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Agentforce. AIforce. Claudeforce. What?

Salesforce rolled out a whole new AI vocabulary in three weeks. This free decoder explains each name in plain English, tells you which ones matter to a small team, and gives you 3 steps you can take today without buying anything new.

  • Know which AI features your plan already includes
  • Spot the upsell before your next renewal call
  • Put AI to work on one real task this week

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Why you're confused (it's not you)

A whole new vocabulary in three weeks

If you stopped following Salesforce news for a month, you missed four rounds of new names. None of it is in plain English. That's what the guide is for.

  1. Aug 26, 2026
    “Claudeforce” announced
    An expanded Salesforce + Anthropic partnership. Its first product puts Salesforce inside the Claude AI app.1
  2. Sep 3, 2026
    Enterprise & Unlimited editions replaced
    New Core, Advanced and Max editions ($195–$550 per user/month). Starter and Pro Suite unchanged.4
  3. Sep 4, 2026
    “Headless 360” renamed “AIforce”
    Same functionality, new name.3
  4. Sep 15, 2026
    Dreamforce: AIforce, Slackforce, Agentforce Coworker
    A new “interface layer” plus three new places to use Salesforce.2
What's inside the 6-page guide

Clear answers, not more jargon

01

The 60-second map

How Agentforce, AIforce, Claudeforce and the rest fit together, in one picture.

02

9 terms, decoded

Each one in plain English, with a straight answer: do you need to care right now?

03

What your plan already includes

Free, Starter, Pro, or the new Core/Advanced/Max: what AI you're already paying for.

04

3 steps for today

Under two hours, no new purchase. Get value from the AI you already have.

Claudeforce Beta

The Salesforce + Anthropic partnership. Its first product puts your Salesforce data inside the Claude AI app, with 37 prebuilt sales skills.1

Do you care? Only if your team already uses Claude every day.

Sample entry from the guide
Who it's for

Written for small teams already paying for Salesforce

A good fit if you…

  • Pay for Salesforce but have no full-time admin
  • Keep hearing “Agentforce” and aren't sure it applies to you
  • Have a renewal or upgrade conversation coming up
  • Run a small business or nonprofit and want clear answers, not a sales pitch

Probably not for you if…

  • You have an in-house Salesforce team
  • You haven't chosen a CRM yet
  • You want a deep technical architecture review
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