--- schema_version: "1" id: 62ad916620410374055c7b4d3cd71a8e36d55436aa07c70bd5c18b46a8b6ed00 title: Replacement Tools for Workbench collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/platform/264-0-0/replacement_workbench_tools.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.replacement_workbench_tools.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: f6475bd86c2a660390958da4bf2b7d29d5b593cb6fdc9d762c7b55b6dd930be0 description: Workbench (https://workbench.developerforce.com) is an open-source tool for interacting with your org. However, because Salesforce doesn’t maintain Workbench, we can’t address issues or bugs related to using it. We recommend that you use our alternative and integrated tools instead, such as Code Builder, Salesforce CLI, and VS Code Extensions. products: - Salesforce Platform release: "264" --- # Replacement Tools for Workbench Workbench (https://workbench.developerforce.com) is an open-source tool for interacting with your org. However, because Salesforce doesn’t maintain Workbench, we can’t address issues or bugs related to using it. We recommend that you use our alternative and integrated tools instead, such as Code Builder, Salesforce CLI, and VS Code Extensions. ![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_code-264-0-0-production-enus/789bc523-706b-4ae4-8fe9-be6322e38b6b/images/icon_important.png) Important If you're having trouble opening a link in this table, right-click and open in a new window or tab. Tools for Interacting with Data and APIs | Workbench Feature | Available using Salesforce CLI? | Available using VS Code + Code Builder? | Available using Postman? | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Data > Insert, Update, Upsert, Delete, Undelete, or Purge | Yes, see [documentation](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_cli_reference.meta/sfdx_cli_reference/cli_reference_data_commands_unified.htm) | Yes, using a Salesforce CLI command in the terminal | Yes, see [documentation](https://www.postman.com/salesforce-developers/workspace/salesforce-developers/folder/12721794-eeab8845-0ef2-428f-9fd1-f82e9a48b89a) | | Info > Metadata Types & Components | Yes, see documentation for [metadata types](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_cli_reference.meta/sfdx_cli_reference/cli_reference_org_commands_unified.htm#cli_reference_org_list_metadata-types_unified) and [metadata components](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_cli_reference.meta/sfdx_cli_reference/cli_reference_org_commands_unified.htm#cli_reference_org_list_metadata_unified) | Partial support, see [documentation](https://developer.salesforce.com/tools/vscode/en/sf-dev-env/org-browser) | Yes, see [documentation](https://www.postman.com/salesforce-developers/workspace/salesforce-developers/folder/12721794-1c891a62-2cde-478e-a6bc-0adc964ee29a) | | Info > Standard & Custom Objects | Yes, see [documentation](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_cli_reference.meta/sfdx_cli_reference/cli_reference_sobject_commands_unified.htm) | Yes, using a Salesforce CLI command in the terminal | Yes, see [documentation](https://www.postman.com/salesforce-developers/workspace/salesforce-developers/request/12721794-7b60adc6-9fdf-4db1-92c8-c203057ec5fd) | | Migration > Deploy | Yes, see [documentation](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_cli_reference.meta/sfdx_cli_reference/cli_reference_project_commands_unified.htm#cli_reference_project_deploy_start_unified) | Yes, see [documentation](https://developer.salesforce.com/tools/vscode/en/sf-dev-env/vscode-commands) | No | | Migration > Retrieve | Yes, see [documentation](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_cli_reference.meta/sfdx_cli_reference/cli_reference_project_commands_unified.htm#cli_reference_project_retrieve_start_unified) | Yes, see [documentation](https://developer.salesforce.com/tools/vscode/en/sf-dev-env/vscode-commands) | No | | Utilities > Bulk API Job Status | Yes, see documentation for [Bulk API v1.0](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_cli_reference.meta/sfdx_cli_reference/cli_reference_force_commands_unified.htm#cli_reference_force_data_bulk_status_unified) and [Bulk API v2.0](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_cli_reference.meta/sfdx_cli_reference/cli_reference_data_commands_unified.htm#cli_reference_data_upsert_bulk_unified) | Yes, using a Salesforce CLI command in the terminal | Yes, see documentation for [Bulk API v1.0](https://www.postman.com/salesforce-developers/workspace/salesforce-developers/request/12721794-5e814322-4527-46c8-98db-be6a7da42c75) and [Bulk API v2.0](https://www.postman.com/salesforce-developers/workspace/salesforce-developers/request/12721794-8c53591e-8108-4ee9-9619-39c5ec5f61c2) | | Utilities > Metadata API Process Status | Yes, see [documentation](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_cli_reference.meta/sfdx_cli_reference/cli_reference_project_commands_unified.htm#cli_reference_project_deploy_report_unified) | Yes, using a Salesforce CLI command in the terminal | No | | Utilities > REST Explorer | No | No | Yes, see [documentation](https://www.postman.com/salesforce-developers/workspace/salesforce-developers/collection/12721794-67cb9baa-e0da-4986-957e-88d8734647e2?ctx=documentation) | More Details: - For Bulk API, Salesforce CLI supports bulk ingest with Bulk API v1.0 and v2.0. Salesforce CLI doesn’t currently support bulk queries. - For REST API, try using [Mulesoft](https://install.advancedrestclient.com/install). Tools for Querying Using SOQL and SOSL | Workbench Feature | Available using Salesforce CLI? | Available using VS Code + Code Builder? | Available using Postman? | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Queries > Async Query | No | No | No | | Queries > SOQL Query | Yes, see [documentation](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_cli_reference.meta/sfdx_cli_reference/cli_reference_data_commands_unified.htm#cli_reference_data_query_unified) | Yes, see [documentation](https://developer.salesforce.com/tools/vscode/en/soql/soql-builder) | Yes, see [documentation](https://www.postman.com/salesforce-developers/workspace/salesforce-developers/request/12721794-7b008deb-87d0-4dd9-bae6-14a49d415eda) | | Queries > SOSL Search | No | No | Yes, see [documentation](https://www.postman.com/salesforce-developers/workspace/salesforce-developers/request/12721794-c6518d8e-b706-431b-8335-5e6d552d5d6e) | | Queries > Streaming Push Topics | No | No | No | More Details: - Async SOQL was [retired](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_api_async_soql.htm&language=en_US) in Summer ’23. - [Push Topics](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_streaming.meta/api_streaming/pushtopic_events_intro.htm) is a deprecated feature. Use [Change Data Capture](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.change_data_capture.meta/change_data_capture/cdc_intro.htm) instead. Tools for Testing Apex Code | Workbench Feature | Available using Salesforce CLI? | Available using VS Code + Code Builder? | Available using Postman? | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Utilities > Apex Execute | Yes, see [documentation](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_cli_reference.meta/sfdx_cli_reference/cli_reference_apex_commands_unified.htm#cli_reference_apex_run_unified) | Yes, see [documentation](https://developer.salesforce.com/tools/vscode/en/apex/writing#anonymous-apex) | No | #### See Also - [_Code Builder_](https://developer.salesforce.com/tools/vscode/en/codebuilder/about) - [_Salesforce Extensions for VS Code_](https://developer.salesforce.com/tools/vscode) - [_Salesforce CLI Command Reference_](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_cli_reference.meta/sfdx_cli_reference/cli_reference_top.htm)