Salesforce vs Salesforce Cloud
A side-by-side look at the Salesforce and Salesforce Cloud MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Salesforce for customer data platforms work over a hosted endpoint; choose Salesforce Cloud for customer data platforms as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Salesforce when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Customer Data Platforms domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
MCP_TRANSPORT, SALESFORCE_AUTH_FLOW, SALESFORCE_CLIENT_ID, SALESFORCE_CLIENT_SECRET, SALESFORCE_INSTANCE_URL, SALESFORCE_USERNAME, SALESFORCE_PASSWORD, SALESFORCE_TOKEN. - You want tools like
salesforce_search_objects, salesforce_describe_object, salesforce_query_records.
Choose Salesforce Cloud when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Customer Data Platforms domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
SF_CLIENT_ID, SF_CLIENT_SECRET, SF_USERNAME, SF_PASSWORD, SF_LOGIN_URL.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Customer Data Platforms | Customer Data Platforms |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 43/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | MCP_TRANSPORTSALESFORCE_AUTH_FLOWSALESFORCE_CLIENT_IDSALESFORCE_CLIENT_SECRETSALESFORCE_INSTANCE_URLSALESFORCE_USERNAMESALESFORCE_PASSWORDSALESFORCE_TOKEN | SF_CLIENT_IDSF_CLIENT_SECRETSF_USERNAMESF_PASSWORDSF_LOGIN_URL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 6 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Salesforce | View Salesforce Cloud |
Tools & capabilities
Salesforce tools 6
salesforce_search_objectsFind standard + custom objects by partial name.salesforce_describe_objectFull schema (fields, picklists, relationships) for an object.salesforce_query_recordsExecute SOQL with relationship traversal.salesforce_aggregate_querySOQL GROUP BY / COUNT / SUM / AVG / MIN / MAX.salesforce_dml_recordsInsert / update / delete / upsert records.salesforce_search_allCross-object SOSL search.
Salesforce Cloud tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Salesforce
{
"mcpServers": {
"salesforce": {
"url": "https://mcp.wyre.ai/"
}
}
}
Salesforce Cloud
{
"mcpServers": {
"salesforce-cloud": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@aaronsb/salesforce-cloud-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SF_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_SF_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
"SF_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_SF_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE",
"SF_USERNAME": "YOUR_SF_USERNAME_HERE",
"SF_PASSWORD": "YOUR_SF_PASSWORD_HERE",
"SF_LOGIN_URL": "YOUR_SF_LOGIN_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Salesforce is categorized under Customer Data Platforms and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Salesforce Cloud belongs to Customer Data Platforms and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Salesforce for customer data platforms work and Salesforce Cloud for customer data platforms.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Salesforce has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Salesforce Cloud has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add salesforce and salesforce-cloud as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Salesforce has a quality signal of 51/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Salesforce Cloud has 43/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 6 GitHub stars.