DevOps Center for application lifecycle
Key Takeaway
In Lifecycle Center (the new name for DevOps Center), a commit is a save point, not a deployment. A change reaches production only after the team reviews it and promotes it through the pipeline stages.
DevOps Center, which is being renamed Lifecycle Center, is Salesforce's change and release management solution. It captures configuration and code changes in a source control repository. Lifecycle Center then moves those changes through a pipeline of orgs, from development to production, in a repeatable and governed way. It lets admins and developers release together from one shared source of truth.
Names and versions
Beginning October 2026, DevOps Center is changing its name to Lifecycle Center. Lifecycle Center is the former Next Generation DevOps Center. During the transition, you may still see these names:
- DevOps Center
- Next Generation DevOps Center
- DevOps Project
- DevOps Pipeline
The solution comes in two versions: Lifecycle Center and the older DevOps Center (Managed Package). Core features are the same in both. Lifecycle Center is built on the Salesforce Platform and needs no package download or install. It opens from the App Launcher. It also adds AI-powered assistance and governance.
If your team is new to the solution...
You should start with Lifecycle Center.
If your team is already on DevOps Center (Managed Package)...
You can keep using it.
Use only one product at a time: Lifecycle Center or DevOps Center (Managed Package). Salesforce recommends disabling DevOps Center (Managed Package) first.
A migration (Developer Preview) moves these items into Lifecycle Center:
- Projects
- Pipelines
- Environments
- Eligible work items