Pricing

Simple. Transparent.
No ads. Ever.

VELA is free to use. We make money from premium features — not from selling your data or showing you ads.

Free
$0
Forever free · No credit card
Encrypted P2P messaging
Profile creation (all optional fields)
Basic search — people & categories
Visibility control (all modes)
Auto-translation (opt-in)
Up to 5 product/service listings
Connection requests — up to 200
Priority search placement
Advanced analytics
Business profile
Get Started Free
Premium
$9.99
Per month · Cancel anytime
Everything in Free
Unlimited listings
Priority search placement
Advanced search filters
Read receipts (opt-in)
Online status control
Message scheduling
Profile analytics dashboard
Unlimited connections
Priority customer support
Join Waitlist · Get 3mo Free
Business
$49
Per month · Up to 5 seats
Everything in Premium
Business verified profile badge
Storefront page
Bulk listing upload (CSV)
Team accounts (5 seats)
Advanced sales analytics
API access
Promoted listing credits ($20/mo)
Dedicated account manager
KYC verification badge
Contact Sales
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Everything side by side.

Free
Premium
Business
Encrypted messaging
✓
✓
✓
Visibility control
✓
✓
✓
Auto-translation
✓
✓
✓
Product listings
5
Unlimited
Unlimited
Connections
200
Unlimited
Unlimited
Search placement
Standard
Priority
Priority+
Analytics
—
Basic
Advanced
Team seats
1
1
5
API access
—
—
✓
KYC verified badge
—
—
✓
Support
Community
Priority
Dedicated
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Our promise to you.

VELA will never sell your data. We will never show you ads. We will never use your conversations to train AI models. We make money when you upgrade — not when we exploit you. This is not a policy. This is the business model.

No Ads No Data Sales No AI Training on Messages Open Audit (Planned)