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Tana vs Velocity Global

Tana logo

Tana

Software

The everything app for your personal workspace

From
Free
Rated
-
Velocity Global logo

Velocity Global

Software

Work at the speed of tomorrow

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Tana has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Tana the free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries; Velocity Global velocity Global has rebranded to Pebl and velocityglobal.com redirects to hellopebl.com
  • They diverge on capability: Tana covers Outliner interface, Velocity Global covers Global Employment.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Tana and Velocity Global actually diverge.

Attributes where Tana and Velocity Global differ
AttributeTanaVelocity Global
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumquote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, DesktopWeb
Founded20202014

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Tana

  • Outliner interface
  • Supertags
  • Live queries
  • AI integration
  • Graph views
  • Email capture
  • API
  • Zapier

Only in Velocity Global

  • Global Employment
  • Payroll
  • Benefits
  • Compliance
  • Immigration Services
  • Contractor Management
  • Workday
  • SAP

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Tana

  • Structured note taking with a graph based supertag data modelnot Velocity Global
  • Automatic meeting capture with AI transcripts and summariesnot Velocity Global
  • Turning notes into queryable structured databasesnot Velocity Global

Velocity Global

  • Hiring employees in countries where a company has no legal entitynot Tana
  • Running global payroll and benefits administration across multiple countriesnot Tana
  • Immigration and visa support for international hiresnot Tana

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Tana

  • The free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries
  • The free plan connects only 1 calendar and allows 50 AI queries
  • Pro is $30 per user per month at standard price, with $20 shown as an early bird rate
  • Max is $120 per user per month at standard price, with $80 shown as an early bird rate
  • Integrations and full MCP require the Pro plan
  • Dedicated support and onboarding, and unlimited agents, skills and types, require the Max plan
  • The Business plan is custom priced, billed yearly and has no published rate
  • The free trial runs 30 days

Velocity Global

  • Velocity Global has rebranded to Pebl and velocityglobal.com redirects to hellopebl.com
  • No pricing is published for the Employer of Record service; the site routes to a demo request with no published per-employee rate
  • The offering is an Employer of Record arrangement, so the employee is legally employed by the provider rather than the client

Pricing, plan by plan

Tana

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Core features
    • Supertags
    • Searches
  • Pro$10/month
    • Advanced AI
    • Priority support
    • Extended history

Velocity Global

On request
  • Employer of Record$undefined/month
    • Global Employment
    • Payroll
    • Benefits

Which should you pick?

Choose Tana if

  • You need outliner interface.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Desktop.
  • You also want supertags.

Choose Velocity Global if

  • You need global employment.
  • You also want payroll.

Questions people ask

Is Tana or Velocity Global better?
Neither clearly leads. Tana starts at Free and Velocity Global at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Tana or Velocity Global?
Tana has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Tana and On request for Velocity Global.
Does Tana or Velocity Global run on more platforms?
Tana runs on Web, Desktop. Velocity Global runs on Web.
Can I use Tana for free?
Yes. Tana has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Velocity Global starts at On request.
What is Tana best used for?
Tana is most often used for structured note taking with a graph based supertag data model, automatic meeting capture with ai transcripts and summaries, turning notes into queryable structured databases. Of those, structured note taking with a graph based supertag data model and automatic meeting capture with ai transcripts and summaries are not what Velocity Global is typically brought in for.
What can Tana do that Velocity Global cannot?
Tana covers Outliner interface, Supertags, Live queries, AI integration. Velocity Global covers Global Employment, Payroll, Benefits, Compliance. Both handle Web support.

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