Requirements and compatibility

Last modified: July 7, 2025

Before installation, ensure that your system meets the necessary requirements and that your environment is compatible with supported platforms and tools.

Requirements

To ensure optimal performance and compatibility, your system must meet the following requirements before installing the ODBC Driver for Salesforce:

Single installation: Only one version of the ODBC Driver for Salesforce can be installed on your system at a time.

.NET Framework: The driver requires an operating system that supports .NET 6.

Compatibility

Salesforce compatibility

The ODBC Driver for Salesforce supports seamless integration with Salesforce, ensuring compatibility with:

• Salesforce API – Fully supported for data access.
• Salesforce data types – All standard and custom Salesforce data types are supported.

Supported platforms

The driver is compatible with major operating systems that support .NET 6, including:

• Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) – Supports Windows 7 and later, including Windows Terminal Server (requires .NET 5.0 support).
• macOS (64-bit).
• Linux (64-bit).

Compatibility with data integration tools

The ODBC Driver for Salesforce integrates with various development environments, database management systems, BI tools, and office software.

Application development tools

• Adobe ColdFusion
• Embarcadero Delphi & C++Builder (UniDAC, FireDAC, dbGo (ADO), BDE, dbExpress)
• FileMaker
• Lazarus
• Microsoft Visual FoxPro
• Microsoft Visual Studio (Server Explorer, ADO.NET ODBC Provider)
• Omnis Studio
• PHP
• PowerBASIC
• Python

Database management tools

• Aqua Data Studio
• DBArtisan
• dbForge Studio
• dBeaver
• EMS SQL Management Studio
• Informatica Cloud
• RazorSQL
• SQL Server Data Tools
• SQL Server Management Studio
• SQL Server Reporting Services

BI & analytics software

• Alteryx
• DBxtra
• Dundas BI
• FICO Xpress Mosel
• IBM SPSS Statistics
• MicroStrategy
• Oracle BI
• Power BI
• Qlik Sense
• QlikView
• RStudio
• SAP Crystal Reports
• SAS JMP
• Tableau
• TARGIT
• TIBCO Spotfire

Office software suites

• LibreOffice
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Excel
• OpenOffice
• StarOffice

For more information on integrations, see Salesforce Integrations Using ODBC Driver.