Content & acquisition · Marketplaces as a channel

Salesforce AppExchange

We help launch an app in the Salesforce AppExchange (a B2B marketplace of enterprise apps for Salesforce): partner status, passing the Security Review, listing, optimization. Honestly and bluntly upfront, and as a matter of principle: this is an enterprise marketplace — a ready app for Salesforce, partner status and passing a mandatory and strict Security Review (paid, may take weeks/months and be rejected) are needed. A listing does NOT guarantee sales. Without promises of passing the review, top and sales.

Price
$8,000
Duration
partnership + Security Review (weeks/months, beyond our control) + listing/optimization

Salesforce AppExchange — overview

Salesforce AppExchange — price, timeline & scope

Salesforce AppExchange is launching an app (for the Salesforce ecosystem) into the AppExchange B2B marketplace and optimizing it: obtaining/using Salesforce partner status (Partner Program), preparing the app for the mandatory Security Review (a strict check of code/architecture security — mandatory for listing, paid, lengthy), formatting the listing (description, cases, demo, documentation, support), passing the review, optimizing the listing for AppExchange search, working with reviews (only genuine), analytics, tracking rules. The work: partnership, Security Review preparation, listing, optimization. Honestly about 'an enterprise marketplace with a high threshold', this is key and fundamental: AppExchange is a B2B marketplace of enterprise apps; for listing a ready app for Salesforce, partner status and passing the mandatory Security Review are needed — this is a complex, paid and lengthy process (weeks/months), and the app may be rejected until issues are resolved. 'We will simply list you on AppExchange' = a lie. Honestly about 'the Security Review is strict and not guaranteed': Salesforce strictly checks security; passing depends on the app's quality/security and Salesforce's decision — beyond our control; 'we guarantee passing the review' = a lie. Honestly about 'a listing ≠ sales': listing optimization increases visibility/trust, but enterprise sales depend on the product's value, cases, price, the sales process, the long B2B cycle — not on the fact of presence. Honestly about 'a ready app and partnership are needed': app development and obtaining partner status are separate prerequisites/work, not part of the listing. Honestly about 'a long enterprise cycle': B2B sales via AppExchange are a long cycle (demos, pilots, approvals), not a fast flow. Honestly about 'no inflation': reviews are only genuine. Honestly about the effect: it helps with partnership, Security Review preparation, listing and optimization on AppExchange (formatting, review support, optimization, genuine reviews), increasing the chances of presence/visibility, but a ready app+partnership are needed (separate); the Security Review is strict/paid/lengthy and not guaranteed; a listing ≠ sales; a long enterprise cycle; only genuine reviews. Honestly about access: a ready Salesforce app (or development), partner status, resources for the Security Review are needed. An important boundary: this is listing/launch on AppExchange (not app development); Shopify App Store — 604; Chrome Web Store — 605; HubSpot Marketplace — 607. The base price starts from 40,000 ₽ for partnership/Security Review/listing support (app development and the Security Review fee — separate).

Problems we solve

  • You have an app for Salesforce but the path to AppExchange is unclear (partnership, Security Review, listing).
  • A misconception that you can 'list' on AppExchange without a ready app, partnership and Security Review.
  • Not knowing about the strict/paid/lengthy Security Review (may be rejected) and the long enterprise sales cycle.
  • Expecting a fast sales flow from a listing; a desire to inflate reviews.

What's included in the Salesforce AppExchange service

  • Obtaining/using Salesforce partner status (Partner Program)
  • Preparing the app for the mandatory Security Review (code/architecture security requirements)
  • Formatting the listing (description/cases/demo/documentation/support), supporting the review
  • Optimizing the listing for AppExchange search, working with genuine reviews, analytics
  • An honest assessment: whether the app/partnership is ready and what depends on the value/sales process
  • Honest boundaries (a ready app+partnership are needed — separate; the Security Review is strict/paid/not guaranteed; a listing ≠ sales; a long enterprise cycle; only genuine reviews)
  • Documentation and handover
  • Review with you

What you get

  • Supported partnership/Security Review + (if passed) an app listing on AppExchange + optimization/analytics
  • Compliance with Salesforce requirements and increased chances of presence/visibility in the enterprise ecosystem
  • An honest assessment: whether the app/partnership is ready and what depends on the value/price/sales cycle (or what to fix)
  • Honest boundaries (a ready app+partnership are needed; the review is not guaranteed; a listing ≠ sales; only genuine reviews)

How the work goes: steps

  • We check the app/partnership readiness (or indicate what to develop/obtain)
  • We prepare for the Security Review, format the listing, support the review and fixes
  • We optimize the listing/analytics; we honestly set boundaries (the review is strict/not guaranteed; a listing ≠ sales) and hand over

Why PDV Expert

  • Fixed price and timeline — no surprises on the invoice.
  • Report and recommendations in plain language — clear without a technical background.
  • In touch at every step and answering questions about the result.

FAQ

  • Can you just list me on AppExchange?

    No, honestly: AppExchange is an enterprise marketplace, and for listing a ready app for Salesforce, partner status and passing the mandatory Security Review are needed. If these are absent — development/partnership/review preparation are separate prerequisites, not part of the listing. We will honestly check readiness and say what is needed.

  • Do you guarantee passing the Security Review and sales?

    No, honestly: the Security Review is strict, paid and lengthy (weeks/months), and Salesforce may reject until issues are resolved — the decision is beyond our control. And a listing increases visibility/trust, but enterprise sales depend on the product's value, cases, price and the long B2B cycle. We do not give review/sales guarantees.

  • When will sales come after the listing?

    It is a long enterprise cycle, honestly: B2B sales via AppExchange go through demos, pilots, approvals — this is not a fast flow. A listing is an important showcase and trust channel, but sales depend on your product and sales process. Reviews — only genuine, we do not do inflation.

About the provider

The «Salesforce AppExchange» service is provided by PDV Expert — a team specialising in «Content & acquisition». We work under contract and deliver a written report with recommendations.

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