Salesforce’s Next Data Bet Is Waii

On August 7, Salesforce announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Waii, an enterprise-grade natural language–to–SQL platform. Waii’s software converts plain-language business questions into production-ready SQL queries. The company plans to integrate Waii into Data Cloud and make it a component for Agentforce and Tableau Next once the transaction closes in Salesforce’s third fiscal quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Salesforce says the acquisition targets a persistent issue in enterprise data access: the value of organizational data is often locked behind technical and semantic complexity. Business users typically rely on technical teams to translate their questions into database queries, which can delay decision-making.

Waii’s approach centers on building a dynamic metadata knowledge graph of an enterprise’s data environment. This graph includes database schemas, relationships between tables and columns, definitions of business metrics, and governance rules. Using this context, Waii’s system generates accurate SQL queries that adhere to the enterprise’s data structure and compliance requirements.

The platform also includes a dialect-aware SQL compiler that adapts to different database systems, built-in query optimization for improved performance, and enterprise-grade integration capabilities. Salesforce says these capabilities will be applied to support “language-driven exploration” across its platform, enabling queries based on intent and context.