Build multi-app products
Multi-app businesses are companies with multiple platforms, product lines, or marketplace offerings that share a single identity system.
Key requirements for Multi-App businesses
One identity system across all products
- Avoid redundant accounts across platforms or apps
- Allow customers to use a single identity for multiple products within a business unit
- Reduce the business’s support workload
App-level unique branding
- Maintain a unified user pool while supporting custom branding for specific products
- Restrict sign-ups to specific apps as needed
- Customize sign-in methods for different apps
Roles and Access Control
- Manage complex business models with defined roles and permissions across multiple apps
- Revoke and manage access universally for a complete and consistent view
Support for multiple app types and frameworks
- Handle various applications, such as web and native apps, using a single user pool
- Support multiple app types, including non-human apps, like machine-to-machine and third-party integrations
Logto is perfectly suited to support multi-app businesses
It understands the intricacies of operating numerous apps and offers a comprehensive solution for efficient identity management.
Multiple apps in a single tenant on Logto Cloud
Logto Cloud allows multiple apps to operate under a single tenant. This gives you lots of flexibilities when building multi-app business and products in one centralized identity system.
Omni sign-in for a cohesive experience but with app-level customization
For multi-app businesses, a unified and consistent sign-in experience is often a top priority. Logto’s omni sign-in experience makes this possible, while also allowing app-level branding for a more customizable touch.
Multiple domains, one sign-in experience
Got multiple products across different domains? Say goodbye to duplicated efforts—one sign-in URL covers them all!
Single identity management task
Regardless of the app from which a user is registered, Logto consolidates them into a single user pool, making it incredibly simple to manage users across multiple apps.
Role-based access control
In multi-app environments, it is common for authorization policies to become more complex. Therefore, pairing RBAC (role-based access control) becomes a necessity. Assigning roles to each user enables precise access control, ensuring that users have the appropriate level of permissions.
Discover our blogs related to multi-app scenarios
Why you need a centralized identity system for a multi-app businessThis article is here to help you develop a secure and scalable identity system for your multi-app business. We will cover best practices, key factors to consider, and provide quick-start guides to get you started on the right track.
CIAM 101: Authentication, Identity, SSOLogto started with the CIAM for various reasons (we’ll have another article talking about this). During development, we realized that building a unified understanding across the team would be beneficial before taking our product to the next level. We hope this will also help you gain a better grasp of the IAM landscape.
Logto's multi-tenancy model explainedTake a look at how we designed Logto's multi-tenancy model and the benefits it brings to SaaS apps.