Apex Triggers vs Workflow Rules

Developers should learn Apex Triggers when building custom applications on the Salesforce platform to automate complex business workflows, ensure data integrity, and extend standard Salesforce functionality meets developers should learn workflow rules when working on salesforce projects to automate repetitive tasks, enforce data quality, and implement business processes efficiently. Here's our take.

Apex Triggers

Nice Pick

Developers should learn Apex Triggers when building custom applications on the Salesforce platform to automate complex business workflows, ensure data integrity, and extend standard Salesforce functionality

Pros

• They are essential for scenarios like validating data before saving, updating related records automatically, or syncing data with external APIs in real-time
• Related to: apex, salesforce-platform

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Workflow Rules

Developers should learn Workflow Rules when working on Salesforce projects to automate repetitive tasks, enforce data quality, and implement business processes efficiently

Pros

• Use cases include automatically notifying users of record changes, updating related records based on criteria, or triggering follow-up actions in sales or support workflows
• Related to: salesforce-platform, apex-triggers

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Apex Triggers is a framework while Workflow Rules is a tool. We picked Apex Triggers based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

Apex Triggers wins

Based on overall popularity. Apex Triggers is more widely used, but Workflow Rules excels in its own space.