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description: Track the people and companies you do business with. Store information, collaborate on accounts, access the records you need.
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# Manage Accounts and Contacts

Track the people and companies you do business with. Store information, collaborate on accounts, access the records you need.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>All</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

- **[Accounts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.accounts.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use accounts to store information about customers or individuals you do business with. There are two types of accounts. Business accounts store information about companies. Person accounts store information about individual people.
- **[Contacts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.contacts_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use contacts to store information about the people you do business with. Contacts are most often associated with an account, but can also be associated with other records such as opportunities. Contacts are even more useful when you enable Contacts to Multiple Accounts, add hierarchy information, and customize sharing settings.