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title: Compare Standard Salesforce CRM and Data Cloud One Companion Connections
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description: You can connect a Salesforce org to Data 360 using a standard Salesforce CRM connection or a Data Cloud One companion connection paired with a standard connection. The table lists some of the differences between these types of connections.
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# Compare Standard Salesforce CRM and Data Cloud One Companion Connections

You can connect a Salesforce org to Data 360 using a standard Salesforce CRM connection or a Data Cloud One companion connection paired with a standard connection. The table lists some of the differences between these types of connections.

  
| Capability | STANDARD CONNECTION ONLY | COMPANION CONNECTION PAIRED WITH A STANDARD CONNECTION |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Connects Data 360 to a Salesforce org | ![Yes](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_allow_circle.png) | ![Yes](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_allow_circle.png) |
| Allows Data 360 to ingest CRM data | ![Yes](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_allow_circle.png) | ![Yes](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_allow_circle.png) |
| Allows Data 360 to sync metadata with Salesforce orgs | ![No](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_deny_circle.png) | ![Yes](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_allow_circle.png) |
| Allows connected orgs to use features powered by Data 360 | ![No](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_deny_circle.png) | ![Yes](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_allow_circle.png) |
| Allows connected orgs to access Data 360 features in the Data Cloud One app | ![No](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_deny_circle.png) | ![Yes](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_allow_circle.png) |
| Allows connected orgs to use Data 360 data in platform features | ![No](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_deny_circle.png) | ![Yes](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_allow_circle.png) |
| Impacts credit consumption under the Batch Data Pipeline billing usage type | ![Yes](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_allow_circle.png) | ![Yes](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_allow_circle.png) |
| Available to Data 360 orgs with a Data 360 license | ![Yes](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_allow_circle.png) | ![Yes](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_allow_circle.png) |
| Available to Data 360 orgs with a Data Cloud license | ![Yes](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_allow_circle.png) | ![No](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/data_cloud/images/mc_dat_deny_circle.png) |