Salesforce's release velocity is unmatched. A typical agile team releases new functionality to QA/UAT every two weeks, with less than one day to test and validate. At the same time, Salesforce pushes platform-wide updates three times a year (Spring, Summer, Winter), which can significantly alter underlying behaviors.
Test automation in this environment is vital for:
- •Shortening regression cycles from days to hours
- •Validating cross-cloud workflows (e.g., Sales → CPQ → Billing)
- •Catching platform-level changes early (e.g., breaking DOM changes)
- •Scaling testing efforts without scaling headcount
- •Enabling CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality
Without automation, manual test coverage remains thin — often covering happy paths only. This leaves critical edge cases and integrations vulnerable.
Many professionals ask, "What automation tool to use Salesforce?" or "Salesforce which automation tool do I use?" Several test automation tools are commonly used in Salesforce automation software and testing:
Qualitia Boson
Purpose-built for Salesforce, Boson features AI-native, one-click automation generation and maintenance, even across different record types, screen flows, and UI variants. It delivers true no-code testing at enterprise scale.
- •Auto-generates all user journeys screen-by-screen
- •Self-heals with patented AI technology
- •One-click updates for every sprint
- •Out-of-the-box support for all Salesforce Clouds
- •Seamless integration with DevOps toolchains
- •Out-of-the-box support for all Salesforce Clouds
- •One-click updates for every sprint
Provar
A popular Salesforce-focused tool that offers low-code test building with support for multiple browsers and Lightning components. However, updates across sprints often require re-recording and technical intervention.
