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Salesforce Appexchange App Development

VRP is one of the few global Product Development Outsourcer (PDO) Experts, certified by Salesforce to design, build, manage and support apps, speeding the journey to the AppExchange for ISVs. Coupling PDO with our Salesforce implementation expertise across sectors, makes VRP your perfect AppExchange app development partner to help realize brilliant apps attuned to your market.

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Leading experts in PDO / AppExchange app development

  • PDO Expert Navigator

    Status awarded by Salesforce in recognition of our PDO excellence — one of only 9 such partners worldwide.

  • Over 100 apps

    Designed and delivered by our expert product-experienced technical architects, consultants, developers and QA testers.

  • Operational support

    An optional 24/7, “follow-the-sun” support model can be provided if required, with the ability to “white-label” support for your customers.

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We can help ISVs…

  • Get your product to market quickly: from ideation, design, through the security review to delivery.

  • If you already have a product and are looking to add features or refactor code to enhance usability.

  • Optimize product roadmap delivery, and leverage DevOps and QA Automation to scale your app effectively.

Our AppExchange development services

    Consulting

    Defining and designing your app to ensure it will meet all your aims and requirements.

    Planning

    Creating a comprehensive roadmap taking you all the way to publishing your app.

    Architecture

    Expertly architecting your app for scale, performance, extensibility and connectivity.

    Testing

    Rigorous testing to verify your application is robust and meets user performance needs.

    Security Review

    Passing Salesforce’s stringent AppExchange app security requirements.

    DevOps / QA Automation

    Picking the right time to optimize delivery and release processes.

    Marketing

    Publishing your application and reaching your intended prospective customer base.

    Demos / Trials

    Making the most of ISV tools like Trialforce to speed sales and onboarding.

    Managed Services

    Providing support to keep your customers happy.

The best in your world and ours

VRP Consulting has deep experience in creating and launching Salesforce apps and solutions on AppExchange, both on behalf of our clients and also our own proprietary products.

ISV insider insight

Our global team includes experienced senior executives who have led product delivery within ISVs and know your world inside out.

Ecosystem eminence

As a long-established leader in our field, we have cultivated strong relationships and valuable partnerships within the Salesforce world.

More than an SI

Unlike a run-the-mill system integrator (SI), we can handle the entire process of making a secure, scalable, extensible, performant and market-ready product.

Features we can include in your app

    Lightning ready

    Built to work in Salesforce Lightning Experience for a consistent experience with Lightning pages.

    Lightning components

    Developed using responsive, reusable Lightning component building blocks for ease and flexibility.

    Lightning ready integration apps

    Custom integration with third-party apps and services via Lightning Connect.

    Salesforce mobile compatible

    Apps designed to work perfectly whether used on a mobile device or desktop computer.

    Salesforce mobile customization

    Carefully tailored mobile apps that match your branding for a seamless customer experience.

    Salesforce mobile automation

    Automating business processes and making them accessible anywhere via mobile devices.

Benefits of Salesforce AppExchange development

Monetize your app

Make your innovative business idea a reality, profit from application sales and diversify your offering.

Access a huge market

Offer your product to an audience of more than 150,000 enterprise-level Salesforce app users.

Join the ecosystem

Be a part of the thriving Salesforce Partner Community and benefit from their support and resources.

Get the advantage

Increase your competitive edge by providing your customers with a product that your rivals do not offer.

Industry expertise

Nonprofit

Bringing donors into communities that enhance engagement and fundraising.

Manufacturing

Fostering innovation with state-of-the-art, industry-leading collaborative platforms.

Travel & Hospitality

Boosting customer loyalty and engagement to raise satisfaction and revenue.

Recruitment

Driving recruitment and lead generation campaigns with sophisticated technology.

Energy & Utilities

Using smart networks to increase service quality, efficiency, and customer retention.

Financial Services

Enabling better client engagement, optimizing customer service and unifying data.

Retail

Providing innovative, elevated eCommerce experiences, and integrating sales and marketing.

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Enhancing operational efficiency and patient care, and connecting services and communities.

Media & Entertainment

Empowering organizations to understand and reach new audiences via cutting-edge technologies.

Communications

Driving engagement and loyalty, and optimizing customer service via all channels.

Hi-Tech

Facilitating vital innovation and accelerating new products to market more cost-effectively.

Real Estate

Revolutionizing selling, leasing, and maintenance of properties, and how real estate is managed.

Higher Education

Transforming experiences of students, staff and faculty thanks to innovative platforms and tools.

And more

Explore the full list of customer industries for which we can provide expertise.

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What our
clients say...

“VRP Managed Services have lived up to expectations from day one. Courteous, hard working and extremely knowledgeable in Salesforce. I can recommend them for anyone requiring a good and reliable service.“

CLOUD

Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Pardot

LOCATION

United Kingdom

DATE

Oct 2020

Featured Case Studies

  • PROJECT

    Provide a sustained engineering team, QA automation and team augmentation as per client project needs

    PLATFORM

    Sales Cloud, Experience Cloud, AppExchange/PDO

    LOCATION

    USA

    INDUSTRY

    Hi-Tech

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    I was immediately impressed by the VRP team's ability to get up to speed with our work and take on core responsibilities. Communicating with them has been easy from day one and their work ethic has been exceptional.

    Effie Zhang
    Effie Zhang

    Senior Product Engineer

  • PROJECT

    Getting on the Salesforce AppExchange

    PLATFORM

    Service Cloud, Tableau CRM, AppExchange/PDO

    LOCATION

    London, UK

    INDUSTRY

    Hi-Tech

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    VRP Consulting helped us develop our AppExchange App and expertly navigated the security review process. I'd highly recommend them for any PDO project.

    Christopher Kellner
    Christopher Kellner

    VP Sales & Partnerships

  • PROJECT

    Analysis of existing Apps on the AppExchange, developing a new Lightning for the AppExchange, reliable Product Outsourcing Partner

    PLATFORM

    Bullhorn, Salesforce Platform, Lightning App, AppExchange/PDO

    LOCATION

    Netherlands

    INDUSTRY

    Hi-Tech

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    VRP Consulting is our trusted partner. We value VRP's expertise and experience in both Salesforce and Bullhorn. We are happy to recommend them as an AppExchange development, implementation and support partner.

    Jonathan Novich
    Jonathan Novich

    SVP Product, Salesforce At Bullhorn

Why choose VRP Consulting for AppExchange development?

We are an award-winning, global, full-service Salesforce consulting, development and expert outsourcing partner. Our teams have already helped clients design and build over 100 apps for the Salesforce AppExchange.

2,000+ successful projects

In the last 25+ years, over 400 clients have received more than 2,000 successful Salesforce projects, rating them on average above 4.8 out of 5.

1,100+ expert certifications

You can access our talent pool of Salesforce Certified Administrators, Service & Sales Consultants and Force.com Developers to meet your business needs.

25+ years in operation

We are award-winning Salesforce Consulting Partners and Expert PDO Navigators. Our staff are constantly building on their knowledge with training and innovative projects.

13 offices in 10 countries

Local client-facing teams in EMEA and North America, and delivery hubs at scale in Poland, South America and the Philippines provide the right blend of quality and cost.

24/7 support

Follow-the-sun support providing constant support regardless of your location.

Innovative

Industry and cloud expertise coupled with best-in-class ISV app partners to deliver perfect solutions.

Agile to deliver effectively

For all projects from QuickStarts to multi-year enterprise transformation programs.

Flexible client services

Including consulting, outsourcing, custom development and managed services.

Cost effective

Blend of local and remote certified experts to provide engagement and delivery that is right for your business.

Navigator Expert - Product Developer Outsources
Navigator Expert - Customer 360 Platform
Salesforce Consulting Partner
Salesforce Partner Innovation Awards 2020 Winner
Salesforce Partner Innovation Awards 2022 Winner
Salesforce Partner Innovation Awards 2023 Winner
Digital Revolution Awards
Top CRM Consulting Companies in Poland
Top Salesforce Partner
Tableau Partner
Good Firms
Clutch 5 Stars

How it works

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1. Ideation

You have the ideas which we can advise on and evolve into a workable project plan. We develop strategies for both OEM or ISV models and can help you decide what is the best route to take your application to market, disrupting new or existing markets.

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2. Design

Salesforce has design conventions and standards. Our experienced team has worked on designing and creating exceptional UX/UI for many ISVs. We can help you refine your idea, check its viability, and create a project specification, whether it's a new or updated app.

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3. Development

Your capabilities may not be sufficient at the time of project development. Our team of Salesforce developers and expert technical architects with 750+ expert certifications have in-depth knowledge across the entire Salesforce ecosystem. This is fundamental in building dedicated applications and managed packages, including modular extensions.

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4. Security Review

The Salesforce security reviews can take up to 8 weeks. It is therefore vital to know what you are dealing with and prepare everything well in advance. We can help manage the process and answer questions in advance that Salesforce may ask to challenge your app.

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5. Deployment

We can guide you through the publishing process of your app to the AppExchange and provide support for updating mechanisms, making you self-sufficient in managing your new channel to market.

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6. Maintenance & Evolution

Once your app is available on the AppExchange, we can help you support and evolve it post-upload. We also provide on-going white label maintenance, giving you the time to focus on product and sales rather than support.

FAQ

AppExchange is Salesforce’s cloud computing marketplace. It’s where organizations everywhere find Salesforce-based apps and solutions to extend the functionality and possibilities offered by the Customer 360 platform. If you want to launch a Salesforce-based product, AppExchange is the place for it.

AppExchange app development refers to the process of creating Salesforce-based applications to be published on Salesforce AppExchange, Salesforce’s online app marketplace.

There are two types of apps that can be published on AppExchange. These are managed packages and unmanaged packages.

Managed packages are maintained by the provider and may be upgraded by the customer but their code is hidden. Unmanaged packages’ code can be viewed and altered by customers but they cannot upgrade the package.

AppExchange partners are Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) which participate in Salesforce’s AppExchange Partner Program. This allows them to develop and market applications on the AppExchange. VRP Consulting is an AppExchange partner.

Yes. Applications accepted to be published on the Salesforce AppExchange can be made available to be accessed free of charge or in exchange for payment.

AppExchange app development may require expertise that your organization lacks and hiring in-house is likely not to be cost-effective. Even if you do have the necessary experts on staff, the development process may prove a drain on your resources. With the right partner, you can be assured your app will be high-quality and created as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. You may also require their assistance with submitting and publishing your app on AppExchange, which includes Salesforce’s strict security review.

Salesforce partners such as VRP Consulting are Salesforce-accredited experts. They have successfully completed a comprehensive verification and credentialing process to ensure they are providing the most trusted technology and services.

The services provided by a Salesforce consulting company vary by company. VRP Consulting is an award-winning, global, full-service Salesforce partner, with services including AppExchange app development, consulting, outsourcing, managed services and more.

AppExchange App Development at a glance

How ISVs can accelerate product delivery with a Salesforce PDO Expert
How ISVs can accelerate product delivery with a Salesforce PDO Expert
Why should you launch your app on the Salesforce® AppExchange?
Why should you launch your app on the Salesforce® AppExchange?
Managed services for third-party Salesforce apps
Managed services for third-party Salesforce apps
VRP Consulting wins 2022 Salesforce Partner Innovation Award
VRP Consulting wins 2022 Salesforce Partner Innovation Award
What is a Salesforce PDO — Product Development Outsourcer — and why should ISVs use one?
What is a Salesforce PDO — Product Development Outsourcer — and why should ISVs use one?

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Choose an award-winning Salesforce partner for your AppExchange app development project. Complete the form and one of our consultants will get back to you. Whatever your app idea or solution you need to create, our expertise and experience will help you bring it to life successfully.