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HPE Helion vs Salesforce Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE Helion
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
26th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Salesforce Platform
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
97
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Development Platforms (3rd), Rapid Application Development Software (5th), Low-Code Development Platforms (7th), No-Code Development Platforms (2nd), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of HPE Helion is 1.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce Platform is 3.6%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Salesforce Platform3.6%
HPE Helion1.3%
Other95.1%
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

it_user568056 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Indra
It provides access to private and public clouds. I would like to be able to select the best private cloud.
I would like to be able to select the best private cloud to use in terms of service and cost. If I need to put an application on the cloud, I would like to know which provider to use. I would like to know the best option for this application.
Sharmila-K - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Transformations and Infrastructure Delivery Manager at a university with 10,001+ employees
Integration processes improve but scripting requires effort
The updates, pricing part, and upgrades to the products are some of the most valuable features with the Salesforce Platform.With the Salesforce Platform, I have minimal experience of approximately one and a half years. I get minimal exposure, once every three or two months, especially during holidays. The Salesforce Platform is connected to the cloud, which is beneficial. When it is integrated with different tools such as Microsoft BI Analytics, it helps us analyze much better. Currently, the integration itself is tricky as we have to use extensive scripting. It should be more of a plug-in and use solution. That is the only issue I see, but otherwise, I appreciate it.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Helion Being backed by a vendor (HPE) rather than vanilla openstack gives us a little more confidence that the product is now at a level of maturity where we are happy to start consuming open technologies."
"HPE Helion provides access to world-class personnel and skill sets, and their ability to perform repeatedly at a high standard provides a positive experience."
"We have many more services, including self-service, and we don't have to call IT and wait for weeks or months for service, which is the biggest benefit for our business."
"It's improved the delivery of services to our clients, and I believe my clients get new business and better performance."
"The most valuable feature is our access to private and public clouds."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"It is a fairly useful and user-friendly tool for salespersons. It is very extensive and flexible. You can customize it for your needs, and you can use whatever you want. I like Salesforce."
"I like using the reports feature, but also the fact that we are able to have a smooth process when it comes to leads and opportunities."
"You can put your clients' names in there along with their contacts and the opportunity for sales with them."
"The reporting capabilities are pretty user-friendly."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the unit coordination between sales and marketing when it comes to lead management."
"It is an easy product to use and does great things for our company."
"We have hundreds of users all across our company, it is being used extensively in our organization, and that's how we run our sales here."
 

Cons

"Some improvements I think are needed are greater stability and more up to date packages."
"We need improvements for more hybrid use. Right now, the system is very focused on pay-as-you-go cloud services, and our customers are looking for more a hybrid use."
"If they could reduce the cost, that would be good as there is much competition, and many companies and organizations are looking to reduce costs."
"With a lot of the services we use, we need a single dashboard that could do more."
"I would like to be able to select the best private cloud to use in terms of service and cost."
"Integration with a few of the other products such as Spring Boot is a problem."
"It is quite expensive. Its developers come at a premium cost, which makes it expensive."
"The general reports could be made easier in the Salesforce Platform. Generating needs extensive training to know the exact structure of the design. Whenever you search for something you need to know what are the exact fields that you need to view. It's not an easy process to learn."
"The reporting needs improvement and the dashboard could have more components added."
"Identification management systems integration should be easier."
"Simplification is something it needs. Every time you get the engineers involved, they make things a little too complicated. It might be more beneficial to simplify everything for quick and easy reference."
"I think the search needs to be improved so as to allow for a broader keyword search."
"I would like to see an improvement in the price - it could be cheaper."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I haven't had to buy Salesforce, however, I have heard it's $1500 a user."
"The licensing is per user per month, which we took out a contract on a long time back. It's really an okay price for what solutions are available and for how many features and what kind of functionality you get."
"It is quite expensive. Its developers come at a premium cost, which makes it expensive."
"The price of Salesforce Platform is very expensive. There are other solutions that are similar that cost a quarter of what Salesforce Platform does, such as HubSpot."
"Pricing and license differ and depend on how much license you are purchasing from them."
"It is very expensive. Its licensing is on a monthly basis."
"The licensing is on the expensive side, but most clients engage in negotiations to reach a more favorable agreement. For stand-alone or medium-sized clients, it can be relatively costly."
"The solution is fairly priced."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business39
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise39
 

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Also Known As

HPE Helion Cloud, HP Helion
Salesforce1, Force.com, Salesforce App Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

ACA Fashion Software, myLoc, Mendix, Comline AG, Nava Solutions, 20th Century Fox, Zhejiang University, iService Global, Okinawa Cross Head, Creative Photo Cloud, Zuora, Ormuco, Ecad, MyCloud, Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS)
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