{"id":20489,"date":"2026-08-23T09:26:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T09:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/?p=20489"},"modified":"2026-08-23T09:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T09:27:10","slug":"salesforce-lightning-vs-classic-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-lightning-vs-classic-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Salesforce Lightning vs Classic: Differences and Feature Gaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Key Takeaways<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> :\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightning Experience is Salesforce\u2019s current interface, with Dynamic Forms, Dynamic Actions, Lightning App Builder, Einstein and Agentforce, while Classic has received no new features since 2023.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salesforce Classic is not being retired on a published deadline, so switching is a strategic decision based on capability gaps, adoption, and business needs rather than a forced migration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some legacy customizations still need attention when moving to Lightning, particularly JavaScript buttons, Visualforce pages, older AppExchange packages, and page layouts that need redesigning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best migration decision starts with your own org, using the Lightning Experience Readiness Check and adoption data instead of relying on outdated feature-gap lists or generic migration claims.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><b>Quick Answer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Lightning Experience is the user interface. It\u2019s included on all editions at no extra cost and Classic has received no new features since 2023; all innovation goes to Lightning, including Einstein and Agentforce. Classic isn\u2019t retired and there\u2019s no published deadline, so this isn\u2019t urgent in the way vendors suggest. It\u2019s a change-management project with a technical component, not the reverse.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before comparing anything, one clarification that resolves more confusion than the comparison itself: there are three different things called \u201cLightning,\u201d and most articles use the names interchangeably.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once that\u2019s straight, the actual question becomes answerable: what does Lightning Experience give you, what does it still not do, and is it worth the disruption of moving?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Three Things Called \u201cLightning\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20501\" src=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_38_34-PM.webp\" alt=\"Comparison of Lightning Experience as the user interface, Lightning Platform as the underlying platform and Lightning Web Components as the development framework\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_38_34-PM.webp 1536w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_38_34-PM-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_38_34-PM-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_38_34-PM-640x427.webp 640w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_38_34-PM-400x267.webp 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comparison of Lightning Experience as the user interface, Lightning Platform as the underlying platform, and Lightning Web Components as the development framework<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightning Experience is the interface. It\u2019s what users see, and it replaced Salesforce Classic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightning Platform is the platform beneath the CRM apps, formerly Force.com. Data model, security, APIs, and where custom apps get built. It also has its own licence type, which costs meaningfully less than a full CRM licence for apps that never touch Sales or Service objects. See <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Lightning Platform explained<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightning Web Components is the development framework for how developers build custom UI. It replaced Aura. See the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/lwc-developer-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LWC guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can run Lightning Experience without ever writing a Lightning Web Component; most orgs do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re deciding whether an existing custom interface should stay on Aura, move to LWC, or continue using Visualforce, see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/lwc-vs-aura-vs-visualforce\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LWC vs Aura vs Visualforce<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a framework-level comparison.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What Lightning Experience Adds Over Classic<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20502\" src=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_39_49-PM.webp\" alt=\"Nine capabilities available only in Lightning Experience, including Lightning App Builder, Dynamic Forms, Dynamic Actions, Path, Kanban, Einstein and in-app guidance\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_39_49-PM.webp 1536w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_39_49-PM-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_39_49-PM-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_39_49-PM-640x427.webp 640w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_39_49-PM-400x267.webp 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nine capabilities available only in Lightning Experience, including Lightning App Builder, Dynamic Forms, Dynamic Actions, Path, Kanban, Einstein, and in-app guidance<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>The Two That Matter Most Day-to-Day And That Most Comparisons Skip:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dynamic Forms lets you place individual fields on a record page and control visibility with conditional rules. If you\u2019ve been creating record types purely to show or hide fields, this replaces that approach entirely, and the maintenance savings are substantial in orgs with a lot of record types.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dynamic Actions does the same for buttons, showing them based on record criteria rather than page layout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Features such as Dynamic Forms, Dynamic Actions, and Lightning App Builder are part of the broader <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-low-code-development-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salesforce low-code development<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> approach, allowing teams to improve the user experience without custom code for every change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>And the Strategic One:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Every AI capability Salesforce ships &#8211; Einstein, Prompt Builder, Agentforce &#8211; is Lightning-only. That gap widens with every release, and it\u2019s the reason the \u201cno deadline\u201d framing understates the cost of staying. See <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what Agentforce is<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What Classic Still Does Better<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An honest comparison needs this section, and most don\u2019t include one.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Some Legacy Customisations Only Work In Classic:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> JavaScript buttons, certain Visualforce overrides, and older AppExchange packages built before 2016 may not have Lightning equivalents.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Muscle Memory Is Real:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Long-tenured users are genuinely faster in Classic for the first few weeks after switching. That productivity dip is temporary, and it\u2019s also the single biggest source of resistance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reporting Parity Has Largely Closed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> But Isn\u2019t Identical: Check the specific report types and features your team relies on before assuming.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Verify Rather Than Assume:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Salesforce has closed most historical gaps release by release, and much of the \u201cLightning can\u2019t do X\u201d advice circulating online is several years old. Run the Lightning Experience Readiness Check against your own org; it inventories what will and won\u2019t carry over, which is more reliable than any article, including this one.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Is Salesforce Classic Being Retired?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, and there\u2019s no published retirement date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s true is that Classic has received no new features since 2023 and all development investment goes to Lightning. That\u2019s a slow accumulation of disadvantage rather than a deadline, a different problem requiring a different response.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Practical Read:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You\u2019re not racing a clock; you\u2019re deciding when the gap between what your org could do and what it does becomes worth the disruption of closing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Signals You Should Move Now<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20503\" src=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_42_36-PM.webp\" alt=\"Six adoption signals indicating it is time to migrate from Classic to Lightning Experience\" width=\"1807\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_42_36-PM.webp 1807w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_42_36-PM-1024x493.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_42_36-PM-768x370.webp 768w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_42_36-PM-1536x740.webp 1536w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_42_36-PM-640x308.webp 640w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-21-2026-06_42_36-PM-400x193.webp 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1807px) 100vw, 1807px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Six adoption signals indicating it is time to migrate from Classic to Lightning Experience<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The One That Surprises People:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> New hires have never used Classic; every year, training on an interface nobody outside your org uses gets more expensive, and the talent pool that finds it familiar gets smaller.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>And The One That\u2019s Easiest To Check:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If someone has told you a feature \u201cisn\u2019t available in Salesforce,\u201d verify whether they mean it isn\u2019t available <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in Classic<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That distinction accounts for a surprising share of the requests that reach a backlog labelled impossible.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>What Breaks When You Switch<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>JavaScript Buttons Don\u2019t Work in Lightning:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They need rebuilding as Quick Actions, Screen Flows, or Lightning components. This is usually the largest single item in a migration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Some Visualforce Pages Need Adjustment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Most render inside Lightning, but the iframe boundary breaks navigation and some styling. The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lightningStylesheets<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> attribute helps. See <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visualforce in Lightning Experience<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These changes are where Salesforce Development Services can be useful, particularly when legacy JavaScript, Visualforce, Apex controllers, and page layouts need to be assessed and rebuilt for Lightning rather than simply carried over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Custom links and older AppExchange packages may need replacements.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Page Layouts Don\u2019t Automatically Become Good Lightning Pages:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A direct port produces a working but underwhelming experience; the value comes from rebuilding key pages in Lightning App Builder with Dynamic Forms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>User Productivity Dips For Two To Four Weeks:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Plan for it rather than being surprised by it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Run The Lightning Experience Readiness Check First:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It produces a report of what needs attention, and it\u2019s free.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full detail: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salesforce Classic to Lightning migration playbook<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #EEF2FE; border: 1px solid #DBE2FB; border-radius: 14px; padding: 28px 32px; margin: 38px 0;\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #1b3fae; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Know What Your Lightning Move Will Take <\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #4b5563; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 22px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get a readiness assessment, migration roadmap, and technical guidance before committing your Salesforce team to a larger transition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: inline-block; background: #2563EB; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; padding: 13px 26px; border-radius: 8px;\" href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/salesforce-development-services\">Salesforce Development Services<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>Performance and Adoption<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightning is heavier in the browser than Classic; more happens client-side. On modern hardware and connections, that\u2019s imperceptible; on older machines or poor connections, it can be noticeable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the Lightning Usage App in Setup to see actual adoption, switch-back rates, and per-page performance. Switch-back rate is the metric worth watching: users returning to Classic are telling you something specific about a page or a task.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lightning Experience Performance tool and EPT (Experience Page Time) identify slow pages. Slow Lightning pages are almost always caused by too many components on one page or an inefficient Apex controller behind them, not by Lightning itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>On Adoption<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The most effective interventions are rebuilding the two or three pages users spend most of their day in and using in-app guidance to surface what\u2019s changed. Blanket training sessions consistently underperform both.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #EEF2FE; border: 1px solid #DBE2FB; border-radius: 14px; padding: 28px 32px; margin: 38px 0;\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #1b3fae; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Need Developers for Your Lightning Upgrade? <\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #4b5563; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 22px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add experienced Salesforce developers to rebuild legacy customizations, optimize Lightning pages, and handle the technical work behind a smoother transition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: inline-block; background: #2563EB; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; padding: 13px 26px; border-radius: 8px;\" href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/hire-salesforce-developers\">Hire Salesforce Developers \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>Where to Go Next<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the full migration process, see the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classic to Lightning Migration Playbook<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the platform beneath the interface, see <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Salesforce Lightning Platform Explained<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the development framework, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/lightning-web-components-complete-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightning Web Components<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/lwc-vs-aura-vs-visualforce\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LWC vs Aura vs Visualforce<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For what you can build without code, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-low-code-development-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salesforce Low-Code Development<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-guide-to-salesforce-flow\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salesforce Flow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the AI capability that\u2019s Lightning-only, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Is Agentforce<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-development-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complete Salesforce Development Guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the hub.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Before You Commit to a Migration<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The organisations that struggle with this move aren\u2019t the ones with the most JavaScript buttons. They\u2019re the ones who treated it as a technical project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The technical inventory is a few days of work. Rebuilding the pages people live in and bringing along users who\u2019ve done their job the same way for eight years is the part that determines whether adoption sticks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re a certified Salesforce Consulting Partner, and Classic-to-Lightning transitions are routine work for our team &#8211; usually starting with a readiness assessment that tells you honestly how big the job is.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #EEF2FE; border: 1px solid #DBE2FB; border-radius: 14px; padding: 28px 32px; margin: 38px 0;\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #1b3fae; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Still Deciding Between Classic and Lightning?<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #4b5563; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 22px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tell us about your current Salesforce org, and we\u2019ll help you understand the technical gaps, adoption risks, and practical next steps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: inline-block; background: #2563EB; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; padding: 13px 26px; border-radius: 8px;\" href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/contact\">Talk to Our Salesforce Experts \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>.elementor-20494 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2932a52{text-align:left;}.elementor-20494 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2932a52 > .elementor-widget-container{margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.elementor-20494 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0b767d1 .elementor-tab-title{border-width:1px;border-color:#00000014;}.elementor-20494 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0b767d1 .elementor-tab-content{border-width:1px;border-bottom-color:#00000014;}.elementor-20494 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0b767d1 > .elementor-widget-container{margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;}<\/style><div class=\"porto-block elementor elementor-20494\">\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27707ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27707ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0163611\" data-id=\"0163611\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a2969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03a2969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-toggle{text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{font-weight:700;line-height:1;margin:0;padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;cursor:pointer;outline:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon{display:inline-block;width:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon svg{-webkit-margin-start:-5px;margin-inline-start:-5px;width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-right{float:right;text-align:right}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-left{float:left;text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active{border-bottom:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;display:none}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{padding:12px}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:12px 10px}}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-toggle,.e-con>.elementor-widget-toggle{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1201\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1201\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is Salesforce Lightning Experience?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1201\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1201\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The modern Salesforce user interface, introduced in Winter \u201916, which replaced Salesforce Classic. It\u2019s component-based, includes Lightning App Builder for drag-and-drop page design, and is available on all editions at no additional cost.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1202\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1202\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What\u2019s the difference between Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1202\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1202\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightning Experience is the modern component-based interface with App Builder, Dynamic Forms, Path, Kanban, Einstein and Agentforce. Classic is the legacy interface, which has received no new features since 2023. Both are supported; only Lightning receives investment.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1203\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1203\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is Salesforce Classic being retired?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1203\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1203\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, and no retirement date has been published. 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The cost of staying is a widening capability gap rather than a deadline &#8211; most notably that Einstein and Agentforce are Lightning-only.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1204\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1204\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What\u2019s the difference between Lightning Experience and Lightning Web Components?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1204\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1204\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightning Experience is the user interface that users see. Lightning Web Components is the development framework used to build custom UI within it. A third thing, the Lightning Platform, is the underlying platform formerly called Force.com. All three are frequently confused.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1205\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1205\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does Lightning Experience cost extra?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1205\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1205\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, it\u2019s included on all editions at no additional cost, and any user can switch between Lightning and Classic if permitted. The barrier to adoption is change management, not licensing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1206\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1206\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What breaks when you switch to Lightning?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1206\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1206\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JavaScript buttons stop working and need rebuilding as Quick Actions or Screen Flows. 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