Compare Salesforce Profiles in Bulk with BOFC

Published: Sep 03 2023

Last Updated: May 08 2026

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Comparing Salesforce profiles manually is one of the most frustrating and time-consuming tasks for Salesforce admins and consultants. As the number of profiles, permissions, objects, and fields grows, identifying differences between profiles becomes increasingly difficult and error-prone.

Salesforce does not provide a native way to compare multiple profiles side-by-side. Most teams end up opening profiles in separate browser tabs, reviewing permissions manually, and tracking differences in spreadsheets. This process becomes even more challenging when working across Sandbox and Production orgs or during deployment validations and security audits.

For large Salesforce orgs, manual profile comparison often leads to:

  • Missed permission differences
  • Security and compliance risks
  • Time-consuming reviews
  • Inconsistent access configurations
  • Deployment validation issues
  • Difficulty tracking changes across multiple profiles

Whether you’re troubleshooting user access issues, validating deployments, standardizing permissions, or performing security audits, manually comparing Salesforce profiles can consume hours of administrative effort.

To simplify this process, BOFC provides a fast and structured way to compare Salesforce profiles in bulk. Instead of reviewing profiles one by one, you can compare multiple profiles simultaneously and instantly identify differences across permissions and configurations.

Using BOFC App, you can compare:

  • Object Permissions
  • Field-Level Security
  • Administrative Permissions
  • Apex Class Access
  • Visualforce Page Access+
  • Tab Visibility
  • Record Type Access
  • Application Visibility

BOFC also allows you to export the comparison results into Excel, making it easier to document differences, validate changes, and manage profile configurations across Salesforce orgs efficiently.

In the following steps, we’ll see how to use BOFC to compare Salesforce profiles in bulk quickly and accurately.

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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Guide to Compare Salesforce Profiles with BOFC:

1. Open the BOFC Home > Click “Compare Multiple Profiles (side by side)”

Compare Multiple Profiles (side by side)

2. It will open below screen for Managing actions on Multiple Profiles”

3. Select “Compare Multiple Profiles”

User can Mass Compare Salesforce Profiles:

  • Within Current Org – means profiles which needs to be compared exists in current org in BOFC is installed.
  • Between Current & Selected Org – means user can select the profiles which needs to be compared (with same name or different name) in both current org and selected org.

Let’s go ahead and see how it works when we are trying to compare salesforce profiles across different org.

4. Select “Between Current Org & selected Org” and it will ask user to select External org. If org doesn’t exists, user can click “Manage Org Details” to add any Org.

5. Once the External Org is selected, it will ask user to Select Profiles in each Org and Profile Attributes.

  • Select single or multiple Profiles from the drop down
  • Select which profile attributes needs to be compared (for eg: Object details, Apex permissions, Record type settings etc)

6. Once profiles and attributes are selected, it will ask user to select the Component Types:

  • Unmanaged Components – which means components which ARE created in this org and NOT a part of any Managed Package installed in the Salesforce org
  • Managed Components – which means components which are NOT created in this org and ARE a part of any Managed Package installed in the Salesforce org

7. All Set we are ready to Initiate the Process to Compare. Click on “Click to Initiate Process

Click to Initiate

8. Once “Click to Initiate Process” button is clicked, it will display a popup on the page. This popup show the status of the process to compare multiple profiles. Wait for couple of seconds, until status is changed to “Completed” in the highlighted table.

  • Status: Shows if process got completed or not
  • Failure: Shows no of profiles which got error out

9. Once status is “Completed“, your comparison file is ready for export. Click on “Download” link to download in xls.

Benefits of Using BOFC to Compare Multiple Salesforce Profiles

Comparing Salesforce profiles manually can become difficult and time-consuming, especially when managing multiple profiles across different orgs. BOFC simplifies this process by providing a structured and efficient way to compare Salesforce profiles in bulk.

Here are some key benefits of using BOFC for Salesforce profile comparison:

Faster Profile Comparison

Instead of reviewing profiles one by one, BOFC allows you to mass compare Salesforce profiles simultaneously, significantly reducing manual effort and saving valuable admin time.

Clear Side-by-Side Visibility

BOFC provides a structured comparison view that makes it easier to identify permission differences across profiles without navigating through multiple Salesforce screens.

Improved Accuracy

Manual profile reviews increase the chances of overlooking important permission changes. BOFC helps reduce human error by automatically highlighting differences across profile configurations.

Simplified Security Audits

Quickly identify excessive permissions, missing access, or inconsistent configurations during Salesforce security reviews and compliance checks.

Easier Deployment Validation

Validate profile configurations between Sandbox and Production orgs before deployment to ensure permissions remain aligned across environments.

Exportable Comparison Reports

BOFC allows you to export profile comparison results into Excel, making it easier to document permission differences, share reports with teams, and maintain audit records.

Better Management of Large Salesforce Orgs

For organizations with multiple teams, business units, or complex permission structures, BOFC makes large-scale profile comparison more manageable and efficient.

Conclusion

Manually comparing Salesforce profiles can quickly become inefficient, especially when working with multiple profiles, large orgs, or cross-org validations. Since Salesforce does not provide a native bulk profile comparison feature, identifying permission differences manually often requires significant time and effort.

BOFC simplifies this process by allowing Salesforce admins and consultants to compare multiple profiles side-by-side, identify differences instantly, and export structured comparison reports for audits, troubleshooting, and deployment validation.

Whether you’re managing security reviews, troubleshooting user access, or validating profile changes across environments, BOFC helps streamline Salesforce profile comparison with a faster and more accurate bulk comparison approach.


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