Explore the Lightning Platform features that help you build apps for any business purpose.
Create apps fast using no-code builders or develop amazing customer-facing experiences with pro-code tools.
No-code builders
Build apps 57% faster with just clicks.
Low-Code App Building
Speed app building by assembling apps from a large library of reusable, well-defined components. With Lightning App Builder, anyone can combine custom and off-the-shelf components to assemble beautiful apps visually.
No-Code Process Automation
Automate complex business processes fast. Now admins and nontechnical employees in any department, at any business, can expedite processes without IT support.
Prebuilt Apps and Components
The world's #1 business app marketplace is your source for new, ready-made components. Extend the capabilities of your project by downloading plug-and-play features or entire apps.
Mobile Builders, Services, and Publishers
Empower anyone to easily build, extend, and launch mobile apps. Add business logic, integration, and intelligence. Push your apps to employees and customers hassle-free with mobile publishers.
Pro-code tools
Empower developers with tools they know and love.
Developer Experience
Salesforce DX is an open, integrated development environment that makes development on the Salesforce Platform easy. Build collaboratively with colleagues and deliver new features continuously.
Extensible Cloud Services
Unleash what's possible with mobile and web apps built on Heroku. Instantly scale to millions of visitors and customers while delivering engaging customer experiences.
Component Framework
The Lightning Component Framework makes it easier to build responsive applications for any device. Snap in self-contained, reusable units to create your app’s UI in minutes.
See 8 apps Salesforce built on the Lightning Platform and Heroku.
Enterprise services
Gain a 545% ROI from app building with powerful enterprise services built in.
With the Lightning Platform, app building is easier and faster. Core functionality such as security, artificial intelligence, analytics, and responsiveness is included, giving you the time and freedom to bring your vision to life.
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How to Build An App from Salesforce
Traditional networks and applications are inherently walled in and rigid compared to enterprise apps you can find and create with cloud application development platforms like Salesforce Platform.
Platform makes it easy to rapidly build enterprise apps, allowing you to connect employees to important data and enhance customer experience and promote increased engagement. Platform provides mobile app creation tools for building an Android app or an app for iOS without coding. Plus, apps can be built to fit the unique needs of every department.
Enterprise apps are now easier than ever to create. With Platform, you can create richer customer experiences, enable employees to collaborate and work more productively, and connect your integrated data to any networked product or device.
Platform makes it easy to rapidly build enterprise apps, allowing you to connect employees to important data and enhance customer experience and promote increased engagement. Platform provides mobile app creation tools for building an Android app or an app for iOS without coding. Plus, apps can be built to fit the unique needs of every department.
Enterprise apps are now easier than ever to create. With Platform, you can create richer customer experiences, enable employees to collaborate and work more productively, and connect your integrated data to any networked product or device.