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As a Salesforce admin, imagine you are standing in front of a wishing-well at the annual Salesforce Trailblazers conference. say you get one wish that will dramatically improve one aspect of the current Salesforce workflow.
What would you wish for?
For most Salesforce users, we would wish for an easier and more efficient way to import and export large rows of data from the Salesforce CRM to our favorite tools.
+1 if you have found yourself on the same boat, tediously exporting Salesforce records for hours!
While there is no ‘magic well’ to make the problem disappear, these top Salesforce data loaders come close, helping you to easily import and export Salesforce records for data analysis.
PRICING: FREE
Technically not a tool, Salesforce has a built-in data export functionality that comes with all its editions, mainly for taking backups.
You can use the data import wizard for up to 50,000 records - while it is useful for small enterprises, this can be limiting when analyzing large volumes of data.
Most notably, you can only export data from Salesforce only once in 29 days (with Professional Edition and Developer Edition) and once in 7 days for the other editions, using this function.
To use the function, login to your Salesforce account and go to Setup -> Data -> Data Export.
Highlights:-
You can check out the tool here.
PRICING: FREE
Salesforce Data Loader is a more sophisticated version of its data import wizard and was created by Salesforce to facilitate large data exports.
Unlike the data import wizard which is available within your Salesforce account, the Salesforce data loader will have to be installed on your computer - it allows you to insert, update, insert, delete, and export up to 5,000,000 records.
Highlights:-
You can check out the tool here.
PRICING: Free plan available, paid plans start at $99/mo/user
Dataloader is the most popular data loader for Salesforce and allows easy import, export, and deletion of data. Interestingly, dataloader.io is powered by Mulesoft, an enterprise that Salesforce acquired, making it a highly reliable choice for data loading.
Dataloader.io has 3 plans including a free version that allows import and export of up to 10,000 records every month.
Highlights:-
You can check out the tool here.
PRICING: Custom Pricing
Jitterbit is a powerful data loader that integrates not only with Salesforce but other enterprise applications such as Netsuite and Epicor.
It is one of the best tools to import, export, mass edit, manipulate, and push your data to other platforms with an unlimited amount of records.
However, it is not the most user-friendly data loader out there and is known to be a tad slow when it comes to one-off uses.
Highlights:-
You can check out the tool here.
PRICING: Free plan available, paid plans start at $99/year/user
As the name suggests, XL-Connector connects your Salesforce data with Excel.
Unlike the above-mentioned tools, XL connector is an Excel add-on that allows you to insert, update, upsert, delete, and export Salesforce data right within Excel, making it an excellent choice for data manipulation, considering a spreadsheet is where you will work out of to get the key insights.
Highlights:-
You can check out the tool here.
PRICING: FREE
Data Connector for Salesforce is a powerful add-on from Google to export Salesforce data directly into Google Sheets. You can also update the records right there, which will be updated in your Salesforce account, making it an incredibly useful tool for Google Sheets users.
Highlights:-
You can check out the tool here.
PRICING: Free plan available, paid plans start at $99/year/user
From Xappex, the creator of XL-connector, G-connector offers the same features and functionalities as that of its Excel counterpart, for Google Sheets users.
Highlights:-
You can check out the tool here.
PRICING: Free plan available, paid plans start at $149/year/user
CloudExtend is a comprehensive data management application to manage your Salesforce data in Excel. You can also update your records in Excel which will be updated in your Salesforce account.
You can check out the tool here.
There are many dataloaders for Salesforce, each coming with its own advantages and disadvantages.
If you are looking for a powerful alternative to the conventional dataloaders, check out Dataflo, a sleek Google Sheets add-on that lets you export/ import Salesforce data or even update records right within your spreadsheets.
