Public · Founded 1999
Salesforce
The enterprise CRM standard, expanded into a sprawling platform through sustained acquisition.
Overview
Salesforce defined SaaS as a delivery model and remains the enterprise default. Its challenge is complexity: the platform's power and its implementation cost come from the same source.
Key metrics
- Revenue
- $38.6B
- Operating margin
- 20.4%
- Remaining performance obligation
- $54B
- Employees
- 76,000
GAAP
Products
Timeline
1999
Founded
Launched with the 'no software' positioning.
2004
IPO
Listed on NYSE.
2019
Tableau acquisition
$15.7B deal added analytics to the platform.
2021
Slack acquisition
$27.7B purchase added a collaboration surface.
2026
Agent platform
Autonomous agents packaged as consumption-priced products.
Compensation at Salesforce
Reported median total compensation by role.
| software engineer | $224k |
| account executive | $218k |
| product manager | $219k |
| engineering manager | $285k |