Why not freelance platforms

Velcio is not another open marketplace for odd jobs and open-ended chat. It is a fixed-price path from brief to owned code: fund with a card hold, review the delivery live, then accept handover.

If you are used to hiring developers on typical freelance platforms, the risk profile is different. This page compares that category to Velcio. It does not name competitors.

Risk comparison

Risk	Typical freelance platforms	Velcio
Scope	Briefs live in messages and change without a clear record	Funded project with an agreed price and a defined delivery path
Money	Pay for time, milestones or trust that a file dump is done	Card hold first, charge after cooling-off and accept completes handover (not a second charge)
Proof	Screenshots, ZIP files or “trust the seller”	Live preview you click through before you accept
Ownership	Often unclear until after payment and argument	Accept transfers ownership of the delivered source
Hosting	Someone else’s problem after delivery	Optional on the same path or take the code elsewhere
Working model	Open-ended chat, proposals and marketplace theatre	Workflow: fund, deliver, review live, accept

What this is for

Velcio fits buyers who want a safer software handover, not a place to browse endless gigs. Developers work against a funded brief and submit a build you can try online.

It is a poor fit if you want hourly billing, open-ended retainers or hiring that lives only in DMs.

Next steps

• Buyer workflow: fund, review, accept and optional hosting
• Pricing: delivery fees, hosting plans and how charges work
• Start a project: create an account and begin