# Supported package types

sfp cli supports operations on various types of packages within your repository. A short summary on the comparison between different package types is provided below\\

| Features                                           | Unlocked Packages                                                                                                | Org Dependent Unlocked Packages                                                                                  | Source Packages                                                                                                                                         | Data Packages           | Diff Packages                                                                                                                            |
| -------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Dependency Validation                              | Occurs during package creation                                                                                   | Occurs during package installation                                                                               | Occurs during package installation                                                                                                                      | N/A                     | Occurs during package installation                                                                                                       |
| Dependency Declaration                             | Yes                                                                                                              | Yes (supported by sfp)                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                                                                                     | Yes                     | Yes (supported by sfp)                                                                                                                   |
| Requires dependency to be resolved during creation | Yes                                                                                                              | No                                                                                                               | No                                                                                                                                                      | N/A                     | No                                                                                                                                       |
| Supported Metadata Types                           | Unlocked Package Section in [Metadata Coverage Report](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/metadata-coverage/) | Unlocked Package Section in [Metadata Coverage Report](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/metadata-coverage/) | <p>Metadata API<br>Section in <a href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/metadata-coverage/">Metadata Coverage Report</a></p>                       | N/A                     | <p>Metadata API<br>Section in <a href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/metadata-coverage/">Metadata Coverage Report</a></p>        |
| Code Coverage Requirement                          | Package should have 75% code coverage or more                                                                    | Not enforced by Salesforce, sfp by default checks for 75% code coverage                                          | Each apex class should have a coverage of 75% or above for optimal deployment, otherwise the entire coverage of the org will be utilized for deployment | N/A                     | Each apex class that's part of the delta between the current version and the baseline needs a test class and requires a coverage of 75%. |
| Component Lifecycle                                | Automated                                                                                                        | Automated                                                                                                        | Explicit, utilize destructiveManifest or manual deletion                                                                                                | N/A                     | Explicit, utilize destructiveManifest or manual deletion                                                                                 |
| Component Lock                                     | Yes, only one package can own the component                                                                      | Yes, only one package can own the component                                                                      | No                                                                                                                                                      | N/A                     | No                                                                                                                                       |
| Version Management                                 | Salesforce enforced versioning; Promotion required to deploy to prod                                             | Salesforce enforced versioning; Promotion required to deploy to prod                                             | sfp enforced versioning                                                                                                                                 | sfp enforced versioning | sfp enforced versioning                                                                                                                  |