The Salesforce security review takes about 4 to 5 weeks officially, and 6 to 9 weeks in practice once queue time and fixing findings are included. A failed first submission adds weeks and another $999 fee for paid apps. The review itself is fairly predictable; what stretches the timeline is resubmissions and an incomplete submission package.

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TL;DR: The Salesforce security review takes 4 to 5 weeks officially and 6 to 9 weeks in practice (Salesforce ISVforce Guide). Resubmissions after a failure add weeks and another $999 for paid apps. Passing on the first try is the main way to keep it short.

Officially, Salesforce reviews submissions in about 4 to 5 weeks. In practice, once you add the time waiting in the queue and the rounds of fixing findings, the realistic window is 6 to 9 weeks (Salesforce ISVforce Guide). Before the review proper, automated pre-queue validation takes 1 to 2 days.

Two things stretch the timeline: failed submissions and incomplete packages. A rejection sends you back to fix findings and rejoin the queue, and an incomplete submission (missing docs, no working test org, unexplained scan findings) slows the manual review before it even starts.

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Our finding: The review duration is largely outside your control, but the number of reviews is not. Most of the variance in "how long it took" comes from resubmissions, not from Salesforce being slow.

The fastest review is the one you pass on the first attempt. That means meeting the requirements before submitting: enforce CRUD/FLS, fix sharing and injection issues, and run Code Analyzer in advance (see our security review checklist). Generated code helps here, because the common failures are enforced by default, which cuts the resubmission cycles that add the most time. Appnigma AI generates managed-package code to the security standard for this reason.

Note that the review is only one stage of getting listed. The full journey runs 5 to 9 months, with the build as the longest part. See how long it takes to get an app on the AppExchange.

About 4 to 5 weeks officially, and 6 to 9 weeks in practice once queue time and fixing findings are counted (Salesforce ISVforce Guide). Pre-queue validation adds 1 to 2 days before the review begins.

The review combines automated scans with manual analysis, and queue depth varies. Most extra time comes from resubmissions after a failed review and from incomplete submission packages that slow the manual portion.

Pass on the first attempt by meeting requirements before submitting: enforce CRUD/FLS, fix sharing and injection issues, run Code Analyzer, and submit complete documentation. Each avoided resubmission saves weeks and another $999 for paid apps.

Yes, but it is only one stage. The full path to a live listing runs 5 to 9 months, with the build the longest part. The review is 4 to 9 weeks of that.

About the author. Sunny Chauhan is the founder and CEO of Appnigma AI, a no-code platform that generates Salesforce AppExchange-ready managed packages built to pass the review on the first try. He helps SaaS teams shorten time to listing.

The Salesforce security review takes about 4 to 5 weeks officially and 6 to 9 weeks in practice once queue time and fixing findings are included. Resubmissions after a failure add weeks and another $999 for paid apps. Passing on the first attempt is the main way to keep it short. Appnigma AI generates code to the security standard to avoid resubmission cycles.

• What is the Salesforce security review

• Salesforce security review checklist and how to prepare

• How long does it take to get on the AppExchange

• What happens if my app fails security review

1. Salesforce ISVforce Guide, how the security review works

2. Salesforce Trailhead, ISV Security Review module

3. Practitioner estimates (Concret.io, Aquiva Labs) for practical duration