What it is
Customer 360 is Salesforce's approach to connecting data across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Commerce Cloud, and beyond so every team works from the same customer record. Instead of each department holding its own slice of the truth, Customer 360 surfaces the full picture — purchase history, open cases, marketing engagement, and more — in one place. It's both a philosophy and a set of tools built around the idea that fragmented customer data is a business problem, not just a technical one.
Why it matters
Customers don't think in departments. They expect you to know their history whether they're talking to sales or support. Customer 360 breaks down data silos so every team sees the same customer picture.
How it connects
Data Cloud is the technical foundation that makes Customer 360 possible by unifying data from all sources.
Good to know
Customer 360 is a vision as much as a product — realizing it fully requires deliberate data integration work, and many companies use only parts of it. The more Salesforce clouds you connect, the more valuable the unified profile becomes.
Related terms
Data 360 (formerly Data Cloud)
Salesforce's real-time data platform that unifies customer data from any source into a single customer profile. Rebranded from Data Cloud at Dreamforce 2025.
Salesforce Foundations
A free ($0) add-on for Salesforce Enterprise Edition and above that unlocks access to Agentforce, Data Cloud, and features from Sales, Service, Marketing, and Commerce clouds.