Software that respects the builder.
Vela is an AI-powered CMS and site builder on Laravel. One platform, four doors — chat it, click it, code it, or script it. Built by people who are tired of picking between the no-code tool and the framework.
The web got weird. We wanted something honest.
A site builder where the thing you make is a Laravel app you own. A CMS that doesn't add six tables for features you won't use. An AI that doesn't hallucinate your schema. Fast by default. Accessible by default. Translatable by default. Open source — MIT — because that's how software should be.
Own it
MIT licensed. Self-host or use Vela Hosted. Your data, your database, your exits.
Fast by default
100/100 Core Web Vitals without tuning. Static cache, edge CDN, image pipeline — on day one.
Honest AI
Provider-agnostic. Bring your keys. We don't phone home, log your content, or hold your site hostage to a proprietary model.
Editorial, not generic
Fraunces + Geist, sand + navy + teal. Every site ships looking like a magazine, not a Bootstrap demo.
A small team.
On purpose.
Vela is built by a tiny group who would rather ship a thoughtful v0.1 than a sprawling v1.0. We want the code quality to read like a well-written article — and the product to feel like one. If you've ever wanted to help build a thing properly, we'd love to hear from you.
Build something with us.
Try the demo, read the code, break things. Say hi if it speaks to you.