Salesforce Lightning Overview

Salesforce Lightning boosts productivity and optimizes operations. Apps can be built quickly to enhance sales and CRM efficiency.

Use Cases

Customers recommend Workflow Management, Engagement Management, Advertisement, as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied with while using Salesforce Lightning.

Other use cases:

  • Sending & Publishing Communications
  • Campaign Management
  • Training & Onboarding
  • Lead Tracking
  • Forecasting
  • Social Media Analytics
  • Business Development
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Business Priorities

Acquire Customers and Improve ROI are the most popular business priorities that customers and associates have achieved using Salesforce Lightning.

Other priorities:

  • Increase Sales & Revenue
  • Enhance Customer Relationships
  • Enter New Markets Internationally Or Locally
  • Scale Best Practices
  • Grow Market Share
  • Improve Stakeholder Relations
  • Improve Efficiency
  • Launch New Products
  • Improve Digital And Social Presence
  • Improve Internal Communications
  • Improve Brand Engagement
  • Establish Thought Leadership
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Salesforce Lightning Use-Cases and Business Priorities: Customer Satisfaction Data

Salesforce Lightning works with different mediums / channels such as E-Mail. Mobile. User Generated Content etc.

Salesforce Lightning's features include Recording, Dashboard, Personalization, etc. and Salesforce Lightning support capabilities include AI Powered, Chat Support, Phone Support, etc. also Salesforce Lightning analytics capabilities include Analytics, and Custom Reports.

Reviews

"...I love the new appearance and guided stages of your workflow...." Peer review by Angelic T., TimeTrade

Peer review evidence (same sources as the product rating summary)

"...Email & SMS notifications support the workflow...." Reducing Hospital Readmissions With Salesforce Health Cloud
"...The chatter feature makes it easy to interact with other users...." Peer review by User in Building Materials, Construction
"...We think about advertising and acquisition and awareness...." Salesforce adds integrated order management system to its arsenal

Salesforce Lightning, Scratchpad, SecureDocs Virtual Data Room, Veloxy, ExpensePoint, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Sales Enablement. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

Popular Business Setting

for Salesforce Lightning

Top Industries

  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Human Resources

Popular in

  • Small Business
  • Large Enterprise
  • Mid Market

Salesforce Lightning is popular in Computer Software, Information Technology And Services, and Human Resources and is widely used by Small Business, Large Enterprise, and Mid Market.

Salesforce Lightning Customer wins, Customer success stories, Case studies

How can Salesforce Lightning enhance your Workflow Management process?

What solutions does Salesforce Lightning provide for Engagement Management?

How efficiently Does Salesforce Lightning manage your Sending & Publishing Communications?

How does Salesforce Lightning address your Campaign Management Challenges?

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Salesforce Lightning solved their Sales Enablement needs. Cuspera uses 824 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Sales Enablement needs.

 

Curative - Healthcare - Medium

Salesforce (CRM) Lost A $600, 000 Contract To An In House AI CRM

USA

Curative has replaced its Salesforce CRM system with an in-house AI-powered CRM platform, terminating a $600,000 annual contract. This move highlights a shift towards custom AI solutions as a cost-ef...fective alternative to traditional SaaS CRM offerings. Salesforce cites security and compliance challenges for in-house systems in regulated sectors as potential hurdles.

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Siemens - Manufacturing - Very Large

Businesses nearly triple AI agent deployments — Salesforce

Munich, Germany

Salesforce reports a significant increase in AI agent deployments, with businesses nearly tripling their use over the past year. Siemens, a key customer, uses Salesforce's Agentforce platform to auto...mate lead qualification and routing, enhancing efficiency and sales growth. AI agents are increasingly handling complex tasks across industries, driving execution efficiency and improving customer interactions.

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Curative - Healthcare - Medium

Curative Ditches $600, 000 Salesforce Contract Says 'AI Changes the Economics of Building ...

Austin, USA

Curative has terminated its $600,000 contract with Salesforce, opting to develop an AI-powered CRM system internally. This move underscores the potential of AI tools to enable faster, cost-effective ...software development tailored to specific business needs. Salesforce warns of the security and compliance challenges associated with internally developed systems, especially in regulated industries like healthcare.

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Under Armour - Apparel & Fashion - Large

Baltimore, USA

Under Armour used Salesforce POS to improve its in-store experience. The company cut hardware support costs by 50% and reduced transaction time by 12%. Store setup now takes less than two hours, down... from a day and a half. There are no missing transactions or replication issues. Staff can handle customer search, registration, and checkout in one mobile app. This led to faster checkouts, lower costs, and higher customer satisfaction.

Raylu - Information Technology And Services - Small

San Francisco, USA

Raylu used Salesforce and Slack to build a scalable revenue operations system. The team tracked five times more data per opportunity and doubled pipeline coverage. They automated billing and renewals... using Slack and Claude. Raylu managed all sales and marketing workflows without hiring a dedicated RevOps team. The integration gave them better visibility and control over their sales process. This helped Raylu grow fast while staying lean.

Live Nation - Entertainment - Very Large

Beverly Hills, USA

Live Nation uses Agentforce to support over 120 venues with a single AI agent. The platform answers fan questions and automates up to 300,000 inquiries each year. At BottleRock Napa Valley, the AI ag...ent Melody guided fans through 37,000+ interactions in just 12 days. This solution helps Live Nation deliver fast, personalized support and improves fan experiences at events. The scalable system prepares Live Nation for future global events.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What buyers ask before choosing Salesforce Lightning

What is Salesforce Lightning?

Lightning is a reimagined Salesforce platform for boosting productivity and sales optimization that can be used by the Sales, Marketing and other customer facing teams. It can be deployed in small and medium sized businesses, non-profits and start-ups in industries such as Manufacturing, Healthcare, Financial Services, Hospitality and more.

Lightning features include tools for making selling easier, enhancing productivity, and personalized customer service. It enables optimization of business operations enabling accuracy in business performance metrics data, better insight into sales pipeline and service operations, and increased user engagement.

Lightning also includes a quick app building tool that can be used by anyone in the team for building apps without having to use code, thus saving developer time for product customizations. Lightning’s AI engine enables accuracy in outcome predictions, generation of insights, automation of tasks, and next steps recommendations.

What is Salesforce Lightning used for?

Salesforce Lightning is a Sales Enablement Software mainly used by its customers to Acquire Customers and Improve ROI by Workflow Management, Engagement Management and Advertisement .

What are the top features of Salesforce Lightning?

Recording, Dashboard and Personalization are some of the top features of Salesforce Lightning.

Who uses Salesforce Lightning?

Salesforce Lightning is used by Computer Software, Information Technology And Services and Human Resources among other industries.

What are Salesforce Lightning alternatives?

Scratchpad, SecureDocs Virtual Data Room, Veloxy and ExpensePoint are popular alternatives for Salesforce Lightning.

Where is Salesforce Lightning located?

Salesforce Lightning is headquartered at 415 Mission Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States.
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Peers used Salesforce Lightning for workflow management and engagement management

Salesforce Lightning Features

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FEATURE RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.35/5

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Analytics

4.41/5

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Custom Reports

3.78/5

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CAPABILITIES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.35/5

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Analytics

4.41/5

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Custom Reports

3.78/5

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Salesforce, Inc. News

Product

Salesforce aims to be your enterprise AI harness, touts AIforce

Salesforce introduces AIforce, an enterprise AI harness designed to integrate data and workflows with AI agents without additional integrations. AIforce aims to unify Salesforce's platform layers, including data, applications, and semantics, enhancing enterprise transformation. The platform features zero data retention and packaged agents for industry-specific tasks.

Partnership

Salesforce and Anthropic Announce Claudeforce: The #1 AI Meets the #1 AI CRM

Salesforce and Anthropic have launched Claudeforce, a strategic partnership that integrates Claude's AI reasoning with Salesforce's enterprise platform. This collaboration introduces Salesforce in Claude, a plugin with 37 prebuilt sales skills, enhancing sales automation and enterprise data integration. The partnership also embeds Claude into Salesforce and Slack, aiming to transform enterprise AI applications and productivity.

Product

Salesforce Quarterly Highlights: FY27 Q2 Product Releases and Corporate Announcements

Salesforce announced several product releases and enhancements in its FY27 Q2 update. Key updates include the launch of Agentic Advisor, Agentforce Commerce, and Agentforce Help Agent, which leverage AI to enhance customer service and commerce capabilities. Additionally, Salesforce introduced new MCP servers for better integration with Slackbot, enhancing CRM functionalities within Slack. These innovations aim to improve customer engagement and operational efficiency across various platforms.

Awards

Salesforce Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Software Platforms for National Civilian Government AI-Enabled Case Management

Salesforce has been named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Software Platforms for National Civilian Government AI-Enabled Case Management. The recognition highlights Salesforce's strengths in mission-specific case management templates, AI investments, and global compliance. This accolade underscores Salesforce's role in enhancing government agencies' efficiency and responsiveness through AI-driven solutions.

Salesforce, Inc. Profile

Company Name

Salesforce, Inc.

Year Founded

1999

HQ Location

415 Mission Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States

Employees

10001+

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Financials

IPO