Vellum on the BookBird Score
BookBird Score · formatting · #5 of 5
Best for: Mac users who want styled ebooks, print books and box sets
- Plans (USD)
- Vellum Ebooks: $199.99 one-time (unlimited ebooks)
- Vellum Press: $249.99 one-time (unlimited ebooks + paperbacks)
- Free trial
- Free to try; pay to export files
- Platforms
- Mac
- Exports
- EPUB 3, EPUB 2, MOBI (ARCs), PDF (print, PDF/X-1a)
- Checklist
- Preview on devices, Large print or several trim sizes, Design themes or templates, Full-bleed images
- Trustpilot
- No profile
- US searches a month
- 720 (“vellum software”)
Reputation is left out: there is no Trustpilot profile.
Vellum pricing
One-time licence. Free trial: Free to try; pay to export files. The plans as Vellum’s own site listed them on October 2, 2026, in US dollars:
- Vellum Ebooks: $199.99 one-time (unlimited ebooks)
- Vellum Press: $249.99 one-time (unlimited ebooks + paperbacks)
What Vellum offers
From Vellum’s own pages, checked on October 2, 2026:
- Store-specific ebooks for Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books
- Box sets from a finished series
- 24 trim sizes plus large print; paperback or hardcover
- Automatic margins, page numbers, headers, widow handling
- Book styles with drop caps, ornaments, embedded fonts
- Live preview on devices and in print
- Accessible output (ACE-approved)
- Full-bleed pages and backgrounds
Runs on: Mac. Exports: EPUB 3, EPUB 2, MOBI (ARCs) and PDF (print, PDF/X-1a).
Who Vellum suits, and what its pages do not list
- Best for: Mac users who want styled ebooks, print books and box sets.
Not on Vellum’s feature list when we checked: front and back matter and a version for Windows, web, iOS and Android. That is what the vendor states, not a test; a feature can exist without being listed, and the score only credits what is.
Reviews and search interest
Vellum has no Trustpilot rating we could use, so its score is calculated without Reputation. G2 blocked our requests, so its ratings are not used.
About 720 people a month search Google in the US for “vellum software” (Google Ads data via DataForSEO). That search interest is the Demand part of the score.
Vellum alternatives
| Software | Score | Price from | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draft2Digital | 7.8 | Free | Free EPUB and paperback PDF from a Word file |
| Kindle Create | 7.5 | Free | Free ebook and paperback files for Amazon KDP |
| Reedsy Studio | 7.4 | Free plan; paid from $52.99 a year (add-on) | Free typesetting to print-ready PDF and EPUB in the browser |
| Atticus | 7.1 | $147 one-time | Ebook and print formatting on any computer, paid for once |
Compare: Atticus vs Vellum · All software for authors
Vellum questions
How much does Vellum cost?
$199.99 one-time. Vellum lists 2 plans; the full list is under Pricing above.
Is there a free trial of Vellum?
Free to try; pay to export files
What devices does Vellum run on?
Mac, according to its own site.
What file formats can Vellum export?
EPUB 3, EPUB 2, MOBI (ARCs) and PDF (print, PDF/X-1a), according to its own site.
How the BookBird Score is computed: the formula. Prices, features and ratings were read from the vendor’s site and Trustpilot on October 2, 2026; nobody pays to be listed.