Meet Vela, the humane alternative to Microsoft Teams.
Meet Vela, the humane alternative to Microsoft Teams.
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.
Teams
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.
Teams
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.
Teams
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.
Teams
Voice calls, called "huddles", that resemble traditional phone calls or meetings.
Teams
Voice calls, called "huddles", that resemble traditional phone calls or meetings.
Teams
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.
Teams
Customizable push, email, and in-app notifications.
Teams
Customizable push, email, and in-app notifications.
Teams
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.
Teams
Electron-based desktop app. Slow and memory-intensive.
Teams
Electron-based desktop app. Slow and memory-intensive.
Teams
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.
Teams
Fully-featured iOS and Android apps.
Teams
Fully-featured iOS and Android apps.
Teams
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.
Teams
Included in Microsoft 365, starting at 6 USD / person / yr (annual contract).
Teams
Included in Microsoft 365, starting at 6 USD / person / yr (annual contract).
Teams
Included in Microsoft 365, starting at 6 USD / person / yr (annual contract).
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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