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Testing and Deployment

Salesforce admins and developers can build, test, and deploy changes faster using low-code tools in safe, isolated environments. With the right DevSecOps strategy, teams can deliver faster time to value from Salesforce investments like Agentforce, squash bugs before they become costly incidents, and respond faster to customer and employee feedback.

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Build and test in a safe deployment environment.

Salesforce Sandboxes are mirror images of your production Salesforce org, enabling teams to test new features like Agentforce and Data Cloud without impacting live business operations. Multiple Salesforce Sandboxes enable collaborative development on a per-project basis, so that you can ship faster while reducing the risk and cost of IT downtime.

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Easy, low-code change and release management.

Easily keep track of all work items throughout your development pipeline in one centralized location with DevOps Center. Take on any project, from implementing Data Cloud to customizing your Salesforce org, with a secure and governed experience for automated testing and delivery that works with your existing tools.

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FAQ

Testing deployment environments are secure development environments that are separate from the live production environment. Testing deployment environments help developers make and test changes without impacting any live data.

Development environments are important to the DevSecOps process because they allow builders, such as Salesforce admins and developers, to test new releases and features and ultimately deploy them to production. Testing is a vital component of Salesforce development.

Many businesses who are releasing new software features to internal users or external customers will need testing environment software. For businesses concerned about system downtime and live data impact, building and testing new features in environments like sandboxes is important.

The benefits of testing environment software include the ability to mimic production environments for realistic feature testing; security during the testing process; stronger project management during development cycles; and greater freedom for developers and engineers to test new solutions. 

Pricing for deployment environments and testing environment software can depend on how many environments are being used, as well as whether those environments are perfect mirrors or partial copies of the production environment. Learn more about Salesforce testing and deployment pricing here.