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Accounts in this organizational directory only

Select this option if you're building an application for use only by users (or guests) in your tenant.

Often called a line-of-business (LOB) application, this app is a single-tenant application in the Microsoft identity platform.

Accounts in any organizational directory

Select this option if you want users in any Microsoft Entra tenant to be able to use your application. This option is appropriate if, for example, you're building a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application that you intend to provide to multiple organizations.

This type of app is known as a multitenant application in the Microsoft identity platform.

Accounts in any organizational directory and personal Microsoft accounts

Select this option to target the widest set of customers.

By selecting this option, you're registering a multitenant application that can also support users who have personal Microsoft accounts. Personal Microsoft accounts include Skype, Xbox, Live, and Hotmail accounts.

Personal Microsoft accounts

Select this option if you're building an application only for users who have personal Microsoft accounts. Personal Microsoft accounts include Skype, Xbox, Live, and Hotmail accounts.