The startup develops business release management software that integrates with any git-based version control system to facilitate metadata comparison, deployment annotation, and issue analysis. This technology enables clients to efficiently track, test, and deploy changes while minimizing the risk of unwanted alterations.
Funding
$55.1M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Salesforce development teams face challenges in efficiently managing and deploying metadata changes across various environments, leading to slow release cycles and increased risk of errors. Traditional methods like change sets are often manual, time-consuming, and prone to failure, hindering agility and collaboration.
Solution
Gearset provides a comprehensive Salesforce DevOps platform that streamlines release management by integrating with Git-based version control systems. It enables teams to compare metadata, automate deployments, and track changes with precision. The platform offers features such as continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, automated testing, and change monitoring to ensure reliable and rapid releases. Gearset also supports specialized Salesforce clouds like CPQ and Industries, allowing for seamless deployment of configuration data alongside metadata.
Target Audience
Gearset is designed for Salesforce development teams, including administrators and developers, who need a reliable and efficient solution for managing the entire DevOps lifecycle, from development to deployment and maintenance.
Features
- Metadata comparison with line-by-line change highlighting for efficient review
- Automated CI/CD pipelines with built-in continuous integration for streamlined releases
- Automated Apex testing with code coverage tracking to ensure code quality
- Integration with major Git hosting providers (GitHub, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, AWS CodeCommit, GitLab)
- Support for Salesforce DX, including scratch org management
- Sandbox seeding with data masking for secure and compliant testing
- Backup and restore capabilities to protect against data loss
- Archiving to reduce storage costs and improve org performance
- Code analysis to identify and fix bugs and vulnerabilities early
- Change monitoring to detect and manage unauthorized changes in production