Comparison
The manual Excel data dictionary — and a version that keeps itself current.
A hand-maintained spreadsheet is where most orgs start, and it can work for a while. The trade-off is upkeep: it needs manual edits to stay current, doesn’t track its own history, and can’t answer a question. SchemaForce connects to your org and keeps itself current — searchable, change-tracked, and answerable in plain language.
SchemaForce
Free to start · transparent Pro & Business pricing
A spreadsheet
Free — maintained with your team’s time
Always current
Sync keeps the dictionary in step with your org, so it’s never months out of date.
Every change, tracked
See what changed, when, and who did it — history a spreadsheet doesn’t keep.
Answers, not lookups
Ask in plain language instead of scrolling tabs and filtering columns.
Minutes to set up
Connect your org and it builds itself, instead of manual data entry that needs constant upkeep.
If your org is small and rarely changes, a spreadsheet may be all you need. SchemaForce starts to pay off as your org grows or more than one person needs a single source of truth.
Connect Salesforce, explore every object and field, and ask your schema anything — free to start.
Comparison reflects publicly available information as of 2026 and our reading of each product. Vendors change features and pricing — please verify against their current sites.