Skip to content
Market Tracked raises in 2026$3.41B+$183M this week Rounds76 LatestBlue J$176M Series E Tuesday, November 10
Legal Tech Circle
Funding TrackerTracker / Join the Circle
Funding Tracker$3.41B in 2026 Join the Circle
Platforms and the Market

What Is the Difference Between Multi-Tenant and Single-Tenant Software?

In multi-tenant software many customers share the same application and infrastructure with their data kept separate; in single-tenant software each customer gets its own instance.

Legal Tech GlossaryBy The Circle Desk

Why It Matters

Multi-tenant is the norm and is not insecure in itself. Single-tenant or private deployments can be required by some clients, usually at a higher price.

Related Terms

SaaS (software as a service)
Software you use in a browser on a subscription, hosted and updated by the vendor.
Data residency
Where a vendor physically stores and processes your data, such as the US, the UK or the EU.
BYOK (bring your own key)
An arrangement where the customer controls the encryption keys protecting its data in a vendor's cloud, and can revoke them.

General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.