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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-117860) pertaining to the salesforce.com, inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan, 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, and 2004 Outside Directors Stock Plan and Salesforce, Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-123656) pertaining to the salesforce.com, inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-134467) pertaining to the salesforce.com, inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and 2006 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-143161) pertaining to the salesforce.com, inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-151180) pertaining to the salesforce.com, inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-159554) pertaining to the salesforce.com, inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and 2006 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-167190) pertaining to the salesforce.com, inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-174209) pertaining to the salesforce.com, inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, the Salesforce, Inc.2006 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan and Radian6 Technologies, Inc. Third Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-177018) pertaining to the salesforce.com, inc. 2006 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan and Assistly, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-178606) pertaining to the Model Metrics, Inc. 2008 Stock Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-179317) pertaining to the 2Catalyze, Inc. Second Amended 2008 Stock Option Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-181698) pertaining to the salesforce.com, inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and Salesforce, Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-183580) pertaining to the salesforce.com, inc. 2006 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan and Buddy Media, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-183885) pertaining to the Goinstant, Inc. Stock Option Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-188850) pertaining to the salesforce.com, inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and Salesforce, Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-189249) pertaining to the EdgeSpring, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-189801) pertaining to the Salesforce, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-189980) pertaining to the ExactTarget, Inc. 2004 Stock Option Plan and ExactTarget, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-198360) pertaining to the Salesforce, Inc. 2014 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-198361) pertaining to the RelateIQ, Inc. 2011 Stock Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-209965) pertaining to the Steelbrick Holdings, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-213418) pertaining to the Demandware, Inc. Amended and Restated 2012 Stock Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-213419) pertaining to the Salesforce, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and Amended and Restated 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-213420) pertaining to the Backchannel, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-213437) pertaining to the BeyondCore, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and the BeyondCore, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-213685) pertaining to the Salesforce, Inc. 2014 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan,


•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-214747) pertaining to the Krux Digital, Inc. 2010 Stock Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-218598) pertaining to the Salesforce, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and Amended and Restated 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-224067) of Salesforce, Inc.,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-224597) pertaining to the MuleSoft 2006 Stock Plan, the MuleSoft 2016 Equity Incentive Plan and the MuleSoft 2017 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-224610) pertaining to the CloudCraze Software LLC 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-225638) pertaining to the Salesforce, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-227233) pertaining to the Datorama Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-232028) pertaining to the MapAnything, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-232032) pertaining to the Salesforce, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-232036) pertaining to the Salesforce, Inc. 2014 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-232530) of Salesforce, Inc.,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-234072) pertaining to the Optimizer TopCo S.A.R.L. 2015 Share Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-236918) pertaining to the Evergage, Inc. 2010 Stock Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-238980) pertaining to the Vlocity, Inc. 2014 Stock Option and Grant Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-239105) pertaining to the Salesforce, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and Amended and Restated 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-251658) of Salesforce, Inc.,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-257278) pertaining to the Salesforce, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and MuleSoft, Inc. 2006 Stock Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 POS No. 333-251658) pertaining to the Slack Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Plan, as amended and 2019 Stock Option and Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-265555) pertaining to the Salesforce, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and Salesforce, Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-265557) pertaining to the Traction Sales and Marketing Inc. Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-272599) pertaining to the Salesforce, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-3 ASR No. 333-275814) of Salesforce, Inc.,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-280635) pertaining to the Salesforce, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-282514) pertaining to the Tenyx, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No.333-287880) pertaining to the Salesforce, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-290051) pertaining to the Salesforce, Inc. 2014 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-290686) pertaining to the Regrello Corp. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan,
•Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-291622) pertaining to the Informatica Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan;

of our reports dated March 2, 2026, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Salesforce, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Salesforce, Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Salesforce, Inc. for the year ended January 31, 2026.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP



San Francisco, California
March 2, 2026


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