--- schema_version: "1" id: d5fdca40a7c40b96d8b645f9e1c714ffb4d099eaa96501415b1a7c15e2baef91 title: Compare Salesforce for Outlook (Retiring) with the Next Generation Products collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/sales/264-0-0/outlookcrm_sfo_move_compare_high_level.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.outlookcrm_sfo_move_compare_high_level.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 3b7fd52c68b36ba161d942d88399fdc2dfc3d661c5037409f3fa13a93cc4d95f description: Check out a high-level comparison of Salesforce for Outlook to the next-generation products, the Outlook Integration and Einstein Activity Capture. products: - Sales Cloud - Cross Cloud - Service Cloud Voice release: "264" --- # Compare Salesforce for Outlook (Retiring) with the Next Generation Products Check out a high-level comparison of Salesforce for Outlook to the next-generation products, the Outlook Integration and Einstein Activity Capture. ### Required Editions

Outlook integration is available in Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience in: Essentials, Group, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions

Einstein Activity Capture is available in Lightning Experience and all versions of the Salesforce mobile app in Essentials, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions

Salesforce for Outlook is available in Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience in: Personal, Contact Manager, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions

![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sales-sales_productivity-264-0-0-production-enus/b2f6c36a-fa61-4a3c-9752-032ce1818a69/images/icon_important.png) Important Full product retirement for Salesforce for Outlook is scheduled on January 30, 2027. See [Salesforce for Outlook Retirement](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=000393445&type=1&mode=1&language=en_US). To keep integrating Microsoft Outlook with Salesforce, check out our next-generation products: the Outlook integration and Einstein Activity Capture. See [Move from Salesforce for Outlook (Retiring) to the Next-Generation Products](https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=outlookcrm_sfo_move_parent.htm&language=en_US). For now, use this at-a-glance comparison to start thinking about your move to the next-generation products. Keep in mind that we continue to introduce enhancements to the Outlook Integration and Einstein Activity Capture every release. Keep an eye on the [Salesforce Release Notes](https://releasenotes.docs.salesforce.com/en-us/latest/release-notes/salesforce_release_notes.htm) to see when enhancements become available. If the support you need isn't provided by our replacement products, consider reviewing third-party alternatives available from [AppExchange](https://appexchange.salesforce.com). When you're ready to get a deeper understanding of the differences, review our detailed product comparisons. Later, we show you how to use these comparisons to narrow down which products are best for your sales teams. - [Learn about the Support Differences Between Salesforce for Outlook (Retiring) and the Next-Generation Products](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.outlookcrm_sfo_move_compare_support.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To prepare for your move from Salesforce for Outlook, review the Outlook integration and Einstein Activity Capture systems requirements and supported Salesforce licenses and editions.") - [Learn about the Feature Differences Between Salesforce for Outlook (Retiring) and the Next-Generation Products](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.outlookcrm_sfo_move_compare_features.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To help you decide whether the Outlook integration and Einstein Activity Capture are right for you, review how each compares to Salesforce for Outlook. Salesforce for Outlook is scheduled for full retirement in June 2024.")

Product Detail	Salesforce for Outlook	Outlook Integration and Einstein Activity Capture
Supports older versions of Microsoft Outlook (Outlook 2010 and earlier)
Supports all Salesforce editions
Supports Lightning Experience	Only if the user can move between Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic using the switcher.
Supports Salesforce Classic		Outlook Integration only.
Supports Salesforce Mobile App	Sync only	Einstein Activity Capture only.
Supported with Sales and Service Cloud purchases		Outlook Integration only.
Supports sync for customers with both Exchange Online and on-premises Exchange used simultaneously (also known as a “hybrid” configuration)		Available for capture functionality with Einstein Activity Capture only; no support for sync functionality.
Customer can control which users' email accounts Salesforce has access to
A side panel that lets users access Salesforce features from Outlook		Outlook Integration only.
Contact and event sync		Einstein Activity Capture only.
Repeating event sync	Salesforce Classic only. Learn more	Lightning Experience and Salesforce app with Einstein Activity Capture only. Learn more
Task sync		Though with Outlook Integration, reps can work with Salesforce tasks directly from Outlook.
Manually add Outlook email, contacts, and events to Salesforce		Outlook Integration only.
Automatically add Outlook email and events to Salesforce		Einstein Activity Capture only.
Custom field sync
Customize mappings for standard fields
Contact sync filters		Einstein Activity Capture only, with limitations.
Event sync filters		Einstein Activity Capture only, with limitations.
Remove deleted contacts from the other application automatically
Remove deleted events from the other application automatically		Einstein Activity Capture only.
Sync event attachments