Workflows has a few limitations that should be considered when choosing this technology; here are some of the most relevant (as of winter 2020):
- Total inactive and active rules across objects (including workflows, assignment rules, auto-response and escalation rules): 2,000
- Total inactive and active rules per object: 500
- Active rules per object: 50
- Immediate actions per workflow: 40 (up to 10 for each action type)
- Time-based trigger per workflow: 10 (up to 10 for each action type)
- Time-based workflow execution per hour: 1,000
- Email alerts allocation per day: 1,000 alerts per standard license, up to 2 million
For more details on workflow limits refer to Salesforce Help at https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=workflow_limits.htm&type=5.
Before closing the chapter, let's list some considerations about adopting workflows on your...