If an ISV partner wanted to sell their app on AppExchange, how would they package their app?

• A. Unmanaged
• B. Neither
• C. Managed
• D. Both

Answer: (C)

Packaging for an AppExchange listing is done with a managed package. This approach is designed for commercial distribution, providing a namespace, versioning, and upgrade paths so you can deliver updates to customers cleanly. It also supports license management, which is important when selling an app and handling subscriptions or entitlements. With a managed package, customers receive updates that preserve their data and configurations, while your code remains protected within the namespace and you can control how the app evolves over time.

Unmanaged packaging, by contrast, is intended for development, testing, or broad sharing of code where customers can freely modify components, and it offers no structured upgrade mechanism or license enforcement. That’s why it isn’t suitable for selling an app on AppExchange. The option of both isn’t applicable here, since AppExchange distribution relies on a managed package.