Velsa vs VenueDesk Cloud
Velsa
velsa.ioVenueDesk Cloud
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| Figure | Velsa | VenueDesk Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $199/mo | $49/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 8 | 4 |
| Spec score · Event Venue Management Software | 7.8 (#9) | 6.9 (#23) |
| Availability | The maker describes Velsa as live today as a demo with realistic seeded data and says Community Edition is available with the public launch. | The product is in controlled beta at version 0.7.0-beta.1, and registration may be open or invitation-only depending on platform settings. |
| Intended users | Velsa targets convention and civic centers, county authorities, university and campus event operations, fairgrounds, expo halls, and trade-show operators, with particular suitability stated for government and nonprofit venues. | VenueDesk describes solutions for banquet halls, wedding venues, event spaces, community halls, and multi-venue operators. |
| Product | Velsa brings venue bookings, contracts, event operations, exhibitor management, and fund accounting into one system. | VenueDesk is venue booking software that brings availability, bookings, contracts, payments, customers, documents, communications, reports, staff alerts, and operations into one cloud workspace. |
| Security | The maker describes TLS in transit, AES-256 encryption at rest via AWS KMS, private network tiers, scanned minimal container images, and role-based access controls with audit logging. | Tenant users can enroll in TOTP multi-factor authentication with recovery codes, and Super Admin MFA is mandatory. |
| Support | The company says customers work directly with the people who build and secure Velsa; plan support levels range from email to SLA-backed support and dedicated contacts. | Tenant users can report problems, suggest improvements, or contact support from inside the application; Enterprise has a priority-support designation. |
Plans
Velsa
- Community EditionFree
- Starter$199 a month
- Growth$599 a month
- Scale$1,499 a month
- Enterprise Cloud$3,000 a month
- Enterprise Single Venue$4,995 a year
- Enterprise Operator$14,995 a year
- Enterprise Portfolio & CustomPriced on request
VenueDesk Cloud
- Founding Venue$49 a month
- Standard$99 a month
- Pro$149 a month
- Enterprise$249 a month
In their own words
Velsa
Velsa combines venue bookings, contracts, event operations, exhibitor management, and fund accounting in a web or self-hosted system. Booking tools cover partitioned spaces, holds and stages, ranked space suggestions, contracts and addenda, payment schedules, and sales forecasting. Operations features include run-of-show schedules, floor plans, work orders, a multi-venue calendar, staff assignments, and equipment inventory. Accounting covers invoicing, payments and refunds, budget variance reporting, configurable ledger exports, and financial statements. DocuSign can be used for contract signatures; card payment adapters include BluePay, Stripe, and CardPointe. The maker describes TLS in transit, AES-256 encryption at rest via AWS KMS, role-based access controls, and audit logging. It says SOC 2 Type II is on the roadmap. The free Community Edition is self-hosted, community-supported, and has no SLA. Cloud Starter is $199 per month for one venue and five users; higher tiers vary in venue, user, and support limits. Full self-service account export remains on the roadmap, although scoped exports are available. Velsa is aimed at convention and civic centers, campuses, fairgrounds, expo halls, and trade-show operators, with particular suitability stated for government and nonprofit venues.
VenueDesk Cloud
VenueDesk Cloud has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.