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# Starting a second environment or using multiple companies in one environment

You can work with multiple companies in the same Robaws environment. You then create a [company](/en/article/adding-a-company-1w61tjm/) per entity.

|| Creating multiple companies in one environment is only possible with the Pro licence.

## What are the benefits of multiple companies in the same environment?

#### How it works
* Users who have to work for several companies can do so from one environment
* All modules are shared: customers, suppliers, items, posts, settings, GL accounts, planning, stock, and so on. So you do not have to enter or update these per company.
* The templates, e-mail templates and so on are shared
* For certain modules you indicate which company you are working for: a quotation for company A, an invoice for company B, and so on
* Do you win the quotation with company A but carry out the work with company B? You can easily change the assigned company during the process.

#### Settings and integrations
* The Robaws settings are the same for all companies
* You can set a separate background, logo and so on per company
* Through the user role you can restrict access for certain users to the data, quotations, invoices, projects and so on of one specific company.
* Most integrations are shared (only accounting can be set up separately)
* The accounting integration can be linked separately per company (be aware: if it is a chargeable integration, it is charged per company)

#### Overview and analysis
* By using the new overview screens you can already build a clear display per company for the modules where you can enter a company on the document.
* Via the company filter on the overview screens (e.g. 'All companies') you view the data per company or across several companies

#### Licence price
* if you have the Pro licence, you can create multiple companies in Robaws at no extra cost.

#### How do I create a 2nd company in Robaws?
If you have a Pro licence, you can create multiple companies in one environment yourself.  Follow [the explanation in this article](https://support.robaws.com/en/article/adding-a-company-1w61tjm/).

## When should you start an extra environment?

Do some of these benefits sound like a drawback to you? Are you in doubt? Then it is better to choose a separate environment per company. That gives you maximum flexibility.  
The way your company works can change over the years.  By having a Robaws environment per company, you can let the configuration of each company evolve along with it.
Might you want to sell the company in the future? Then a separate environment is recommended.

For users who work in several Robaws environments, we recommend working with different [theme colours](/en/article/general-settings-1han2yn/) to avoid confusion.
Users can switch easily from one environment to another [via the multi-tenant option](https://support.robaws.com/en/article/logging-in-to-robaws-rhr6wg/#2-multi-tenant-toegang).  

#### How do I create a 2nd environment?

For that you need to contact us, and we create a separate environment for you.  Have a look at [our price plans](https://robaws.com/nl-NL/prijs) so that you can tell us which licence you want for your new environment.  
* do you know exactly what you want?  mail customer@robaws.com
* do you have questions about it?  mail info@robaws.com