Data Defense (formerly Permissions Assistant)
By Tython
- Rating
- 4.9
- Reviews
- 9
- Pricing
- Free
- With paid plans
- Listed since
- 2024
About Data Defense (formerly Permissions Assistant)
Instant visibility. Effortless comparisons. Seamless audit across orgs.
Gain complete clarity over your Salesforce security model. Data Defense eliminates hours spent clicking through Setup menus—instantly search all profiles, permission sets, and permission set groups, compare users side-by-side, and track permission changes over time and across orgs. See exactly who can access what and why, identify security gaps before they become risks, and stay audit-ready.
Built as a native Salesforce app—your data never leaves your org!
Highlights
- SAVE COUNTLESS HOURS "Should be in every admin's toolkit". Search and summarize all profiles, permission sets, and permission set groups in seconds. Compare users, profiles, and permissions side-by-side to diagnose access problems quickly.
- STREAMLINE YOUR SECURITY MANAGEMENT "Allows us to efficiently analyze profiles and confidently break them down into permission sets". Perfect for migrating from profiles to permission sets or modernizing your security model.
- TRACK PERMISSIONS OVER TIME AND ACROSS ORGS Store automatic snapshots of profiles and permission sets and compare across dates. Connect multiple orgs to ensure consistency across environments. Identify when and where permissions changed.
- 100% NATIVE Retain control with a native Salesforce app that uses no external data storage—your sensitive security data never leaves your org. Fast, secure, and trusted by security-conscious teams.
- ORG OVERVIEW FOR INSTANT INSIGHTS Get a single-page view of your entire security landscape. Access reports on profiles, permission sets, perm set groups, high-risk users, unused permissions, inactive users, and recent changes—all at a glance.
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Pricing
Free, with paid plans.
Pro plan starts at $2 per Salesforce license per month.
The publisher offers discounts.
Compatibility
- Works with
- Service Cloud
- Financial Services Cloud
- Nonprofit Cloud
- Requires
- Sales Cloud
- Financial Services Cloud
- Health Cloud
- Nonprofit Cloud
- Salesforce editions
- Enterprise
- Unlimited
- Performance
- Developer
- Lightning Experience
- Supported
- Salesforce mobile app
- Not supported
- Salesforce security review
- Passed on August 9, 2024
- Industries
- Financial Services
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Nonprofit
- Languages
- English