Design Manager began in residential and is expanding into commercial. Fohlio was built from day one for hospitality owners, franchisors, and procurement teams managing multiple properties at scale, and has been selected by top hospitality organizations: Accor, Best Western, Hilton, and Marriott.

| Feature | Fohlio Built for Hospitality | Design Manager Residential First |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose-built for hospitality | Core vertical since founding | Residential-first, expanding to commercial |
| 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 |
Marriott, Accor, and Hilton are Fohlio clients — not case studies from a residential tool trying to move upmarket. Fohlio's property-based pricing, multi-location brand standards library, and cross-project analytics were designed specifically for portfolios of 10 to 200+ properties.
Fohlio's cross-project analytics aggregate spend across your entire portfolio, surfacing bulk purchase opportunities and supplier rebates. For a 30-property portfolio, this alone can represent hundreds of thousands in annual savings. Design Manager operates project by project.
Fohlio's specification templates and brand standards library let corporate teams publish approved items that automatically sync to every property project. Design Manager has no equivalent — brand consistency is enforced manually, if at all.
“Fohlio helped us lower purchasing costs, open locations faster, and enforce brand standards we couldn’t maintain with our previous tools. The cross-project visibility alone changed how we approach supplier negotiations.”
Join Marriott, Accor, and Best Western — and see why enterprise hospitality teams choose Fohlio over residential software expanding into their market.