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Gearset
What Gearset is
Gearset is a Salesforce DevOps platform for workflows from planning through observability. Its Compare & Deploy tool compares Salesforce metadata and identifies new, changed and deleted items before deployment. Gearset also supports CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, backup, archiving and observability, with environment promotion, approval gates, release scheduling, release audit trails and both deployment strategies listed. Integrations include GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, Jira, Slack, Microsoft Teams and AWS CodeCommit. It supports Salesforce clouds built on the core platform through the Metadata API; Marketing Cloud Growth and Account Engagement are listed as unsupported. Gearset is available on the web and through an API, and its browser extension tracks org changes and supports comparing or deploying them. Starter costs $215 a month per Gearset user, and Teams costs $320 a month per Gearset user. A 30-day trial includes every feature without limits and requires no card details. Gearset says Salesforce org installation and additional setup costs are not required. It reports ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, TLS 1.2 encryption in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest. AWS hosting options are listed for the United States, Canada, European Union and Australia.
Who it suits
Gearset suits teams managing Salesforce deployments and related DevOps workflows. Its integrations and tools may be relevant to teams that use source control, issue tracking, testing, backup or observability processes.
What it does well
- Compares metadata and flags new, changed and deleted items
- Supports CI/CD, testing, backup and archiving
- 30-day trial includes all features without limits
- Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Jira and other tools
What to know first
- No free plan is listed
- Marketing Cloud Growth and Account Engagement are unsupported
- Starter is $215 a month per Gearset user
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Automation Teams | per team, per month · 15 change monitoring jobs · 1 Production org · 15 CI/CD target orgs · unlimited unit testing · UI testing integrations | $1,100 a month |
| Starter | per Gearset user, per month · Compare and deploy metadata · all Git providers · unlimited Production orgs · live chat support | $215 a month |
| Backup Starter | per Salesforce user, per month · $275/month minimum · 2 standard backup jobs · automated daily backup · unlimited storage · up to 99 year retention | $2.75 a month |
| Teams | per Gearset user, per month · Starter features · scheduled deployments · rollback · role-based access control · issue tracking integration · team-shared connections | $320 a month |
| Salesforce Industries | 40% net spend · $500/month minimum · Deploy Vlocity · treat config data as metadata · compare and deploy from source control · roll back data configuration changes | $500 a month |
| CPQ+ and RCA | 40% net spend · $500/month minimum · Compare and deploy CPQ and RCA configuration · deploy Billing and Advanced Approvals · Business Rules Engine and Omnistudio metadata | $500 a month |
| Automation Starter | per team, per month · 5 change monitoring jobs · 1 Production org · 5 CI/CD orgs · unlimited unit testing | $550 a month |
| Sandbox seeding & compliance | 40% net spend · Free trial · Configure from/to any org · relationship mapping · data templates · trigger disabling · data masking | On request |
The first 8 of 10 plans, as gearset.com lists them, read 3 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Verdict
Gearset brings Salesforce deployment and surrounding DevOps workflows into one platform, with a broad integration list and a full-featured trial. Confirm that the Salesforce products you use are supported and that the per-user pricing fits your team.
Facts from Gearset's own pages
- Browser extension
- Gearset provides a browser extension for tracking Salesforce org changes and comparing or deploying them. · docs.gearset.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Its Compare & Deploy tool compares Salesforce metadata and highlights new, changed, and deleted items before deployment. · gearset.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2015 · gearset.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, England, UK · gearset.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Hosting
- Gearset instances and storage are hosted on AWS, with hosting options in the United States, Canada, European Union, and Australia. · gearset.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, Jira, Slack, Microsoft Teams, and AWS CodeCommit. · gearset.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Notable deployment limit
- Gearset deployment support is based on Salesforce Metadata API support, and its cloud support page identifies some separate Salesforce products as unsupported. · docs.gearset.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Gearset is a Salesforce DevOps platform covering workflows from planning through observability. · gearset.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Salesforce support
- Gearset supports Salesforce clouds built on the core platform using the Metadata API, while the page lists Marketing Cloud Growth and Account Engagement as unsupported. · docs.gearset.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- Gearset says it is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified and encrypts data in transit with TLS 1.2 and at rest with AES-256. · gearset.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Setup
- Gearset says there is nothing to install in Salesforce orgs and no additional setup costs. · gearset.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The pricing page says expert onboarding and market-leading support are included across all tiers, with live chat listed for Starter. · gearset.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The 30-day trial provides access to every feature without limits and requires no card details. · gearset.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Workflow
- Gearset supports CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, backup, archiving, and observability alongside deployment. · gearset.com, 3 Oct 2026
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