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Pantheon vs Salesforce Platform comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Pantheon
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
27th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Web Hosting Services (7th)
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 (4th), No-Code Development Platforms (2nd), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Pantheon is 1.3%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce Platform is 3.8%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Salesforce Platform3.8%
Pantheon1.3%
Other94.9%
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

Abhinand Gokhala K - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at Bigone Technologies
The product is user-friendly and performs well, but it is very costly compared to other tools
We are a software development company. We recommend solutions to our clients, but they ask us to compare it with other solutions. Clients compare the monthly costs of Pantheon with other servers and ask us to create the same environment in dedicated servers. If Pantheon reduces its cost, we can confidently suggest it to clients. Overall, I rate the tool a seven out of ten.
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

"Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model."
"The product allows users to create multiple development environments."
"Salesforce's strongest feature is reporting especially; it's also a lot more usable than other platforms I've worked with, and it has a great user experience with the ability to filter and access information in real-time."
"A very flexible solution."
"Most of the apps allow you to try out the product before buying it. The trial period depends on the product and varies from a week to 30 days."
"It is a platform that allows you to get applications quickly to the end user in a secure way."
"What functions we don't get out of Salesforce, we typically receive from third-party applications that extend the capabilities. We integrate a lot of different products with Salesforce."
"The most valuable features are quick customization, solid deployment processes, and excellent reliability."
"The solution's stability is fine. There are no issues with Salesforce's stability."
"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

"The Multidev environment is very costly compared to other tools like AWS and GCP."
"The solution's UI is horrible."
"Salesforce's mobile app could be better. Also, it could integrate more seamlessly with Gmail."
"Reporting tools are not great and you usually have to use a 3rd party reporting tool for any complex report or reports which also need to source data from outside your CRM (which many of ours do), and to get any historical data analysis (e.g. need data warehouse)."
"One area that could use improvement is the approval mechanism in the authenticator, which is unstable."
"Salesforce could improve by adding more capabilities to the dashboard, such as additional fields for more filters and more control over what I would like to see."
"I think the search needs to be improved so as to allow for a broader keyword search."
"The customer service team at Salesforce get the job done but they are not fast. The technical support could be improved."
"I do not like the number of clicks required to get information. The UI is not very intuitive or innovative."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The platform has reasonable pricing compared to other systems."
"It is quite expensive. Its developers come at a premium cost, which makes it expensive."
"I don't know anything about its cost, but I'm sure it has got a nice little price tag that goes along with it."
"Salesforce charges double the rates, or almost three times, compared to its competitors. Our company does incur additional charges for maintenance and support."
"Salesforce is cheap."
"Costly, but it is the top product in SaaS/PaaS. Pricing is more for large to enterprise level companies."
"It is expensive. Licensing is on an annual 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 product's additional features can be expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
11%
Healthcare Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise44
 

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Salesforce1, Force.com, Salesforce App Cloud
 

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