Now in beta — Android 17 on Raspberry Pi 5 16GB

Manage endpoints.
Not complexity.

VelaOS turns a $80 Raspberry Pi into a fully managed VDI thin client or browser kiosk. Enroll in 60 seconds. Update thousands from one dashboard. Half the price of IGEL.

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No credit card. No sales call. Free forever for 5 devices.

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Total Devices

847

Online

812

Updating

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Recent Activity

Device ED-NS-0042 enrolled

Policy 'Nursing Station' updated

OTA 1.2.1 deployed to Pilot

3 devices rebooted

Works with everything your users already know

Omnissa HorizonCitrix WorkspaceAzure Virtual DesktopMicrosoft 365ImprivataAny web app

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

One platform for VDI thin clients, browser kiosks, and managed endpoints.

60-Second Enrollment

Type a 6-character VelaOS Code. Device registers. Policy pushes. Apps install. No certificates. No SHA256 fingerprints.

Safe OTA Updates

A/B partitions with automatic rollback. Staged rollouts with health-gating. Auto-halt if devices fail. Zero bricked endpoints.

App Catalog

Verified VDI clients, browsers, VPN, and support tools. Upload your own custom apps. Ring-based deployment. No Play Store.

Dual 4K Displays

Android 17 desktop windowing on Pi 5. Extend, mirror, or per-monitor layout. Controlled by policy, not by the user.

Locked Down by Default

Read-only OS. No sideloading. USB policy per device class. Hardware-backed encryption. Verified boot chain.

Healthcare Ready

Imprivata NFC badge-tap login. Shift change with tap-to-switch. The cheapest Imprivata-compatible thin client available.

From box to managed in 5 minutes

Four steps. No IT degree required.

Flash the image

Write VelaOS to an NVMe drive or SD card using our imaging tool. Takes 2 minutes.

Boot & enter VelaOS Code

Power on the Pi. Connect to the network. Enter your 6-character org code. The device finds your cloud tenant.

Admin approves

The device appears in your VelaOS Console. Approve it, assign it to a group. Policy and apps push down automatically.

User works

Device boots straight to Horizon, Citrix, a locked browser, or whatever your policy defines. Managed forever from the cloud.

VelaOS vs IGEL

An honest comparison. We're not better at everything — yet.

VelaOSIGEL OS 12

First-year cost per seat$134$260+

Firewall ports to open25+

Certificates to configure03+

Time to enroll one device60 seconds15+ minutes

Supports Raspberry Pi 5YesNo

Android app ecosystemYesNo (Linux)

Enterprise maturityBeta20+ years

x86 hardware supportRoadmapYes

Transparent pricing

Free while we're in beta. Public pricing when we launch.

Starter

Free

Up to 5 devices

Full features. No credit card. Perfect for testing and small deployments.

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Pro

$2per device / month

Full management, OTA, app catalog, staged rollouts. For growing fleets.

Coming Soon

Enterprise

$4per device / month

SSO, API access, custom branding, SLA support. For large organizations.

Coming Soon

Built for IT teams who ship fast

Full REST API. CLI tooling. GitHub Actions integration. Everything you need to automate your endpoint fleet.

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$ vela devices list --status online

847 devices online across 12 sites

$ vela ota deploy v1.2.1 --ring pilot

Deploying to 42 pilot devices...

✓ 42/42 updated successfully

$ vela ota promote v1.2.1 --ring global

Rolling out to 805 remaining devices...

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Manage endpoints.Not complexity.