Web & App Development

How to build a multi-tenant SaaS platform — architecture decisions explained

By PSI Square Team
Published: Sep 30, 2026
14 min read
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How to build a multi-tenant SaaS platform — architecture decisions explained

Web & App Development • technical guide

What multi-tenancy means and why it matters

Multi-tenancy is an architectural model where a single instance of a software application serves multiple distinct customer accounts (tenants), while maintaining complete data isolation and security.
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Database isolation models

1. **Database-Per-Tenant**: Highest security, highest maintenance cost. 2. **Schema-Per-Tenant**: Isolated Postgres schemas within a single database instance. 3. **Shared Schema with Row-Level Security (RLS)**: Most cost-effective and scalable approach. Every table contains a tenant_id column enforced by Supabase or PostgreSQL Row-Level Security policies.

Billing integration — Stripe setup for SaaS

Implement Stripe Webhooks to handle tenant subscription state changes (customer.subscription.created, invoice.payment_succeeded, customer.subscription.deleted) and sync entitlement flags instantly to database tenant records.
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