--- schema_version: "1" id: 31ceedc9642a7115cdd6065bb0348cededbcd9e4ec84bb00fdfa995041ea4cb5 title: Differences Between Trailmixes and Trails collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/sales/264-0-0/mth_how_trailmix_differs_from_trail.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.mth_how_trailmix_differs_from_trail.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: ee6f901f83bc1d2bff1a8ad7a5ddd1f013ceeedc02100f413b660c50bfaa2a78 description: A trailmix and trail offer similar experiences for learners in that both content types organize content in a linear journey for learners to progress through. But there are some important differences in how these content types are created and used. products: - Sales Cloud - Sales Enablement release: "264" --- # Differences Between Trailmixes and Trails A trailmix and trail offer similar experiences for learners in that both content types organize content in a linear journey for learners to progress through. But there are some important differences in how these content types are created and used. ### Required Editions

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User Roles
This topic supports these enablement site roles:	Content Creators Learners

Here’s how a trailmix and trail compare.

Feature	Trailmix	Trail
Your company’s content creators can create
Any user can create
Can include modules
Can include trails
Can include projects and superbadges
Can include content from your enablement site, Trailhead, or a combination of the two
Can include custom steps In a trailmix, a custom step provides flexibility for including links to content other than trails or modules. For example, a learner can create their own trailmix with a custom step that links to a video or page in an external website.
Can be assigned to other users via Trail Tracker
Can be visible to the creator only
Can be included in reports on completion rates

#### See Also - [Create a Trailmix](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.mth_create_a_trailmix.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Contribute to the learning experience by creating a trailmix. Each enablement site user can create up to 1,000 trailmixes.") - [Edit a Trailmix](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.mth_edit_a_trailmix.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "You can edit a trailmix that you created—you can add content, delete content, and rearrange the content within the trailmix. You also can delete a trailmix that you created. You can’t modify trailmixes created by other people.") - [Add a Task or External Content to a Trailmix](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.mth_add_task_or_external_content_to_trailmix.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "In a trailmix, you can include content from outside of your enablement site and Trailhead. For example, you can include an activity that’s on the web, such as watching a video or reading an article. Or you can add a task for the user to complete, such as talking to a colleague.") - [Track and Assign Enablement Site Content with the Trail Tracker App](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.mth_install_trail_tracker_app.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Trail Tracker is a free app for assigning and reporting on content for your learners. The app, which is a managed package and not part of your enablement site, adds capabilities for assigning trailmixes, setting deadlines, tracking completion progress, and customizing assignment notifications. The app also provides reports and dashboards to help you get started.") - [Make a Trailmix Public or Private](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.mth_share_a_trailmix.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "When a user creates a trailmix, it’s private by default, and only the user that created the trailmix can see it. The user can make a trailmix public and share it with other learners on the enablement site, or make a trailmix that they previously shared private again.")