Google Workspace vs Motion
Google Workspace and Motion are both personal productivity tools. Google Workspace is aimed at small businesses and enterprise, while Motion is aimed at freelancers and small businesses. Google Workspace costs less, from $8.40/mo versus $29/mo for Motion.
Google's suite of Gmail, Drive, Docs, Meet and Gemini for business
AI calendar that schedules your tasks
| Pricing | Paid · $8 | Paid · $29 |
| Starting price | $8.40/mo | $29/mo |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | 14 days | — |
| Built for | Small businesses, Enterprise, Freelancers | Freelancers, Small businesses |
| Platforms | web, ios, android, macos, windows | web, macos, windows, ios, android |
| Country | US · 2006 | US · 2019 |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Google Workspace if
Startups and SMBs that collaborate in documents all day and want email, files and meetings with little IT work.
- Best-in-class real-time collaboration in the browser
- Gemini AI included without a separate add-on fee
- Simple admin with low IT overhead for small teams
Look elsewhere if: Organizations built around desktop Word, Excel and Windows management (Microsoft 365, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams).
Choose Motion if
Busy professionals and small teams overloaded with tasks and meetings.
- Removes daily planning overhead
- Adapts to schedule changes
- Combines calendar, tasks and projects
Look elsewhere if: People who enjoy manual planning (Sunsama, Todoist).
Google Workspace vs Motion pricing
Google Workspace
- Business Starter$8.40/user/mo$7 on annual plan; 30 GB pooled per user, 100-person Meet
- Business Standard$16.80/user/mo$14 on annual plan; 2 TB pooled per user, Meet recording
- Business Plus$26.40/user/mo$22 on annual plan; 5 TB pooled per user, Vault, 500 in Meet
- EnterpriseCustomContact sales; data regions, 1,000-person Meet, more security
Motion
- Pro AI$29/seat/mo$19/mo billed annually; 7,500 AI credits/seat/mo
- Business AI$49/seat/mo$29/mo billed annually; 15,000 credits, Gantt, time tracking
Google Workspace · Key features
- Business Gmail on your own domain with groups and aliases
- Docs, Sheets and Slides with real-time co-editing and comments
- Pooled Drive storage from 30 GB to 5 TB per user
- Google Meet video calls for 100 to 1,000 participants
- Gemini AI in Gmail, Docs and Meet, plus the Gemini app and NotebookLM
- Admin console with 2-step verification, device management and audit logs
Cons
- Business plans are capped at 300 users
- Docs and Sheets lack some advanced Word and Excel features
- Annual commitments cannot be reduced until renewal
Motion · Key features
- Automatic task scheduling into calendar
- Projects with dependencies and workloads
- Booking pages and meeting scheduling
- AI docs and meeting notes
- Priority and deadline management
- Team workload view
Cons
- Expensive versus to-do apps
- Requires accurate estimates
- Can feel controlling
Google Workspace vs Motion: FAQ
Which is cheaper, Google Workspace or Motion?
Google Workspace starts at $8.40/mo and Motion at $29/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.
Do Google Workspace and Motion have a free plan?
Google Workspace has no free plan, a 14-day free trial. Motion has no free plan.