Solo creators, freelancers and growing agencies making short animated videos without motion design skills

How much does Vela cost?

Paid plans start at $19 once, per Vela's pricing page on 2026-10-20.

No. Its pricing page showed no free plan on 2026-10-20.

Emerging: ≈ 2 visits/mo · estimate, 2026-10.

Is Vela still maintained?

Actively maintained: release 6 weeks ago · site updated 2 days ago.

Vela is run by Vela AI, Inc., per its site footer (2026-10-20).

Does Vela have an iPhone app?

Yes: “VELA: Own Your Education” on the App Store, rated 5 from 8 ratings; current version released 2026-09-18.

What are alternatives to Vela?

In Marketing, by use: Steve AI, ChatCut Desktop, Snaplama, Canvasvid, Sleepy Motion.

Vela

Generates animated motion graphic videos from a plain-English text description, with chat-based refinement of colors, backgrounds and timing.

From $19 onceActively maintained

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Vela: data, price, alternatives

Is it safe? Run by Vela AI, Inc.See ↓
Is it free? From $19 once · pricing page, read Oct 20, 2026See ↓
What else does this? Steve AIfree ChatCut Desktopfree SnaplamaSee ↓

At a glancechecked Oct 31, 2026

≈ 2visits/mo

Too new to rank yet · estimate, read Oct 18, 2026

For: Solo creators, freelancers and growing agencies making short animated videos without motion design skills
Price: From $19 oncepricing page, read Oct 20, 2026
Activity: Actively maintainedrelease 6 weeks ago · site updated 2 days ago
Company: Vela AI, Inc. · Domain since 2026 (registered this year)site footer · domain registered
How it runs: No-code
App Store: 58 ratingsiPhone & iPad · updated Sep 18, 2026
Used for: turn a text prompt into an animated explainer video
export videos in landscape, portrait or square formats
revise colours, backgrounds and animated maps through chat
read off vela.video on Oct 20, 2026

Worth knowingcomputed from what we read · each with its source

Launched on Product Hunt on May 24, 2026Product Hunt ↗

Pricingpricing page, read Oct 20, 2026

From $19 once

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Price Watch: every price change in the Atlas, weekly

Your datawhat they publish, each line with its page · read Oct 20, 2026

Run byVela AI, Inc.site footer ↗

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What is Vela?
Generates animated motion graphic videos from a plain-English text description, with chat-based refinement of colors, backgrounds and timing. It is listed in the Atlas under Marketing and made by Vela AI, Inc.
Who is Vela for?
Solo creators, freelancers and growing agencies making short animated videos without motion design skills
How much does Vela cost?
Paid plans start at $19 once, per Vela's pricing page on 2026-10-20.
Is Vela free?
No. Its pricing page showed no free plan on 2026-10-20.
Do people use Vela?
Emerging: ≈ 2 visits/mo · estimate, 2026-10.

Is Vela still maintained?
Actively maintained: release 6 weeks ago · site updated 2 days ago.
Who owns Vela?
Vela is run by Vela AI, Inc., per its site footer (2026-10-20).
Does Vela have an iPhone app?
Yes: “VELA: Own Your Education” on the App Store, rated 5 from 8 ratings; current version released 2026-09-18.
What are alternatives to Vela?
In Marketing, by use: Steve AI, ChatCut Desktop, Snaplama, Canvasvid, Sleepy Motion.

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