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Gearset vs Ant

Tired of manually building package files and sifting through cryptic deployment errors? Gearset does the hard work for you and lets you focus on the release, not the management:

• Gearset's browser-based UI lets you pick the exact components you want to deploy and builds your package file with a click.
• Directly connect your orgs to git with full native support for leading version control providers.
• Successfully deploy tricky metadata types with Gearset's problem analysis, which fixes problems that ordinarily cause Ant to fail.

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Gearset vs change sets

Tired of dealing with the manual, time-consuming steps of change sets? Read our top 10 reasons why you should use Gearset instead, including:

• Easy comparisons between orgs with a line-by-line diff view that lets you quickly see the configuration differences between them.
• Easy deployment of profiles and permissions, with granular control over what you deploy.
• Org change monitoring and snapshots mean you can say goodbye to spreadsheets and accidental overwrites.

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Gearset vs Salesforce data loader

Looking for a faster and smarter way of migrating datasets between orgs? Read our top 10 reasons for choosing Gearset, including:

• Time-saving custom filters to easily configure your perfect dataset.
• Smart deployments of hierarchies of data and records across multiple objects.
• Intelligent cross-referencing of records in your source and target orgs to check whether to update records.

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Choosing the best deployment tool for you

Finding the right release management solution will speed up project delivery, boost team productivity and deliver a clear ROI. So how do you make such an important decision?

• Be wary of competitor comparison documents - they’re often highly selective in the features they showcase and can be misleading.
• Prioritise solving the key challenges in your release management over ‘nice-to-have’ features.
• Test each tool against your requirements to confirm they meet your needs before making a final decision.

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