Limits for Standard and Custom Salesforce Objects Usage Per Org
In salesforce we deal with two types of Objects –
– Standard Object and
– Custom Object
And each of these has its own limits on using its fields and other associated elements.
Limit on number of Salesforce Objects:
The total number of Standard Objects are 399 and the Custom Object count depends on the Salesforce edition that is,
1. Group edition – 50
2. Professional Edition – 50
3. Enterprise Edition – 200
4. Unlimited Edition – 2000
Limits on different items associated with Salesforce Objects:
While designing the architecture of any project, the developers should keep in mind the limits as mentioned in the table below on different items associated with both type of objects while structuring the database.
| Item | Standard Object | Custom Object |
| Custom Fields | 500 | 100 for group edition,100 for Professional Edition,500 for Enterprise Edition and Unlimited Edition |
| Rollup Summary Fields | 25 | Default 10 to 25 maximum 40 |
| Custom Relationship Fields | 40 | 40 |
| Active Workflow Rules | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workflow Rules | 500 | 300 increase upto 500 |
| Approval Processes | 500 | 300 increase upto 500 |
| Active Lookup Filters | 5 | 5 |
| Active Validation Rules | 100 | 100 for Professional Edition and 500 for Unlimited Edition |
| VLOOKUP Functions | 10 | 10 |
| Sharing Rules (Both Owner- and Criteria-based) | 300 | 300 |
| Sharing Rules (Criteria-based Only) | 50 | 50 |