Backup

Recover from any data or metadata loss

The most comprehensive backup solution for Salesforce.

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Good DevOps needs great backup

We’ve developed the most reliable data and metadata restoration for your Salesforce orgs.

Your backups are stored securely on Gearset’s servers with multiple layers of encryption. We use Amazon Web Services — the same industry-leading data centers trusted by Salesforce and Heroku.

Hassle-free backup

Schedule automated daily backups, and back up on-demand whenever you need extra peace of mind. Back up data and metadata for comprehensive protection of your org.

Understand your data

Don’t be in the dark about your data. Analyze your Salesforce objects to see the changing shape of your org’s data over the course of your backup history.

Set up configurable smart alerts that warn you when unusual amounts of data have been changed or deleted, so you know straight away when it’s time to restore data.

Restore lost data quickly

Get your organization operational again in record time. Our advanced deployment engine is the most powerful tool for restoring your orgs to any point in time.

Gearset restores your metadata, and then restores your data — be that one record, a complex hierarchy of data, or your whole org — in just a few clicks. You can deploy your data to dev, prod, and scratch orgs, as well as seed sandboxes.

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Metadata backup

First class protection for your Salesforce metadata

Protect your metadata from unwanted changes or unexpected incidents with the most comprehensive DevOps tool for Salesforce. Back up and restore your metadata with our cutting-edge deployment engine in a matter of clicks.

Automated metadata backups

Schedule daily backup jobs or back up instantly with one click for complete protection of your Salesforce metadata, whatever your org size.

Restore your profiles and permissions

Recover all of your metadata from any point in time and rapidly restore every object, field, profile and permission set with Gearset’s full or partial rollback.

Catch problems early with change tracking

Automated backup and monitoring jobs detect any changes made to your metadata, so you can easily keep track of the state of your orgs, and get notified if any unwanted changes are made.

When you need to restore, Gearset has you covered

During Salesforce’s May 2019 service disruption, Gearset proved to be the most important utility in my team’s software toolbox. Gearset’s functionality was instrumental in getting us up-and-running and providing us with a pathway to recovery after our orgs (Production and all Sandboxes) were negatively impacted. I know I speak for my larger team when I say, thank goodness for Gearset.

Lance Sulton

Director, NextGen Healthcare

Data Backup FAQs

Yes. Gearset backs up both data and metadata on every backup run.

Your backup data is stored at the AWS data center in the region you chose for your Gearset account — either the US (US West 2), Ireland (EU West 1) or Australia (AP Southeast 2).

Your data is encrypted both in transit and at rest. Backups are encrypted with a 'per customer key'. You can delete your encryption key at any time to make your backup data completely irretrievable.

Backups run automatically every 24 hours. Hi-frequency backups are available and you can also run backups on-demand at any other time.

There's no storage limit.

You can customize your retention policy when you set up a backup job. Gearset suggests a 7-year retention period by default which matches the most common compliance requirements.

You can back up any kind of Salesforce org, such as dev orgs, prod orgs, sandboxes and even scratch orgs.

No. You can restore backup data to your orgs without a data license.

Yes. You can use the job's filter to include or exclude objects from backup runs — newly created objects are included by default.

Yes. You can deploy backup data to dev orgs, prod orgs, sandboxes or scratch orgs.

No, not by default. The owner of a backup job can assign permissions to their team members.

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