Hybrid and multi-cloud solutions both provide a way for organisations to make use of cloud computing services. Hybrid clouds feature elements of both public and private cloud options; the hardware, storage, networks and other resources are combined together to form a single solution. Multi-cloud solutions, on the other hand, deploy multiple cloud sources that are independent from one another. While hybrid clouds can be used for testing or production purposes through a single vendor environment, multi-cloud solutions allow organisations to take advantage of different vendors and different types of services without being restricted to a single source. The main distinction between hybrid and multi-cloud is that one solution uses fewer vendors at its foundation while the other requires more to create its fully developed setup.