4 Reasons Why You Should Build on Salesforce

Why Build Your Product Solution on Salesforce?

When deciding to develop a product, a business is faced with two choices: 1) hire developers and build on a web development framework or 2) leverage a platform like Salesforce where experience with coding is not required. 

Salesforce gives you access to an enterprise-grade platform, allowing you to plug in and leverage all the robust solutions they offer. We could go on all day about what makes building on Salesforce great, but for the sake of this article, let’s talk about our 4 reasons why we think a business would want to build on the platform.

1. Acquire access to 160K+ Salesforce customers: Being a part of the Salesforce partner program gives you access to the AppExchange, a direct resource for Salesforce customers to shop for business solutions. From 2015 to 2020, Salesforce has created over $100 billion in new revenue, and in the past two years, has seen $100 billion in acquisitions of AppExchange companies. In addition, Salesforce is available to customers across 100+ different countries who have installed and used AppExchange solutions over 8 million times. Making it one of the best enterprise cloud platforms out there.
2. Build 4-10x Faster than on Other Platforms: Salesforce Lightning Platform allows you to turbocharge your business development by giving you the tools you need to fast track your growth and compete with your competitors, getting your product to your customers sooner.
3. The AppExchange is Designed to Generate Revenue: The Salesforce ecosystem makes it easy to talk to customers and monetize the product or application that you are selling. In addition, Salesforce puts your product in front of 160K+ customers that utilize the AppExchange to procure products and tools. 
4. Offers a Large Network of Companies that Support Salesforce: Salesforce has over 1600 consulting partners worldwide whose sole purpose is to support companies that use salesforce as a system or apps to run their business. If you’re unsure of where to start building your business on Salesforce, don’t worry. You have a vast network of companies at your disposal that provide services to support your Salesforce experience. Companies like Blueprint Advisory can help develop your idea and turn it into a viable business on the Salesforce Platform.

For a business to be successful, they need to have the speed and ability to adapt to their situations. Companies can’t wait to bring new implementations to their customers and risk being beaten by their competitors. Salesforce is a platform that gives businesses this versatility, security, and scalability through a robust and sophisticated ecosystem. That will continue to provide them with a competitive edge as their organization evolves.