Custom software, tried live before you accept

Agree a fixed price. Review the build live on Velcio. Own the source when it works.

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The risk

Custom builds often fail when the work arrives

Agreeing the outcome, proving it runs and owning what you paid for is where deals break.

Scope drifts in chat

Briefs live in DMs and threads. What was agreed is hard to prove when delivery arrives.

You pay before you can try it

Hourly meters and upfront invoices ask for trust before you have seen the work running.

Handover is a ZIP and a hope

Files land without a live check. Broken builds, missing secrets and unclear ownership follow.

Hosting is someone else's afterthought

Delivery and keep-it-online are separate deals, so risk continues after you accept.

How it works

From brief to owned software in one path

Choose a developer or post a listing. Agree a fixed price and fund. Review a live deployment. Then accept and own the source. See buyer workflow, delivery format, hosting and pricing.

Fund a fixed price

Once price is agreed, fund the project. Your card is authorised for the full price. After 24 hours we take payment and work starts. Cancel free before then.

A developer builds it

A developer packages with buildpacks or a Dockerfile, then submits when the work is ready for review. Delivery format.

Live on Velcio

Review it running

Velcio puts the delivery online so you can click through pages and flows before you accept.

Accept and own

Accept when it works. That completes handover, with no second charge. You get the code. Hosting is optional. Hosting subscriptions.

Safeguards

Protection from the process, not promises

Fund, build, live review, then accept. How Velcio runs your app · Why not freelance platforms.

Fixed price, live review, handover. Funded projects run on one path with live review before you accept.

Card authorised first, charged after cooling-off. Funding a project authorises the full price. After 24 hours we take payment and work starts. Cancel free in that window.

Live review before you accept. Velcio runs a preview you can click through. Accept when it works.

Source yours. Hosting optional. Accepting completes handover. You keep the code. You set production secret values. Developers never see those values.

FAQ

Straight answers

Money, ownership and review.

How is this different from a freelance marketplace?

Developers on Velcio are independent freelancers. They do not work for us. You agree a fixed price, fund the project, review a live preview, then own the source. Why not freelance platforms.

When am I charged?

When you fund a project your card is authorised for the full price. After 24 hours we take the payment and work starts. You can cancel without charge during that window. Accepting is handover, not a second charge. See pricing.

What if the work is wrong?

Review the delivery live before you accept. Request changes within the included rounds or open a dispute. If the review window ends with no action Velcio auto-accepts.

Do I own the code? Am I locked into hosting?

Accepting gives you the source. Hosting is optional.

How are payments and secrets handled?

Card payments run through Stripe. Production secret values are encrypted at rest, set only by you and never shown to developers or returned in the API. Developers only declare which env var names are required. Buyer workflow.

Create an account

Free to sign up. Buyer projects are not open yet. You can still create an account and prepare as a developer. See pricing · Read the docs.

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