How to Compare Salesforce Objects Across Orgs (Sandbox vs Production)

Compare Objects Across Multiple Salesforce Orgs

For Salesforce Admins and Developers, one of the most common challenges is comparing objects across Salesforce orgs—whether within the same org or between Sandbox and Production environments.

Using Salesforce’s standard process, object comparison is manual and time-consuming. Developers often need to log into each org, open objects individually, review every field, and then compare attributes one by one. This approach not only consumes hours of effort but also increases the risk of human error and missed differences.

Challenges with Salesforce Standard Object Comparison

Native Salesforce tools offer limited support for object comparison, leading to:

  • No automated way to compare objects across orgs

  • Manual field-by-field verification

  • Difficulty identifying configuration differences

  • Inefficient workflows during deployments, audits, and releases

These limitations make object comparison a recurring pain point for Salesforce teams.

Compare Salesforce Objects Easily Using BOFC

Bulk Object Field Creator (BOFC) simplifies this process by enabling Salesforce Admins and Developers to compare objects in just a few clicks.

With BOFC, you can quickly compare Standard and Custom Objects within the same org or across different Salesforce orgs—such as Sandbox to Production or Sandbox to Sandbox—and export the comparison results into an XLS file for easy review and documentation.

Key Capabilities of BOFC Object Comparison

  • Compare Any Salesforce Object
    Works seamlessly with both Standard and Custom Objects.

  • Cross-Org Object Comparison
    Compare objects across multiple Salesforce orgs, including Sandbox and Production environments.

  • Export to XLS
    Download object comparison results in Excel format for audits, reviews, and deployment planning.

  • Time-Saving Automation
    Eliminates manual field comparisons and significantly reduces effort.

  • Simple, Click-Based Interface
    No code required—designed for Admin-friendly usability.

Why Salesforce Teams Use BOFC for Object Comparison

BOFC transforms object comparison from a manual, error-prone task into a fast, accurate, and automated workflow. By exporting clear comparison results, teams can confidently validate changes, prepare deployments, and maintain consistency across orgs.

If you’re looking for the best way to compare Salesforce objects across orgs, BOFC provides a reliable, admin-friendly solution built for modern Salesforce development and governance.

Note:

To avail this feature, kindly make sure you have installed the latest version of the application. You can upgrade your package using either of two ways:

  1. In Salesforce, go to “BOFC Home > Settings > App Version > Click to Upgrade” — or —
  2. Refer the below button to quickly upgrade your package to the latest version and explore its complete benefits:

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Few Simple Steps to Mass Compare Salesforce Objects

1. Open the BOFC Home > Click Compare Objects and Fields

Compare Objects and Fields

2. It will open below screen for “Compare Objects” page

Compare Objects page

User can add any environment or organization details by clicking on “Manage Environment” button, otherwise go to next step 3.

Once “Manage Org details” is clicked, then click on “New Environment” button to add a details for new environment.

Manage Org details

Add details for new org and Save it (Click ? infront of each field for any help)

Add details for new org

Once details are added and saved, then close this “Manage Environment” popup and it will show the new connection added in the table. Perform same action for all the orgs for which objects need to be compared.

3. Select Object Name and choose two environments or orgs from the connection list.

Salesforce Object comparator

Above image has many features (each number has its description as below):

    1. User can select the object name which needs to be compared from drop-down
    2. In case the object name is not available in point 1, user can manually type the object API name to compare.
    3. User can select the display type. Whether they need to Show Everything, or Show Differences, or Show Similarities.
    4. User can choose two environments or orgs from the connection list which needs to be compared
    5. Once all four points are done, then user can click on “Compare Objects” to check the results.

4. Once Compare Objects is clicked, it will display the results as shown in below image.

Compare Objects

Have a look at step by step detailed video to Compare Multiple Objects (across same or different Orgs) | Salesforce | BOFC | SFDC | Appexchange

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