Folia vs Linenfold: wedding planning apps compared
Last checked October 9, 2026. Facts about Folia come from its own website and help pages on that date. Prices and features change, so check Folia’s site before you decide.
Folia and Linenfold are close cousins. Both are planning tools rather than marketplaces, both run in the browser, and neither offers a wedding website or a registry. They differ in where they go deep: Folia on seating, ceremony layout and working with a professional planner; Linenfold on the budget and comparing vendors.
Here is what each one offers, from Folia's own pricing, help and product pages and from what Linenfold ships today.
At a glance
| Feature | Linenfold | Folia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan with no time limit. Complete is US$99 once per wedding (US$79 founding price). | Free plan. Paid: US$11.99 a month, US$89 a year, or US$129 once for two years. |
| Phone apps | Web app that works in phone and desktop browsers, seating included. No native app. | Browser only, no native app. Seating chart is desktop and laptop only. |
| Wedding website and RSVP | Not offered. You record each guest's RSVP in the guest list. | Not offered. RSVP status is updated by hand. |
| Registry | Not offered. | Not offered. |
| Vendor marketplace | None. Vendors can't pay for placement. | None. |
| Guest list | RSVP, sides, groups, tiers and dietary needs; a row can be a household. Free holds 75 rows, Complete is unlimited. | Meals, plus-ones, RSVP status and addresses. Free holds up to 500 guests. |
| Address collection | A shareable form link on every plan, matched to your list for review. | A unique link per guest to submit their own address. |
| Budget and payments | Category targets, contract and paid totals, charts and a headcount what-if. Logging payments needs Complete. | Planned vs actual on the free plan, plus vendor payment milestones with due dates. |
| Checklist | 111 tasks dated from your wedding date, plus your own. | To-do lists and task management. |
| Seating chart | Unlimited tables on every plan, drag and drop, waiting list, print. | On paid plans: meal choices at each seat, plus ceremony seating and processional. |
| Vendor tracking | Comparison grid, weighted venue rating, confirmed list. Free holds 5 vendors. | Contacts, quotes, payment milestones and invoices. Free holds up to 10 vendors. |
| Partner and helpers | Separate logins with roles. Free: your partner. Complete: four people. | Owner, Editor or Viewer, each with their own login. |
| Export | Whole wedding as JSON or CSVs, on every plan. | Guest list as CSV and budget as a spreadsheet. |
| Country | Each wedding picks its own currency. | Built for weddings in the United States. |
Where Folia is the better fit
- You have a big guest list and want it free. Folia's free plan holds up to 500 guests and 10 vendors. Linenfold's holds 75 guest rows and five vendors.
- Seating and the ceremony are the hard part. Folia's paid seating chart shows meal choices at each seat and adds ceremony seating and processional planning.
- Your planner already uses Folia. If your planner uses the Folia Planner Suite, you can join their workspace for free.
- You'd rather pay as you go. Folia offers monthly and yearly plans as well as a two-year payment; Linenfold's Complete is one payment.
Where Linenfold fits
- Seating is included for free, on your phone too. Linenfold's seating plan has unlimited tables on every plan and works by touch and keyboard as well as mouse.
- You want to compare vendors and venues properly. Side-by-side vendor cards and a weighted venue rating sit next to the confirmed list and the budget.
- You plan outside the US. Each wedding picks its own currency, and the address form follows the guest's country.
- You'd rather pay once. Complete is a single payment for one wedding, valid until a year after it.
The short version
Choose Folia for a large free guest list, detailed seating and ceremony layouts, or a planner who already works in it. Choose Linenfold for free seating on any device, a budget built around vendor contracts, and room for weddings outside the US.
Questions
- Which has the bigger free plan?
- Folia's holds more: up to 500 guests and 10 vendors. Linenfold's free plan holds 75 guest rows and five vendors, but includes the seating plan, which Folia keeps for its paid plans.
- Do Folia and Linenfold work on a phone?
- Both run in the browser with no native app. Folia says its seating chart is desktop and laptop only; Linenfold's seating plan works on phones by touch.
- Does either one collect RSVPs online?
- No. Neither offers a wedding website or online RSVP; in both you update each guest's RSVP yourself.