Studio Designer is built around accounting and back-office tasks. Fohlio is the source of truth from spec to procurement — purpose-built for complex commercial, hospitality, and multi-property projects, with the flexibility to mirror how your teams actually work.

| Feature | Fohlio Built for Commercial Scale | Studio Designer Accounting First |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose-built for hospitality | Core vertical since founding | Accounting & back-office first |
| Multi-property brand standards library | Spec templates with cross-property compliance | Not available |
| Cross-project portfolio analytics | Spend aggregation & rebate forecasting | Not available |
| RFQ & vendor quote comparison | Multi-vendor RFQ with side-by-side comparison | Basic only |
| Purchase order tracking | Full PO lifecycle with order status | Available |
| Version control & approval snapshots | Immutable versioned releases per approval | Limited |
| QR code asset tracking | On-site scan-to-verify | Not available |
| Financial reconciliation | Requested vs invoiced vs paid | Available |
Fohlio's templates, fields, phases, and access controls flex around your exact spec and procurement process. Studio Designer's rigid forms force teams into an accounting-first model — Fohlio lets corporate, design, and procurement teams keep their natural workflows.
Fohlio's web clipper grabs full specs, images, documents, and even screenshots from any vendor site — and lets you assign items to a master library or a specific project phase. Studio Designer's clipper is basic; specifiers end up copy-pasting into spreadsheets.
Build composite items, run multi-vendor RFQs, track variation orders, reconcile requested vs invoiced vs paid, and generate spec books on demand. Fohlio links design and procurement into one auditable trail — no spreadsheet shadow workflow required.
“Fohlio gave us one source of truth across design, specification, and procurement. The customizable fields and reports mean we never have to wedge our process into someone else's template — we just work.”
Join the design and procurement teams that switched from accounting-first tools to a platform built for spec depth, configurable workflows, and the full design-to-PO lifecycle.