A profile on a network,
or a site you actually own.
Polywork is a professional network built to show that you are more than one job title, with badges, timelines, and a community that can find you. If you want a free social profile and the discovery that comes with being on a network, Polywork does that well. Move to Folio when you want a real multi-page website you own on your own domain, drafted from your resume in about a minute, with a matched designer resume and live ATS scoring next to it. Both sides are set out fairly below.
What Polywork is good at.
Judge it on its own terms first. If your goal is a public profile on a network where people can discover the many things you do, this is a fair fit and Folio is not trying to replace it.
Your page lives on a shared platform, discoverable by other members and by search.
Badges and highlights let you show founder, writer, advisor, and mentor at once.
The point of a network is reach. People can find you and reach out to collaborate.
Getting a profile up costs nothing, which is hard to beat for a first public presence.
Polywork and Folio, judged fairly.
These solve two different problems. Polywork wins on being a free network with built-in discovery. Folio wins when you want a website you own, drafted from a resume, with the job-search tooling attached.
| Polywork | Folio | |
|---|---|---|
| Best at | A discoverable profile on a professional network | A website you own, drafted from your resume |
| Where it lives | On the Polywork platform, under their brand | On your own domain, under your name |
| Discovery | Built-in network reach, the honest advantage | Search and AI answer engines, no member graph |
| Cost to start | Free tier, nothing to pay to publish | Free to start, your own domain on paid plans |
| How you build it | Fill in a profile, add badges by hand | Paste a resume, get a full draft in about a minute |
| Structure | A single profile timeline | Separate pages for work, about, projects, contact |
| Resume tooling | None, it is a network | Matched designer resume, 48 layouts, live ATS scoring |
| Cover letter | No | Drafted to match the resume and the role |
| If the service closes | Your profile goes with it | You keep the site and the domain |
For a free, discoverable profile on a network, Polywork is a reasonable pick. For a website you own with a scored resume next to it, that is what Folio is for.
When to stay on a network.
Folio is not a social network and will not give you a member graph. If reach through a community is the whole point, a network is the better call and we will say so.
Move to Folio if you
- +Want a website on your own domain, not a profile that lives on someone else's platform.
- +Have a resume to draft from and want a full site built in about a minute instead of filling in a profile.
- +Are applying for roles and want a matched designer resume with live ATS scoring, plus a cover letter.
- +Want to keep everything if the tool ever shuts down, because the site and domain are yours.
Stay on a network if you
- −Mainly want to be discovered by other people inside a community. A network gives you that reach, Folio does not.
- −Want a public presence inside a network rather than a site of your own.
- −Prefer a single profile that shows many roles at once over separate pages and a resume.
- −Are not job searching and do not need ATS scoring or a cover letter.
Polywork questions, answered.
Straight answers about the difference and when each one wins.
Is Folio a professional network like Polywork?
No, and it is worth being clear about that. Polywork is a network with a member graph and built-in discovery. Folio is a builder that turns your resume into a website you own on your own domain. If reach inside a community is what you want, Polywork is the better fit. If you want a real site with a scored resume, that is Folio.
Is Folio free like Polywork?
Polywork has a free tier for a public profile, and that is hard to beat if a free presence is all you need. Folio is also free to start, on a portfolio.wrxstack.com address, and its paid plans add your own domain. It does a larger job: a multi-page website drafted from your resume, with a matched designer resume, live ATS scoring, and a cover letter. If network reach is what you want, a network wins on that point.
Do I own the site with Folio?
Yes. On a paid plan, a Folio site runs on your own custom domain with TLS handled automatically, so it stays yours. A profile on a network lives on that platform, which means if the service changes or closes, the profile goes with it. Ownership is the main reason people move off a network.
How does Folio build a site so fast?
You paste your resume and it drafts the pages, the copy, and a matched designer resume for you. See resume to portfolio for exactly how a resume becomes a complete website in about a minute.
Can Folio show many roles the way badges do?
Yes, through separate sections and project pages rather than badges. You can present founder, writer, and advisor work across a real site structure. It reads differently from a network timeline, so if the badge format is what you love, stay with the network.
Does Folio help with the job search itself?
Yes, and a network usually does not. Folio gives you 48 resume layouts, live ATS scoring so an applicant tracking system can read your resume, and a matched cover letter. You can try the free ATS score checker before you build anything.
Keep reading.
The product, how the resume becomes a site, and the free tool to check your resume.
Want a site you
actually own?
Keep a network profile for the discovery it gives you. When you want a full website under your own name and domain, paste your resume into Folio and get a site, a scored resume, and a matched cover letter in about a minute, with TLS handled for you.