Release Notes by the Numbers

219 features

219 documented features compared across 3 Salesforce releases, by role and cloud. Refreshed with every site build.

Updated September 25, 2026. Counts are the release features documented on SF Updates, tagged by role (Admin, Developer, Flow) and cloud. They are a curated subset, not Salesforce's full release notes; the latest release grows as notes are published.

Headline numbers

Features covered
219
across 3 releases
Largest area
Admin
105 features, 48% of everything covered
Fastest growing share
Marketing Cloud
+9 points from Summer '26 to Winter '27
Shrinking share
Developer
-12 points from Summer '26 to Winter '27

Features per release

93
features covered
Top areas: Admin (35), Developer (23), Flow (19)
Avg. note length: 42 words
57
features covered -39% vs Spring '26
Top areas: Admin (31), Developer (19), Flow (16)
Avg. note length: 112 words
69
features covered +21% vs Summer '26 (coverage still growing)
Top areas: Admin (39), Flow (18), Developer (15)
Avg. note length: 111 words

Features by role and cloud (all releases)

A feature can carry more than one tag (for example Admin and Flow), so area totals exceed the feature count.

Release by area: where each release put its weight

AreaSpring '26Summer '26Winter '27Total
Admin353139105
Developer23191557
Flow19161853
Sales Cloud137727
Service Cloud127827
Marketing Cloud951226
Features in release935769219

Percentages are the share of that release's features carrying the tag.

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📅 Winter '27 Key Dates

Summer '26
Live on all instances ✅

Winter '27 Sandbox Preview
Around August 29, 2026
Test new features safely before production.

Winter '27 Production Rollout
Aug 29, Oct 3 and Oct 10, 2026
Main release weekends; dates vary by instance.