Meet Vela, the humane alternative to Slack.
Meet Vela, the humane alternative to Slack.
Messaging
Vela
No direct messaging or online presence, by design. All text-based communication is done through threads to help enforce more human ways of interacting.
Vela
No direct messaging or online presence, by design. All text-based communication is done through threads to help enforce more human ways of interacting.
Vela
No direct messaging or online presence, by design. All text-based communication is done through threads to help enforce more human ways of interacting.
Slack
Traditional, text-based direct messaging and inline threads. Most communication in Slack happens here, meaning you're spending the majority of your time reading and typing rather than conversing with your team.
Slack
Traditional, text-based direct messaging and inline threads. Most communication in Slack happens here, meaning you're spending the majority of your time reading and typing rather than conversing with your team.
Slack
Traditional, text-based direct messaging and inline threads. Most communication in Slack happens here, meaning you're spending the majority of your time reading and typing rather than conversing with your team.
Voice
Vela
Push-to-talk voice chat, open to anyone in your virtual room that has their "door" open. You won't hear anything when that door is closed.
Vela
Push-to-talk voice chat, open to anyone in your virtual room that has their "door" open. You won't hear anything when that door is closed.
Vela
Push-to-talk voice chat, open to anyone in your virtual room that has their "door" open. You won't hear anything when that door is closed.
Slack
Voice calls, called "huddles", that resemble traditional phone calls or meetings.
Slack
Voice calls, called "huddles", that resemble traditional phone calls or meetings.
Slack
Voice calls, called "huddles", that resemble traditional phone calls or meetings.
Notifications
Vela
Simplified push and in-app notifications. Only receive push notifications when your door is open.
Vela
Simplified push and in-app notifications. Only receive push notifications when your door is open.
Vela
Simplified push and in-app notifications. Only receive push notifications when your door is open.
Slack
Customizable push, email, and in-app notifications.
Slack
Customizable push, email, and in-app notifications.
Slack
Customizable push, email, and in-app notifications.
Desktop app
Vela
Native macOS app that lives in your menu bar. There when you need it, hidden when you don't.
Vela
Native macOS app that lives in your menu bar. There when you need it, hidden when you don't.
Vela
Native macOS app that lives in your menu bar. There when you need it, hidden when you don't.
Slack
Electron-based desktop app. Slow and memory-intensive.
Slack
Electron-based desktop app. Slow and memory-intensive.
Slack
Electron-based desktop app. Slow and memory-intensive.
Mobile app
Vela
None. We believe work should stay at work, not in your pocket.
Vela
None. We believe work should stay at work, not in your pocket.
Vela
None. We believe work should stay at work, not in your pocket.
Slack
Fully-featured iOS and Android apps.
Slack
Fully-featured iOS and Android apps.
Slack
Fully-featured iOS and Android apps.
Pricing
Vela
9 USD / person / mo. 22% is donated to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.
Vela
9 USD / person / mo. 22% is donated to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.
Vela
9 USD / person / mo. 22% is donated to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.
Slack
8.75 USD / person / mo (Pro plan).
Slack
8.75 USD / person / mo (Pro plan).
Slack
8.75 USD / person / mo (Pro plan).
See for yourself.
20% goes directly to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, a non-profit funding mental health research.
Free
2 rooms.
Unlimited threads.
5GB storage (total).
$14 / seat / mo
Unlimited rooms.
Access control.
5GB storage / seat.
+ Everything in Free.
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