Is Vellaci cheaper than Cloze?

Yes. Vellaci Solo is $5/mo. Cloze's cheapest paid tier is around $17/mo.

Can I import my Cloze contacts?

Yes. Cloze exports a CSV; Vellaci's importer maps name, email, phone, tags and last-contacted dates in one step. Most users finish in under 10 minutes.

Does Vellaci auto-log iMessage like Cloze?

Cloze has partial iMessage support. Vellaci has full local-first iMessage logging on macOS.

Should I pick Cloze instead?

Pick Cloze if: iPhone-first power users who started with Cloze before the category existed.. The honest win for Cloze: iOS app is mature — years of polish we haven't matched.

Vellaci vs Cloze: Which Personal CRM Wins in 2026

Where Cloze was great

Pioneer of the category. Strong iOS app. Years of contact-context tracking.

Why founders search for an alternative

UI feels frozen in 2017. Mobile-first means the macOS / web experience lags. Pricing tiers are confusing.

Side-by-side comparison

Feature	Vellaci	Cloze
Auto-log email	Full	Full
Auto-log iMessage	Full	Partial
Auto-log calendar	Full	Full
LinkedIn enrichment	Partial	Manual
WhatsApp logging	Partial	No
Open source	No (SaaS)	No
Native mobile	iOS	Yes
Family plan	$14/mo · 4 seats	—
Cheapest paid tier	$5/mo	$17/mo

Last reviewed 2026-02-01. Pricing changes — we refresh quarterly.

Where Cloze still wins

iOS app is mature — years of polish we haven't matched.
Email + calendar auto-capture is full-featured.
Existing user base means lots of templates and workflows.

Where Vellaci wins

macOS-native iMessage capture — Cloze on Mac is a web view.
Modern UI built for 2026, not 2017.
Simpler pricing — one solo tier, one family tier.
Faster onboarding (60s to first timeline vs Cloze's multi-step setup).

Who should pick Cloze

iPhone-first power users who started with Cloze before the category existed.

Who should pick Vellaci

You have 500+ contacts across email, iMessage and calendar; you stopped opening your last CRM because manual entry decayed in week 3; you want zero typing on day 1. If that's you, the iMessage auto-log alone usually decides it.

Migration path from Cloze to Vellaci

Export your contacts from Cloze as CSV.
Open Vellaci → Imports, drop the file.
Vellaci enriches each row (email + calendar + LinkedIn) within minutes.
Connect Gmail / iMessage / Google Calendar. Your timelines populate.

Vellaci vs Cloze