function readOnly(count){ }
Starting November 20, the site will be set to read-only. On December 4, 2023,
forum discussions will move to the Trailblazer Community.
+ Start a Discussion
swaarnimswaarnim 

Database.com vs force.com as database

Hi I have my app currently running on force.com. 

We have hundreds of Customer portal users accessing custom objects on force.com. Currently we use standard customer portal UI.

 

Moving forward we plan to increase the userbase to thousands.

And to improve on user interface we are going for mobile and touch devices apps, and webapp (for better UI).

 

What I see as options is going for a webapp on something like Heroku + native apps on devices and use database as either force.com or database.com.

I understand tech wise both are same but differ in the offerings. Since I am moving out from force.com UI what would be better considering the 

1. Ease of maintaining systems

2. Total cost of ownership

 

Also if you think i am not on correct path please guide.

Ashish_SFDCAshish_SFDC

Hi Swaarnim, 

 

If you can build your own UI then you can maintain Database.com with ease. 

Database.com can be used with many other platforms and database.com has relatively many UI based features that make it easy to use and maintain.

Please check the video and the detailed link below,  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LkBpAHxwqQs

http://blog.database.com/blog/2011/08/30/database-com-is-open-for-business/

 

Reach out to your Account Executive for cost related information. 

 

Regards,

Ashish

If your question is answered, please accept this post as Solution.