r/salesforce

Community Overview

About r/salesforce

This is an unofficial (no salesforce sponsorship) forum to discuss getting certified and building on salesforce platforms (force.com, heroku, exacttarget, slack, etc.)

The community at a glance

r/salesforce is a Subreddit for Brands with roughly 118K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #6 in the Brands communities list.

Roughly 19K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Salesforce, Struggle, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention salesforce flows, salesforce admin cert course, and servicemax customizations.

On Reddit
118K Members

Community Features

This community has a forum

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +19K members
Growth: +18.9% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 339 members
  • 2014: 595 members
  • 2015: 918 members
  • 2016: 1K members
  • 2017: 2K members
  • 2018: 4K members
  • 2019: 9K members
  • 2020: 11K members
  • 2021: 12K members
  • 2023: 26K members
  • 2024: 17K members
  • 2025: 18K members
  • 2026: 16K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Dec: 2K members
  • Jan: 2K members
  • Feb: 2K members
  • Mar: 2K members
  • Apr: 2K members
  • May: 2K members
  • Jun: 2K members
  • Jul: 1K members
  • Aug: 1K members
  • Sep: 2K members
  • Oct: 1K members
  • Nov: 373 members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    7 posts in the past month
    1. I built a free, open-source Chrome extension for the boring 80% of admin work (flows, field cleanup, data between orgs). Looking for feedback.
    2. Suggestion needed… how do i up skill myself in salesforce ecosystem and AI
    3. URGENT: Admin locked out of newly refreshed Sandbox (SSO-only setup) - Please help!
    #1
    Solution Requests
    I built a free, open-source Chrome extension for the boring 80% of admin work (flows, field cleanup, data between orgs). Looking for feedback. · Suggestion needed… how do i up skill myself in salesforce ecosystem and AI · URGENT: Admin locked out of newly refreshed Sandbox (SSO-only setup) - Please help!
    7
  • Advice Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Best resources to learn Salesforce Integration from scratch?
    2. Career Guidance for 1 Year Exp.
    3. How do you audit a messy Salesforce org you just inherited? Validating a tool idea
    #2
    Advice Requests
    Best resources to learn Salesforce Integration from scratch? · Career Guidance for 1 Year Exp. · How do you audit a messy Salesforce org you just inherited? Validating a tool idea
    3

Topics

  • Salesforce
    44 posts in the past month
    1. Salesforce Senior Product Security Engineer role
    2. Has anyone ever bought or sold a one-person Salesforce consulting business?
    3. Salesforce QA Automation – Selenium vs Playwright vs Other Tools?
    #1
    Salesforce
    Salesforce Senior Product Security Engineer role · Has anyone ever bought or sold a one-person Salesforce consulting business? · Salesforce QA Automation – Selenium vs Playwright vs Other Tools?
    44
  • Struggle
    24 posts in the past month
    #2
    Struggle
    24
  • Struggling
    15 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    15
  • Struggles
    14 posts in the past month
    #4
    Struggles
    14
  • Struggled
    14 posts in the past month
    #5
    Struggled
    14

Flair

  • help please
    31 posts in the past month
    1. Is Salesforce destroying the ecosystem on purpose?
    2. Do you have a no-change-Friday rule?
    3. Is anyone having success with Marketing Cloud Next?
    #1
    help please
    Is Salesforce destroying the ecosystem on purpose? · Do you have a no-change-Friday rule? · Is anyone having success with Marketing Cloud Next?
    31
  • career question
    12 posts in the past month
    1. Offer from Startup, been acquired by Salesforce
    2. Forward Deployed Engineer at Salesforce
    3. What would actually make you leave Salesforce over a values issue?
    #2
    career question
    Offer from Startup, been acquired by Salesforce · Forward Deployed Engineer at Salesforce · What would actually make you leave Salesforce over a values issue?
    12
  • apps/products
    8 posts in the past month
    1. PSA: Claude will highjack Salesforce CLI login tokens to do whatever it wants without authorization
    2. I built a free library of Salesforce/SLDS-styled React components
    3. Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Cresta
    #3
    apps/products
    PSA: Claude will highjack Salesforce CLI login tokens to do whatever it wants without authorization · I built a free library of Salesforce/SLDS-styled React components · Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Cresta
    8
  • developer
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Salesforce docs have a "View as Markdown" button now, so I built an agent that reads the markdown instead of scraping the page
    2. Stop Chaining + and \n: Apex Multiline Strings + template() #Salesforce ...
    3. Salesforce User Record Visibility Issue
    #4
    developer
    Salesforce docs have a "View as Markdown" button now, so I built an agent that reads the markdown instead of scraping the page · Stop Chaining + and \n: Apex Multiline Strings + template() #Salesforce ... · Salesforce User Record Visibility Issue
    8
  • off topic
    7 posts in the past month
    1. West Africa Dreamin' - Giving Away 5 Tickets
    2. Has anyone ever bought or sold a one-person Salesforce consulting business?
    3. Former SF support opinion
    #5
    off topic
    West Africa Dreamin' - Giving Away 5 Tickets · Has anyone ever bought or sold a one-person Salesforce consulting business? · Former SF support opinion
    7

Product recommendations

  • salesforce flows
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Best resources to learn Salesforce Flows from scratch? Also looking for a study buddy!
    2. Need Help: Best Way to Back Up Flows, Development Work, and Customizations Before AvSight Package Upgrade (Salesforce Admin)
    3. First "real" gig potentially coming up soon - consulting work specifically on flows - recommended $100 feels to steep given circumstances. What's more fair?
    #1
    salesforce flows
    Best resources to learn Salesforce Flows from scratch? Also looking for a study buddy! · Need Help: Best Way to Back Up Flows, Development Work, and Customizations Before AvSight Package Upgrade (Salesforce Admin) · First "real" gig potentially coming up soon - consulting work specifically on flows - recommended $100 feels to steep given circumstances. What's more fair?
    4
  • salesforce admin cert course
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What are yall's recommended study materials for the admin exam?
    2. Anyone taken the Udemy Salesforce Admin course? If yes, do you recommend it?
    #2
    salesforce admin cert course
    What are yall's recommended study materials for the admin exam? · Anyone taken the Udemy Salesforce Admin course? If yes, do you recommend it?
    2
  • servicemax customizations
    2 posts in the past month
    1. ServiceMax customizations best practices
    2. ServiceMax customizations best practices
    #3
    servicemax customizations
    ServiceMax customizations best practices · ServiceMax customizations best practices
    2
  • email logging in crm
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best Practice for Email Logging in CRM
    2. Best Practice for Email Logging in CRM
    #4
    email logging in crm
    Best Practice for Email Logging in CRM · Best Practice for Email Logging in CRM
    2

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/salesforce for?
Best for Brands enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/salesforce free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/salesforce have?
Roughly 118K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/salesforce on?
r/salesforce runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/salesforce cover?
On the Hive Index, r/salesforce is organized under Brands.
How do I join r/salesforce?
You can join r/salesforce by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Brands communities like?
Communities for brand fans, collectors, and enthusiasts organized around specific companies and products. The mix includes Discord servers for loyalty program members, Facebook groups for collectors, and Reddit communities for fans of specific brands in fashion, tech, and consumer goods.