# What is Org drift?

> Org drift is the gradual divergence between orgs that are meant to match, most often a sandbox and production, caused by changes made in one and not the other. Drift means a change tested in one environment may behave differently, or overwrite something, in the other.

Source: https://synconai360.com/glossary/org-drift

## Why it matters

Releases built on a drifted sandbox are the commonest source of deploy-day surprises and lost fixes.

## In SyncOnAI 360

SyncOnAI 360 compares metadata between any two connected orgs, or between snapshots of the same org, and flags side-door production changes in the audit.

## Related terms

- [Salesforce sandbox](https://synconai360.com/glossary/sandbox)
- [Setup Audit Trail](https://synconai360.com/glossary/setup-audit-trail)