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AWS Elastic Beanstalk vs Salesforce Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
9th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Salesforce Platform
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
94
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Development Platforms (3rd), Rapid Application Development Software (7th), Low-Code Development Platforms (5th), No-Code Development Platforms (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of AWS Elastic Beanstalk is 0.3%. The mindshare of Salesforce Platform is 2.6%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Kevin-Davis - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient deployment and management of web apps with integration into cloud services
One area where AWS Elastic Beanstalk struggles is with the complexity of deployments. As deployments become more complex, technical constraints can become a burden. This can lead to a situation where I might be better off building my own deployment mechanism. Additionally, CloudFormation controlling AWS Elastic Beanstalk in more complex environments is poorly supported, which can make management challenging.
Yasser_Anter - PeerSpot reviewer
Has customization and integration capabilities which increase efficiency
Salesforce could improve by offering AI features or functionalities to help business decision-makers analyze business history, suggest forward strategies, and participate in events. The previous version had a complicated interface where multiple pages and data entries were required, which was not pleasant for sales teams or business users. Also, deploying Salesforce took a long time, about four to five months, which is not ideal for any business.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the most valuable aspects is that developers can access logs directly. They can download them from the AWS console within Elastic Beanstalk."
"The management of environments is a valuable feature."
"The simplicity in the speed of provisioning users is what I like best about Elastic Beanstalk."
"I highly recommend it to others and frequently discuss it with customers."
"The most valuable feature of Elastic Beanstalk is its ease of use and management."
"I find the versioning to be especially valuable on AWS Elastic Beanstalk."
"Elastic Beanstalk is helpful and easy to manage services, even when dealing with multiple clients."
"Elastic Beanstalk is very easy to use, providing infrastructure to deploy our third-party application to the cloud within 15 to 20 minutes."
"The lead conversion process in Salesforce Sales Cloud is extremely valuable."
"The reporting capabilities are pretty user-friendly."
"We used it for providing a 360 view of the customers from within Salesforce. So, a lot of data got presented there, for which we used Einstein Analytics. The Einstein Analytics dashboards were really great."
"The process and the workflows are amazing."
"Salesforce's strongest feature is reporting especially. It's also a lot more usable than other platforms I've worked with. It has a great user experience, with the ability to filter and access information in real-time."
"The product is pretty responsive."
"A fully integrated solution that provides a seamless experience."
"We use this solution to track customer activities, opportunities and contact information."
 

Cons

"Sometimes there are issues when auto-scaling with CloudFront."
"One area where AWS Elastic Beanstalk struggles is with the complexity of deployments."
"Sometimes it is difficult to use for the first time. The automatic scaling functionality could use improvement."
"There are areas for improvement in Elastic Beanstalk, especially in the management part. Tasks like creating load balancers and retiring versions require manual code updates, and URL changes can be time-consuming."
"Logs and debugging can sometimes be cumbersome, and there could be a more seamless method to analyze application issues without relying heavily on CloudWatch, which would improve my experience."
"Elastic Beanstalk can enhance its customizability further, especially in terms of deployment options."
"The documentation needs to be clearer, particularly relating to editing JSON files before uploading applications."
"Elastic Beanstalk can enhance its customizability further, especially in terms of deployment options."
"The management of Salesforce could be quite a task. Old and unusable contacts can add up over time. If I could wave a magic wand, it would be to initiate a self-cleaning feature."
"I would like Salesforce to recommend related opportunities within the organization that have been taken to closure, so we can fast track new opportunities based on past experiences."
"They should provide access to data quality tips and tricks to make it better."
"I think that Salesforce can improve lead management when it comes to B2C. I would like to have more features specifically related to the B2C segment. The current process where you create a lead that's in the B2C segment and it creates an account makes no sense."
"Better flexibility in editing emails created from templates would be great, and being able to add hyperlinks in emails for scheduling meetings would allow us to automate more."
"The reporting for Salesforce could be approved. It is a manual process and it would be useful to have a guide or videos on how to generate reports or any other cool things that you could do with the platform."
"I think the search needs to be improved so as to allow for a broader keyword search."
"There needs to be more documentation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price varies depending on the cloud."
"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."
"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."
"It is expensive. Licensing is on an annual basis."
"It is an expensive program."
"Pricing for the Salesforce Platform is too expensive."
"It is quite expensive. Its developers come at a premium cost, which makes it expensive."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Elastic Beanstalk?
Elastic Beanstalk does not have additional charges and integrates well with existing AWS resources. Pricing is inclusive of the technologies and instances used, making it efficient.
What needs improvement with AWS Elastic Beanstalk?
Elastic Beanstalk can enhance its customizability further, especially in terms of deployment options.
What is your primary use case for AWS Elastic Beanstalk?
Elastic Beanstalk is used in deploying and scaling web applications and services. It helps us deploy and scale web applications on Amazon Web Services cloud. This solution is suitable for managing ...
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
 

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