The following table lists PAL/SLA functions that have direct replacements in SOFA. Whilst these routines are implemented in the PAL library using SOFA new code should probably call SOFA directly.
| SLA/PAL | SOFA |
| palCldj | iauCal2jd |
| palDbear | iauPas |
| palDaf2r | iauAf2a |
| palDav2m | iauRv2m |
| palDcc2s | iauC2s |
| palDcs2c | iauS2c |
| palDd2tf | iauD2tf |
| palDimxv | iauTrxp |
| palDm2av | iauRm2v |
| palDjcl | iauJd2cal |
| palDmxm | iauRxr |
| palDmxv | iauRxp |
| palDpav | iauPap |
| palDr2af | iauA2af |
| palDr2tf | iauA2tf |
| palDranrm | iauAnp |
| palDsep | iauSeps |
| palDsepv | iauSepp |
| palDtf2d | iauTf2d |
| palDtf2r | iauTf2a |
| palDvdv | iauPdp |
| palDvn | iauPn |
| palDvxv | iauPxp |
| palEpb | iauEpb |
| palEpb2d | iauEpb2d |
| palEpj | iauEpj |
| palEpj2d | iauEpj2jd |
| palEqeqx | iauEe06a |
| palFk5hz | iauFk5hz also calls iauEpj2jd |
| palGmst | iauGmst06 |
| palGmsta | iauGmst06 |
| palHfk5z | iauHfk5z also calls iauEpj2jd |