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Company Research Report: Gearset

Company Overview

Name: Gearset

Mission: To solve CRM challenges with the most trusted Salesforce DevOps platform, enabling organizations to deliver value quickly and confidently.

Founded: 2015

Founders: No information available.

Key People:

Kevin Boyle (CEO)

Luke Harris (VP, Customer Success)

Sophie Light-Wilkinson (Chief Marketing Officer)

Headquarters: Cambridge, UK

Number of Employees: 250+

Revenue: No information available.

Known For: Gearset is known for its powerful Salesforce DevOps platform that helps companies streamline their development and release processes.

Products

Compare & Deploy

Description: A tool for getting metadata changes into production fast and with confidence.

Key Features:

Fast and reliable metadata deployments

Line-by-line differences viewer

Full deployment history

Rollback of unwanted changes

Backup & Restore

Description: Comprehensive Salesforce backup and fast restore solution.

Key Features:

Automated daily backups

Fast data and metadata restore

Security and compliance management

Unlimited storage

Archiving

Description: A solution to free up space and reduce storage costs while ensuring compliance.

Key Features:

Customize archiving policies

Quick restore

GDPR and CCPA compliance

Automated data archiving

Automate (CI/CD)

Description: Automate end-to-end release pipelines with built-in CI tools.

Key Features:

Visualize and manage release pipeline

Continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)

Automated testing and monitoring

Extensive integrations with existing tools

Sandbox Seeding

Description: Tool for sandbox seeding and data masking for Salesforce testing environments.

Key Features:

Smart relationship handling to maintain data integrity

Data masking for compliance

Fast and realistic sandbox seeding

Salesforce Revenue Cloud

Description: Deploy CPQ, Advanced Approvals, and Billing configuration.

Key Features:

Compare and deploy CPQ configurations

Support for advanced approvals and billing

Full integration with other metadata deployments

Salesforce Industries

Description: Deploy Vlocity DataPacks alongside Salesforce metadata.

Key Features:

Handle Vlocity customizations

Include Vlocity in CI/CD pipelines

Support for complex dependencies

Recent Developments

New Product Features

Data Archiving: Enhanced policy filtering and support for files and attachments.

Compare and Deploy: Enhancements to Lightning Record Pages and metadata comparison.

Pipelines: Integration for syncing developer sandboxes, support for CPQ, and in-app notifications.

Backup: BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) for data encryption and compliance with regulatory standards such as HIPAA.

Automate: Team-shared connections and precision conflict resolution for two-way merges.

New Partnerships

Intercom, Veolia UK & IRE, Sage, McKesson, Legal & General America, and Xometry: Strategic partnerships to improve deployment success and client satisfaction.

ACCELQ and Keysight Eggplant: Automated UI testing integrations to identify issues early on.

Mergers and Acquisitions

No information available.

Funding

No information available.

Organizational Changes

New Offices: Expansion with new offices in Belfast, London, and Chicago.

Team Growth: Employee count increased to over 250+.

Conclusion

Gearset provides a comprehensive suite of tools for Salesforce DevOps, focusing on deployment, automation, backup, compliance, and data management. Their continuous improvements, partnerships, and robust security protocols ensure they remain a leader in the Salesforce ecosystem.

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