# Table-Per-Tenant vs Shared Table: The Multi-Tenancy Tradeoff in Postgres

DevFeed: [Table-Per-Tenant vs Shared Table: The Multi-Tenancy Tradeoff in Postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/table-per-tenant-vs-shared-table-the-multi-tenancy-tradeoff-in-postgres-39658.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.gauravsarma.com/posts/2026-04-15_table-per-tenant-vs-shared-table>)

Published: 2026-04-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Gaurav Sarma's Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/gaurav-sarma-s-blog.md>)

Topics: [Multi-tenancy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/multi-tenancy.md>), [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>), [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>)

Tags: [customers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/customers.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [indexes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/indexes.md>), [isolation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/isolation.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [multi-tenancy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/multi-tenancy.md>), [orders](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/orders.md>), [postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgres.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [table](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/table.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial compares table-per-tenant and shared-table designs for multi-tenant SaaS applications in Postgres. It explains how tenant counts, data size, schema changes, scale, query planning, migrations, monitoring, and data-deletion requirements affect the choice.

## Source excerpt

You are building a SaaS product. Every customer has their own orders, invoices, and documents...