--- schema_version: "1" id: 2f662e64dbec1248fdb1059894c668e6d70950b45460588820d7b57b3d792960 title: Comparing Contacts to Multiple Accounts to Other Options collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/sales/264-0-0/shared_contacts_comparison.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.shared_contacts_comparison.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 9df28a1718f49e5c2e3f8924138f3ddd2b22149099b3269679ee5f2c45e9d120 description: Allowing your users to relate a contact to multiple accounts makes it easier for them to track the relationships between the people and businesses they work with. However, if you’re already using Account Contact Roles or a custom-built solution with a junction object, review a summary of how those solutions compare with Contacts to Multiple Accounts. products: - Sales Cloud release: "264" --- # Comparing Contacts to Multiple Accounts to Other Options Allowing your users to relate a contact to multiple accounts makes it easier for them to track the relationships between the people and businesses they work with. However, if you’re already using Account Contact Roles or a custom-built solution with a junction object, review a summary of how those solutions compare with Contacts to Multiple Accounts. ### Required Editions

Contacts to Multiple Accounts is available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience

Contacts to Multiple Accounts is available in: Contact Manager, Group, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions

Feature or Functionality	Contacts to Multiple Accounts	Account Contact Roles	Custom Junction Object
Standard objects	Yes	Yes	No
Custom fields	Yes	No	Yes
Custom layouts	Yes	No	Yes
Record types	No	No	Yes
Field history	No	No	Yes
Validation rules	Yes	No	Yes
Workflow	Yes	No	Yes
Process builder	Yes	No	Yes
Flow	Yes	No	Yes
Triggers	Yes	No	Yes
Custom actions	Yes	No	Yes
API accessible	Yes	Yes	Yes
Single related list	Yes	No	No
Multiple relationship rows in database		Yes	Yes
Applies to storage limits			Yes
Sharing and object permissions	Derived from Account and Contact	Derived from Account	Configured independently
Reporting	Custom report types	Standard report types Custom report types	Custom report types
User interface	Salesforce Classic Lightning Experience Salesforce app	Salesforce Classic Salesforce app (However, records in the Contact Roles related list are read only, and the Role field isn’t available.)	Salesforce Classic Lightning Experience Salesforce app

#### See Also - [Set Up Contacts to Multiple Accounts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.shared_contacts_set_up.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Let your sales reps easily track the relationships between the customers and businesses they work with. Contacts to Multiple Accounts is quick to set up and allows reps to relate a single contact record to multiple accounts.") - [Considerations for Using Contact Roles](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.contactroles.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Contact roles let you specify the part that a person plays in an account, case, contract, or opportunity. When you use contact roles, you have more information about who to contact and when. Examples of contact roles include decision maker, business user, and executive sponsor. There are some things to be aware of when using contact roles.") - [Create a Many-to-Many Object Relationship](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.relationships_manytomany.htm&type=5&language=en_US)