Definition
Process Builder was a declarative automation tool in Salesforce Setup that allowed administrators to create automated business processes using a visual, point-and-click interface. It was fully retired on December 31, 2025, and is no longer supported. Salesforce recommends migrating all Process Builder automations to Flow Builder, which provides equivalent and expanded functionality.
Real-World Example
The admin at BrightPath Consulting views the existing Process Builder processes in Setup and finds 8 active processes. She uses the "Migrate to Flow" tool to convert each one to a Record-Triggered Flow, since Salesforce is retiring Process Builder. After migrating and testing each Flow, she deactivates the old Process Builder processes.
Why Process Builder Matters
Process Builder was a declarative automation tool in Salesforce Setup that allowed administrators to create automated business processes using a visual, point-and-click interface. It was fully retired on December 31, 2025, and is no longer supported. Salesforce recommends migrating all Process Builder automations to Flow Builder, which provides equivalent and expanded functionality.
Process Builder represented a generation of Salesforce automation between Workflow Rules and modern Flow. It was popular while it lasted because it was more capable than Workflow Rules and easier to use than Flow at the time. With Flow becoming the unified declarative automation platform and gaining all the capabilities Process Builder had, the retirement consolidates Salesforce's automation tooling. Mature orgs have completed their Process Builder migration to Flow before the retirement deadline; any remaining Process Builders should be migrated immediately.
How Organizations Use Process Builder
- •Skyline Consulting — Helped clients migrate all Process Builder automations to Flow Builder before the retirement deadline.
- •NovaScale — Completed Process Builder migration as part of their automation modernization, with all new automation built directly in Flow.
- •BrightEdge Solutions — Treats any remaining Process Builder references as urgent migration candidates.