The Elfsight alternative built for restaurants, bars and pubs
Elfsight is a general widget platform. Foldout is the hospitality one — opening hours, PDF menus and enquiry forms, bundled into a single price, hosted in the UK, with no per-widget fees.
Assisted onboarding · Founder access for design partners
The same widgets, priced for a venue
| Feature | Foldout | Elfsight |
|---|---|---|
| Opening hours widget— Elfsight bills it as a separate widget | ||
| PDF menu viewer— Included with Foldout | Add-on | |
| Enquiry / booking forms | Add-on | |
| Private dining enquiries | ||
| Live open/closed status | Limited | |
| Hospitality-specific | ||
| EU data hosting | ||
| GDPR-first design | Configurable | |
| Per-widget fees | None | Yes |
| Commercial model | Founder plan | Varies by widget |
Comparison reflects Foldout's hospitality bundle vs Elfsight's per-widget model. Elfsight pricing varies by plan and widget count.
A hospitality tool, not a general widget store
EU data hosting
Core application and enquiry data is stored in Supabase's Ireland region, with subprocessors disclosed in our DPA.
GDPR-first by design
Built for UK hospitality from day one — consent, retention and data rights handled properly.
Encrypted end to end
Encrypted in transit and at rest. The widget adds no tracking pixels to your site, and we never sell your data.
Works with any builder
WordPress, Webflow, Squarespace, Wix, Elementor, Shopify, GoDaddy or custom HTML.
Switching from Elfsight
Is Foldout a good Elfsight alternative for a restaurant?
Yes — it's purpose-built for it. Elfsight is a general-purpose widget platform serving every kind of website. Foldout does one thing: the operational widgets a restaurant, bar or pub website needs — opening hours, PDF menus and enquiry forms — bundled into a single price designed for venues rather than billed per widget.
How is the pricing different from Elfsight?
Elfsight charges per widget. Foldout groups its hospitality tools into one founder plan agreed before onboarding, without a separate charge for every hours, menu or form embed.
Can I move my existing Elfsight widgets to Foldout?
There's nothing to migrate in a complex sense — you remove the Elfsight embed from your site and drop in Foldout's single script tag, then configure your hours, menu and forms in the dashboard. Most venues are switched over in under ten minutes.
Does Foldout work on the same website builders as Elfsight?
Yes. Foldout works anywhere you can add a script tag — WordPress, Webflow, Squarespace, Wix, Elementor, Shopify, GoDaddy and custom HTML — the same surface Elfsight supports.
What do I give up by choosing Foldout over Elfsight?
Breadth. Elfsight has 80+ widgets for every industry — Instagram feeds, all-purpose galleries, generic forms. If you need those, Elfsight is the broader toolbox. If you run a hospitality venue and want the few widgets that actually matter, done properly and hosted in the UK, Foldout is the sharper, cheaper fit.
Assess the hospitality alternative
Tell us about your current widgets and venue sites. We will map the migration and confirm founder pricing before you commit.
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