are user-based with no hidden fees, so you can budget more easily.
You can buy Gearset Backup as a standalone product. But integrated with the rest of Gearset’s platform for the DevOps lifecycle, you’ll optimize disaster recovery by restoring with familiar deployment workflows.
“When something crazy gets deployed or we overwrite something meaningful, I don’t worry — I’ve got the latest data, so I can just restore.” — Granicus
Now with Gearset, the advantage is that I have this comparison in front of me. If there is a scenario where we have to roll back, we can just go back to the previous data. It is super easy. You have it all in front of you.
Team Lead, Fluence
It’s important to have that security in case anything happens. And it’s great to have high-frequency backups for critical objects.
Salesforce Solution Architect & Senior Developer, Norstella
I have peace of mind not only with our Salesforce deployment and backup process, but knowing that my developers aren’t going to be frustrated with working with arcane tools.
CEO, Sporcle
Feature comparisons can be misleading, so here’s what you should look for in a Salesforce backup solution, and how Gearset delivers:
Gearset will enhance your data security and regulatory compliance. Your Salesforce data and metadata are hosted on AWS, encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256), with continuous monitoring and intrusion detection.
Granular role‑based access controls, detailed audit trails and off‑platform backups help you maintain governance and business continuity, keeping your backups accessible even during Salesforce platform incidents.
Gearset delivers enterprise‑grade protection backed by independent assurance. We’re ISO 27001 certified and HIPAA‑ready (BAA available) so you can meet stringent regulatory requirements with confidence
Yes. You can buy Gearset Backup as a standalone product. All Gearset products also form one platform, so you get integrated workflows across the DevOps lifecycle when you buy more of our products. With deployments, CI/CD, change monitoring, testing, archiving, code reviews, sandbox seeding and disaster recovery in one place, you reduce tool sprawl, lower risk and have complete control over every aspect of your Salesforce DevOps lifecycle.
Restoring data and metadata with Gearset uses intuitive workflows, with full visibility into what’s changed and any dependencies. You can restore from any point in your backup history. Depending on the scale and type of data loss, there are different restore workflows available. These are essentially the same workflows used in Gearset for sandbox seeding and metadata deployments — so users of the whole platform will find their recovery process stress-free and familiar.
Gearset is ISO 27001 accredited. Our servers are in the same AWS data centers trusted by Salesforce itself, and your data is encrypted in transit and at rest
Yes. Gearset backs up your data and metadata. Other backup solutions tend to back up small selection of metadata types, whereas Gearset supports all the metadata types covered by the Metadata API.
Gearset provides daily backups with hourly high-frequency backups for critical objects. You can also run backups on-demand as needed, for example right before a deployment.
Yes. Gearset’s off-platform storage keeps your backups reachable for continued data recovery and data protection even if Salesforce is unavailable — so you can act fast when it counts.
Gearset’s pricing is simple and predictable. Backup is included on straightforward, user‑based plans — no hidden storage fees or confusing usage tiers.
As your org grows, the per‑user model keeps budgets steady and avoids surprise costs from data volume increases.
Gearset provides expert support as standard for all licenses. We have an average response time of under 5 minutes, and a 98% satisfaction score.
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