# Who does Salesforce, Inc. pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/salesforce · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-09-24T12:56:02.738806+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Salesforce, Inc.'s confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include Amazon, Alphabet (Google). Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 5 dated sources, 1 of them primary filings (as of 2026-09-24).

### 인포매티카 (high)
- metric: Amount $9.6B · 2025-11 인수 완료 · Total acquisition cost for Informatica as stated in the 10-K
- note: Salesforce completed its acquisition of data-management platform Informatica in November 2025. The 10-K states the acquisition cost approximately $9.6 billion, and Informatica contributed about $399 million of revenue in FY2026. Informatica is not a node in node-index.md (the deal was originally announced in May 2025 at a reported ~$8 billion enterprise value, a different valuation basis than the 10-K's final acquisition cost).
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-03-02) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108524/000110852426000060/crm-20260131.htm: "In November 2025, we completed our acquisition of Informatica, an AI-powered enterprise cloud data management platform, for approximately $9.6 billion. Informatica contributed approximately $0.4 billion of revenue in fiscal 2026."
- [confirms] Salesforce (EN, ir, published 2025-11-18) https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2025/11/18/salesforce-completes-acquisition-of-informatica/: "Salesforce today announced it has completed its acquisition of Informatica."

### 아마존 (high)  → /amazon.md
- note: Salesforce named AWS its 'preferred public cloud infrastructure provider' in 2016, and a 2025 Korean media report states that Hyperforce currently runs Salesforce's service on hyperscale data-center infrastructure including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud. Separately, the 10-K discloses (without naming specific vendors) that total contractual commitments to 'infrastructure service providers' were $16.7 billion as of January 31, 2026, of which $3.7 billion is due within 12 months.
- [mentions] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-03-02) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108524/000110852426000060/crm-20260131.htm: "We have other contractual commitments associated with agreements that are enforceable and legally binding, including those with infrastructure service providers. As of January 31, 2026 our total commitments under these agreements were approximately $16.7 billion, of which payments of $3.7 billion are due in the next 12 months and $13.0 billion are due thereafter."
- [confirms] Electronic Times (etnews) (KO, news, published 2025-06-18) https://www.etnews.com/20250618000223: "[Salesforce Korea CEO] explained that Salesforce provides its service on hyperscale data-center infrastructure such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud."
- [confirms] Salesforce (EN, ir, published 2016-05-25) https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2016/05/25/salesforce-selects-aws-as-preferred-public-cloud-infrastructure-provider/: "Salesforce will expand its use of AWS to core services -- including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, App Cloud, Community Cloud, Analytics Cloud and more -- for the company's planned international infrastructure expansion."

### 알파벳 (구글) (high)  → /alphabet.md
- note: In February 2025 Salesforce and Google expanded their strategic partnership so that Agentforce, Data Cloud and Customer 360 Apps run on Google Cloud infrastructure, with procurement also available via Google Cloud Marketplace. A June 2025 Korean media report separately confirms Hyperforce uses Google Cloud infrastructure alongside AWS. No dollar value is disclosed.
- [confirms] Electronic Times (etnews) (KO, news, published 2025-06-18) https://www.etnews.com/20250618000223: "[Salesforce Korea CEO] explained that Salesforce provides its service on hyperscale data-center infrastructure such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud."
- [mentions] ZDNet Korea (KO, news, published 2025-03-06) https://zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20250306190211: "Salesforce Korea said its Agentforce AI-agent platform secured 5,000 customers worldwide within 90 days of launch."
- [confirms] Salesforce (EN, ir, published 2025-02-24) https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2025/02/24/google-partnership-expansion-gemini-agentforce/: "Salesforce's Agentforce, Data Cloud, and Customer 360 Apps will run on Google Cloud infrastructure, with access to new regions and simplified procurement through the Google Cloud Marketplace."

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