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Adobe ColdFusion vs Salesforce Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.7
Adobe ColdFusion boosts ROI by reducing development time, manual processing, cloud costs, and increasing productivity compared to PHP.
Sentiment score
7.0
Salesforce Platform improves efficiency and revenue, reduces silos, and boosts productivity, with ROI evident through increased revenue and time savings.
Our development cycle improved by around 25 to 30%, which allowed us to deliver more.
SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
We saved at least 25 percent of development time with Adobe ColdFusion.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
I can estimate that I have saved at least sixty percent of time compared to a project that involved Spring Boot, and the site was ready in about five minutes.
Software Engineer at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Salesforce saved about 40% to 50% of my time by allowing me to manage and maintain client data and account progress.
Independent Business Consultant at Freelance
In terms of productivity, my ROI is definitely at an eight or nine out of a scale of one to ten.
Solution Architect And Senior Consultant at Keysight Technologies
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.0
Adobe ColdFusion users benefit from responsive customer support, efficient escalation, and detailed guidance on licensing, configuration, and deployment issues.
Sentiment score
6.8
Salesforce support is praised for responsiveness and collaboration but mixed ratings exist due to some preferring internal resources.
The technical team also helped us towards the relevant documentation and provided step-by-step assistance whenever needed.
SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
They provided clear guidance and helped us troubleshoot a deployment issue very quickly.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
The customer support for Adobe ColdFusion is wonderful.
IT Manager at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
Adobe ColdFusion efficiently scales resources, improving performance and handling larger datasets and user loads for enterprise applications.
Sentiment score
7.7
Salesforce Platform offers scalable solutions for all company sizes, although customization is key to managing its feature-rich environment.
Adobe ColdFusion is very scalable, and I have found it easy to scale as our needs have grown.
SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
As we have grown, we have been able to handle more users and larger datasets without any major performance issues.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
Salesforce's scalability was not a problem.
Independent Business Consultant at Freelance
Salesforce Platform is absolutely scalable for us.
Director at GenRocket
We are using it globally in thirty countries.
Sr. Vice President and Business Head at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Adobe ColdFusion is reliable for enterprise apps, handling backend tasks well, with noted scalability and helpful but costly support.
Sentiment score
8.1
Salesforce Platform is stable and reliable, with minimal issues, maintaining high performance and receiving strong user ratings for stability.
It supports load balancing, clustering, and high availability.
Software Developer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
We run several business-critical applications on it, and there are few issues that we encounter.
SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Adobe ColdFusion is really stable and very reliable.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
On occasion, we had to log in and out frequently, open tickets with our IT team for account reconfiguration, or request permissions to access the system.
Independent Business Consultant at Freelance
We have never had any problems with it.
Sr. Vice President and Business Head at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
It is definitely very stable.
Solution Architect And Senior Consultant at Keysight Technologies
 

Room For Improvement

Adobe ColdFusion requires modernization, better documentation, enhanced tooling, improved integration, performance optimization, and flexible licensing for users.
Salesforce faces integration, cost, and customization challenges with inadequate reporting, UI issues, costly storage, and limited search functionality.
Adobe should invest more in open-source IDE tools to have robust, error-free linting, formatting, and auto-completion standards that match the seamless experience found in environments such as Python.
Project Associate at Isuna Technologies
Expanding the ecosystem and improving integration with popular DevOps and cloud-native tools would be beneficial.
SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Adobe ColdFusion can be improved if there was an AI feature integrated through prompt engineering, which would be very helpful.
SR Solution Engineer at VATSIN TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD
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.
Account Manager at Red Hat
Salesforce could improve by offering AI features or functionalities to help business decision-makers analyze business history, suggest forward strategies, and participate in events.
Independent Business Consultant at Freelance
Using AI extensively to make the platform easier to use would also be beneficial.
Director at GenRocket
 

Setup Cost

Adobe ColdFusion is priced for enterprises, offering strong performance, but may be costly for smaller businesses compared to open-source alternatives.
Salesforce Platform is costly but valued for features; pricing varies, necessitating careful evaluation to manage expenses effectively.
It is positioned more towards the enterprise market, so it's not the lowest-cost option compared to some open-source alternatives.
SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
The pricing for Adobe ColdFusion is fair, and performance is a solid aspect of this tool for me.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
You can always negotiate.
IT Manager at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Salesforce Platform may be on the expensive side.
Director at GenRocket
It is on the expensive side, unfortunately.
Solution Architect And Senior Consultant at Keysight Technologies
 

Valuable Features

Adobe ColdFusion provides rapid app development, seamless integration, robust support, and cost-effective, efficient solutions with extensive features.
Salesforce Platform excels in scalability, customization, integration, analytics, and low-code development, enhancing productivity with automation and real-time insights.
Adobe ColdFusion reduces development cost, with less boilerplate code compared to Java or .NET.
Software Developer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
The rapid development capabilities really stand out, especially the built-in tags and functions that simplify database interaction, form handling, and API creation.
SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Previously, creating an admin panel took us 10 to 15 days, but now we are able to create it in one to two hours, which is very useful for us.
SR Solution Engineer at VATSIN TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD
This integration allows us to manage customers from all aspects in one place, providing a clear view.
Senior Acount Executive for Financial Services at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
The biggest benefit is seamless usage in terms of an easy-to-use interface and GUI that makes it easy to interact with the entire platform and generate reports effortlessly.
Solution Architect And Senior Consultant at Keysight Technologies
Salesforce offers control over the opportunities to see where we are and gives me high-level dashboards on each opportunity stage.
Account Manager at Red Hat
 

Categories and Ranking

Adobe ColdFusion
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
17th
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
14th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Salesforce Platform
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
5th
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
97
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (8th), Mobile Development Platforms (3rd), No-Code Development Platforms (2nd), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Adobe ColdFusion is 1.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce Platform is 3.7%, down from 5.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rapid Application Development Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Salesforce Platform3.7%
Adobe ColdFusion1.6%
Other94.7%
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

Kalpesh-Shah - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Rapid web delivery has improved productivity and now supports faster multi‑client deployments
Adobe ColdFusion should continue modernization with AI and other new technologies. While plugins already exist, the product needs to stay ahead of the curve in making new development changes and fast bug enhancements with new features. Regarding Adobe ColdFusion's AI capabilities, you don't want to have everything used automatically via AI. You always want to have control and validation. Someone has to review it, press the button, and approve it before deployments take place. Even with the AI feature, you always want that particular transition where someone has to manually do it. AI is good and can reduce so many things, but you want to have a fail-safe mechanism. Regarding Adobe ColdFusion's AI capabilities, the learning curve is significant. It is a new AI capability, but it is not currently 100 percent. I would say it is about 60 to 70 percent. The technology with AI is new, and the product should continue to improve. There are always gaps that need to be addressed.
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.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
14%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
University
8%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise44
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Adobe ColdFusion?
The experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is a bit too much for small to medium-sized businesses. I believe they should revisit those factors.
What needs improvement with Adobe ColdFusion?
In terms of improvement, Adobe ColdFusion is already top-tier in terms of runtime engine for large data and document generation, but I suggest reevaluating the licensing model to shift away from pe...
What is your primary use case for Adobe ColdFusion?
I use Adobe ColdFusion mainly for evaluating and demonstrating why it is the primary tool we use for development. We are tasked with building a centralized dashboard for a logistics company. We nee...
How would you choose between Microsoft PowerApps and Salesforce Platform?
I think it depends on your use case. If your organization uses Microsoft Enterprise products, PowerApps will work better in your environment. Similarly, if you have a Salesforce integration in pla...
How does Salesforce Platform compare with Azure?
Microsoft’s Windows Azure platform is not easy or intuitive to deploy. The difficulty will be impacted by the type of application that you are trying to use the platform to build. Organizations tha...
Do you build applications using low-code or pro-code builders on Salesforce Platform?
At my organization, we have only used Salesforce Platform's low-code builder. The reason for this is not because we do not like the pro-code option, but because we do not see the need of using it, ...
 

Also Known As

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Salesforce1, Force.com, Salesforce App Cloud
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Inspirus, Promisan, Webapper, Giva, Frontech Solutions Inc, Digicon, ITX Corp, Wall Street Magnate, SimulTV, ten24 Digital Solutions, Prospective Medical Data International Inc, Alcatel-Lucent
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