{"id":22467,"date":"2026-10-01T09:19:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/?p=22467"},"modified":"2026-10-01T09:29:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:29:17","slug":"salesforce-editions-compared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-editions-compared\/","title":{"rendered":"Salesforce Editions Compared: What You Actually Get at Each Tier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Key Takeaways<\/b>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Six Salesforce editions now range from Free Suite to Agentforce 1.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Enterprise is the key tier for API access and deeper customization.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Unlimited mainly adds scale, sandboxes, and support.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Some limits cannot be fixed by upgrading your edition.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Identify the exact limit before paying for a higher tier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><b>Quick Answer<\/b>: Salesforce editions differ mainly in limits, customization, API access, sandboxes, and support. Starter and Pro Suite suit smaller, simpler teams, Enterprise adds broader customization and API access, while Unlimited and Agentforce 1 are built for greater scale and advanced capabilities. Before upgrading, identify the exact limit causing the problem because some constraints require an add-on, configuration change, or technical fix rather than a higher edition.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Most edition comparisons list features. The decision is almost always driven by a limit. Nobody upgrades from Pro Suite to Enterprise because they read a feature matrix. They upgrade because an integration failed with REQUEST_LIMIT_EXCEEDED, or because API access turned out to be an add-on, or because they needed record types to run two different sales processes. If you\u2019re still getting familiar with how the platform itself is structured, understanding <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/what-is-salesforce\/\">what Salesforce is<\/a> makes the differences between these editions easier to put into context.<\/p>\n<p>And the most expensive mistake in this decision is upgrading to fix a limit the edition doesn\u2019t control. Governor limits are identical on every edition. So is the 3,000 custom object cap. Upgrading won\u2019t touch either.<\/p>\n<h2>A Note on Names<\/h2>\n<p>The ladder changed, and a lot of published comparisons haven\u2019t caught up.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-378\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-378\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">You may have read<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Current name<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Status<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Essentials<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Starter Suite<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Replaced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Professional<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Pro Suite<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Renamed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Einstein 1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Agentforce 1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Renamed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">-<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Free Suite<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">New - $0, up to 2 users<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-378 from cache -->\n<p>If a comparison article mentions Essentials as current, it predates the change. That\u2019s a quick way to date what you\u2019re reading.<\/p>\n<p>Salesforce\u2019s product naming has changed repeatedly as the platform has expanded, including through acquisitions that brought new technologies and products into its ecosystem. That broader history is useful context when older Salesforce comparisons still use names that no longer exist. You can see the wider timeline in the guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/all-salesforce-acquisitions\/\">Salesforce acquisitions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-pricing\/\">Salesforce pricing 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What Actually Changes Between Editions<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22482\" src=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_16_00-AM.webp\" alt=\"Table comparing Pro Suite, Enterprise and Unlimited across API access, sandboxes, custom objects, record types and permissions\" width=\"1605\" height=\"980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_16_00-AM.webp 1605w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_16_00-AM-1024x625.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_16_00-AM-768x469.webp 768w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_16_00-AM-1536x938.webp 1536w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_16_00-AM-640x391.webp 640w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_16_00-AM-400x244.webp 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1605px) 100vw, 1605px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enterprise is the real dividing line, and API access is why. But the edition is only one part of the Salesforce ecosystem. The platform also includes a wide range of products and clouds, so understanding <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-products\/\">Salesforce products<\/a> helps explain why an edition decision can affect more than the core CRM functionality.<\/p>\n<p>On Pro Suite and below, the Web Services API costs $25 per user per month as an add-on. From Enterprise, it\u2019s included. That makes Pro-plus-API roughly $125 against Enterprise at $175, and Enterprise brings record types, full permission control, and considerably more sandbox capacity with it.<\/p>\n<p>If you need integrations, Pro rarely makes sense. That single fact resolves most of the Pro-versus-Enterprise question.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>One Thing The Table Can\u2019t Show:<\/b> Limits are tied to edition <i>and<\/i> licence count. Two organisations on Enterprise with different seat counts have different API allocations. Check your own org\u2019s limits in Setup rather than assuming the published figures apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background: #EEF2FE; border: 1px solid #DBE2FB; border-radius: 14px; padding: 28px 32px; margin: 38px 0;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #1b3fae; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Need Salesforce Expertise?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #4b5563; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 22px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get expert Salesforce consulting to choose the right edition and avoid unnecessary costs.<\/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\">Get Salesforce Expert Guidance \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Sandboxes by Edition<\/h2>\n<p>The difference technical teams care about most.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-379\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-379\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><th class=\"column-2\">Enterprise<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Unlimited<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Developer sandboxes<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">25<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Developer Pro<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">-<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Partial Copy<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Full Copy<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Paid add-on<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1 included<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-379 from cache -->\n<p>Partial Copy caps data storage at 5 GB. Full Copy replicates production data volume, which is what you need for realistic performance testing and complex integration scenarios.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Practical Version:<\/b> If the only reason you\u2019re considering Unlimited is a Full Copy sandbox, price the add-on on Enterprise first. It\u2019s frequently cheaper than upgrading every seat in the org.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-sandbox-explained\/\">Salesforce sandboxes explained<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Which Limit Is Forcing the Upgrade?<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22481\" src=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_20_13-AM.webp\" alt=\"Table of upgrade triggers showing the move each one implies and what to check first\" width=\"1671\" height=\"941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_20_13-AM.webp 1671w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_20_13-AM-1024x577.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_20_13-AM-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_20_13-AM-1536x865.webp 1536w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_20_13-AM-640x360.webp 640w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_20_13-AM-400x225.webp 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1671px) 100vw, 1671px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Three of the seven common triggers have an add-on route that costs less than upgrading the whole org:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Full Copy Sandbox<\/b>: Buy it as an Enterprise add-on rather than moving to Unlimited.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>24\/7 Support<\/b>: Premier Success at 30% of licence fees may cost less than an Unlimited upgrade for the whole org, depending on your seat count. Model both.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>AI Agents<\/b>: Agentforce is available as an add-on below Agentforce 1. If only part of your team needs it, that\u2019s the cheaper path.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The two that genuinely justify moving up a tier are API access (Pro \u2192 Enterprise) and record types, because there\u2019s no add-on route for either. This is where <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/salesforce-consulting-services\">Salesforce consulting services<\/a> can help, particularly when the requirement involves multiple limits, integrations, add-ons, or technical dependencies rather than a straightforward edition upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-license-costs\/\">how to reduce Salesforce licence costs<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>About to upgrade an entire org for one feature?<\/h3>\n<p>That\u2019s usually more expensive than the add-on route, and sometimes the limit isn\u2019t edition-controlled at all. We\u2019ll identify the actual constraint first. <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/salesforce-consulting-services\"><b>Book a Salesforce consulting call \u2192<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Limits an Upgrade Won\u2019t Fix<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22480\" src=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_22_25-AM.webp\" alt=\"Table of limits that edition upgrades don\u2019t change, including governor limits, hard org caps, and email sending limits\" width=\"1671\" height=\"941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_22_25-AM.webp 1671w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_22_25-AM-1024x577.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_22_25-AM-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_22_25-AM-1536x865.webp 1536w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_22_25-AM-640x360.webp 640w, https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-1-2026-12_22_25-AM-400x225.webp 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1671px) 100vw, 1671px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the section that saves money.<\/p>\n<p>Governor limits are architectural. Per-transaction caps on queries, DML, CPU time, and heap are identical on Enterprise and Unlimited. They come from multi-tenancy, not from your contract. See <a href=\"about:blank\">governor limits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hard org caps apply regardless of edition. 3,000 custom objects total across any org, and 900 custom fields per object, including those from AppExchange packages. No edition raises either.<\/p>\n<p>Poor integration design burns API allocation faster than any edition raises it. Before upgrading for API headroom, check whether an integration is polling when it could subscribe, or pulling full records when it needs three fields. That\u2019s frequently a week of work against a permanent licence increase.<\/p>\n<p>And no edition fixes data quality. Duplicates, stale records, and missing fields survive every upgrade.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Test:<\/b> Name the exact limit and the exact error message. If you can\u2019t, the upgrade probably isn\u2019t the answer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>When Each Edition Is Genuinely Right<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Free Suite<\/b>: Evaluating the interface. Two users, no card, permanent. Not a business tool.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Starter Suite<\/b>: Genuinely small teams with a simple pipeline. It\u2019s the only tier with monthly billing, so there\u2019s no annual lock-in. Expect to outgrow it if you\u2019re scaling.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Pro Suite<\/b>: A narrow window: you need customisation and record-level control but no integrations at all. If anything needs to talk to Salesforce, price Enterprise instead.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Enterprise<\/b>: Where most mid-market organisations land, and correctly. Full customisation, API included, adequate sandbox capacity, record types. The choice can also depend on which Salesforce cloud you actually need, since the capabilities and use cases vary across Sales, Service, Marketing, Commerce, and other clouds. A <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-clouds-comparison-guide\/\">Salesforce clouds comparison <\/a>can help clarify that before you commit to an edition.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Unlimited<\/b>: Justified by scale rather than features. Many integrations, large user counts, multiple business units sharing one org, or a genuine need for a Full Copy sandbox plus 24\/7 support together. That additional scale also brings more administration and architecture considerations. If you\u2019re deciding who should own that complexity internally, understanding the different <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-certifications-guide\/\">Salesforce certifications<\/a> can help you identify the skills required for administration, development, architecture, and implementation.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Agentforce 1<\/b>: Deploying agents across the organisation rather than in one team. Below that scale, buy Agentforce as an add-on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Upgrading and Downgrading<\/h2>\n<p>Upgrading is straightforward. New capabilities become available; existing configuration continues working. The commercial conversation is usually harder than the technical one.<\/p>\n<p>Downgrading is not. This catches organisations out badly.<\/p>\n<p>Moving from Enterprise to Pro, or Unlimited to Enterprise, means operating within tighter limits on objects, automation, API access, and sandboxes. Configuration that exceeds the lower edition\u2019s limits has to be removed first, which can mean deleting custom objects, disabling automation, or rebuilding integrations that relied on API access.<\/p>\n<p>Three things to check before agreeing to a downgrade:<\/p>\n<p>Count what you\u2019d exceed. Custom objects, record types, active automations, API consumption.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Check Contractual Minimums:<\/b> Some agreements set a floor on seat count or edition that limits what you can reduce.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Do It At Renewal:<\/b> Mid-term edition changes are rarely permitted, and renewal is where you have leverage anyway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background: #EEF2FE; border: 1px solid #DBE2FB; border-radius: 14px; padding: 28px 32px; margin: 38px 0;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #1b3fae; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Need Salesforce Experts?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #4b5563; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 22px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get experienced Salesforce developers to handle your edition and technical requirements.<\/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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Contract Traps to Watch<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Edition Mixing:<\/b> You generally can\u2019t run different editions in one org. If part of your team needs Enterprise features, everyone in that org is on Enterprise, which is a real cost multiplier and the reason Platform licences exist for non-CRM users.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Add-On Pricing After Upgrade:<\/b> Negotiate the price of future add-ons at the same time as the edition, not later when you have no leverage.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Uplift on the higher tier:<\/b> A percentage increase at renewal costs more on Unlimited than Enterprise. Cap it in writing.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sandbox add-ons:<\/b> A Full Copy sandbox on Enterprise is priced separately and recurs annually. Include it in the comparison when weighing against Unlimited.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shield and other percentage-based add-ons are calculated on your net licence spend. Upgrading your edition automatically increases your Shield bill with no separate decision. See <a href=\"about:blank\">Salesforce Shield<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Where to Go Next<\/h2>\n<p>For what each edition costs and the hidden lines beyond it, <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-pricing\/\">Salesforce pricing 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For reducing spend without downgrading, <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-license-costs\/\">how to reduce Salesforce licence costs<\/a>: the Platform licence is usually the bigger lever.<\/p>\n<p>For the limits that editions don\u2019t control, <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-governor-limits\/\">governor limits<\/a> and how Salesforce works.<\/p>\n<p>For the sandbox question, <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-sandbox-explained\/\">Salesforce sandboxes explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For percentage-based add-ons affected by your edition, Salesforce Shield.<\/p>\n<p>For what you\u2019re licensing, <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-clouds-comparison-guide\/\">Salesforce clouds compared<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/salesforce-products\/\">every Salesforce product<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For whether Salesforce fits at all, <a href=\"https:\/\/dianapps.com\/blog\/is-salesforce-good-for-small-businesses\/\">Salesforce for startups and SMBs<\/a> and Salesforce alternatives.<\/p>\n<h2>Name the Limit Before You Name the Edition<\/h2>\n<p>Salesforce sells editions. Account executives are structurally inclined to answer \u201cwe\u2019re hitting a limit\u201d with \u201cmove up a tier\u201d, and sometimes that\u2019s right.<\/p>\n<p>Often it isn\u2019t because the limit is architectural, or because an add-on covers it, or because the real problem is an integration polling every ninety seconds when it could subscribe to events instead.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #EEF2FE; border: 1px solid #DBE2FB; border-radius: 14px; padding: 28px 32px; margin: 38px 0;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #1b3fae; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Hitting a limit and unsure whether the edition is the answer?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #4b5563; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 22px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tell us the error message. We\u2019ll tell you whether it\u2019s edition-controlled, fixable in configuration, or architectural before you commit to a bigger contract.<\/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 consulting team \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style>.elementor-22472 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2932a52{text-align:left;}.elementor-22472 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2932a52 > .elementor-widget-container{margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.elementor-22472 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0b767d1 .elementor-tab-title{border-width:1px;border-color:#00000014;}.elementor-22472 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0b767d1 .elementor-tab-content{border-width:1px;border-bottom-color:#00000014;}.elementor-22472 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0b767d1 > .elementor-widget-container{margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;}<\/style><div class=\"porto-block elementor elementor-22472\">\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 are the Salesforce editions?<\/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>There are six tiers: Free Suite ($0, up to two users), Starter Suite, Pro Suite, Enterprise, Unlimited, and Agentforce 1. Essentials was replaced by Starter Suite, Professional was renamed Pro Suite, and Einstein 1 became Agentforce 1, so older comparisons use different names.<\/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 Enterprise and Unlimited?<\/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>Scale rather than features, Unlimited provides roughly five times the API calls per user, 100 developer sandboxes against 25, a Full Copy sandbox included rather than as a paid add-on, higher object limits and 24\/7 support. Most mid-market organisations don\u2019t need it.<\/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\">Do I need Enterprise for API access?<\/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>Effectively yes; below Enterprise, the Web Services API is a $25 per user per month add-on. That makes Pro Suite plus API roughly $125 against Enterprise at $175, and Enterprise includes record types, full permission control, and far more sandbox capacity as well.<\/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\">How many sandboxes do I get with each edition?<\/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>Enterprise includes 25 developer sandboxes and one Partial Copy. Unlimited includes 100 developer sandboxes, five Developer Pro, one Partial Copy, and one Full Copy. A Full Copy sandbox can be purchased as an add-on on Enterprise, which is frequently cheaper than upgrading.<\/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\">Will upgrading my edition remove governor limits?<\/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>No, Governor limits are per-transaction caps on queries, DML, CPU time, and heap, and they\u2019re identical across editions. They exist because Salesforce is multi-tenant, not because of your contract. The same applies to the 3,000 custom object cap and 900 custom fields per object.<\/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\">How many custom objects can I have?<\/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>The edition sets your allocation, but every org has a hard cap of 3,000 custom objects regardless of edition or namespace, and 900 custom fields per object including those from AppExchange packages. Installed package objects don\u2019t count against your edition limit but do count against the hard cap.<\/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-1207\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1207\" 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\">Can I downgrade my Salesforce edition?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1207\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1207\"><p>Yes, at renewal, but the technical execution is harder than expected. You must first remove any configuration exceeding the lower edition\u2019s limits: custom objects, automation, integrations relying on API access. Check contractual minimums too, since some agreements set a floor.<\/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-1208\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1208\" 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\">Can different users be on different editions?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1208\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1208\"><p>Editions apply org-wide, which means if part of your team needs Enterprise features, everyone in that org is licensed at Enterprise. The Platform licence is the usual workaround for users who need custom apps but not CRM objects.<\/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-1209\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1209\" 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\">When is Pro Suite enough?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1209\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1209\"><p>A narrow case is when you need customisation and record-level control but genuinely no integrations. Since API access is an add-on below Enterprise, any requirement to connect Salesforce to another system usually makes Enterprise the better value.<\/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-12010\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-12010\" 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 upgrading affect my other Salesforce costs?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-12010\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-12010\"><p>Yes, and it\u2019s frequently overlooked. 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