FoldervasAn honest comparison
Milanote is the better product.
Foldervas is cheaper.
We'd rather say it up front. Milanote has had a whole team polishing it for years; Foldervas is young and small. But if you want your boards as files on your own computer, and to pay once instead of every month, keep reading.
Final score: Milanote 5 · Foldervas 2
| Milanote | Foldervas | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | MilanoteFree up to 100 notes and 10 file uploads. Then $9.99 a month billed yearly, or $12.50 month to month. | Foldervas€19, once. VAT included.Two years of Milanote billed yearly: $239.76. Not even close. |
| Where your boards live | MilanoteIn Milanote's cloud, under your account. | FoldervasAs files on your own disk, in a documented format. No account. Works offline.Back them up however you like. They're yours. |
| Working with other people | MilanoteShared boards, made for working with clients and teams. | FoldervasYou can email someone a .fvbackup file.That's it. We know. |
| Phone and iPad | MilanoteMobile and iPad apps. | FoldervasMac and Windows only. |
| Saving from the web | MilanoteA web clipper for your browser. | FoldervasDrag and drop, or paste.Old school, but it works. |
| Use it in a browser | MilanoteYes, it's a web app. | FoldervasThere's a browser demo, but the real thing is a desktop app. |
| Templates and polish | MilanoteTemplates, guides and years of polish. | FoldervasVersion 1.0, released in October 2026.Give us a few years. |
Use Milanote if…
- you share boards with clients or a team
- you want your boards on your phone
- a subscription doesn't bother you
Try Foldervas if…
- you mostly work alone, on your computer
- you want your boards as files you own, offline
- you'd rather pay €19 once than about $120 a year
Coming from Milanote?
You'll feel at home. Like a board in Milanote, a folder in Foldervas is a card on the canvas that opens into another canvas. Hover it to see what's inside; drag things onto it to file them away.
What there isn't, honestly: an importer. Foldervas can't read Milanote boards, so moving a project means dragging your images and files onto the canvas and pasting your text into notes. For a big board that's real work, and we'd rather you knew before paying.
The 14-day trial is the full app, with no account or card.
Milanote prices checked on 9 October 2026 at milanote.com/plans, in US dollars; they may have changed since. Milanote is a trademark of its owner. Foldervas is not affiliated with Milanote. Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.