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Kalender Sync vs Motion

Kalender Sync and Motion are both scheduling & calendar tools aimed at freelancers and small businesses. Only Kalender Sync has a free plan.

Kalender Sync

German-hosted calendar sync across providers, with AI assistant access

Motion

AI calendar that schedules your tasks

PricingFreemiumPaid · $29
Starting priceNot published$29/mo
Free planYesNo
Free trial7 days—
Built forFreelancers, Small businessesFreelancers, Small businesses
Platformswebweb, macos, windows, ios, android
CountryDEUS · 2019
Rating——

Choose Kalender Sync if

Freelancers and consultants in Europe who need GDPR-compliant sync across Google, Outlook, iCloud and German mail providers.

  • Covers German providers that most sync tools ignore
  • Privacy-friendly default shares busy time only
  • GDPR DPA included even on the Free plan

Look elsewhere if: Teams wanting AI task scheduling or central admin for many users (Reclaim, Ridian).

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).

Kalender Sync vs Motion pricing

Kalender Sync

  • Free€02 accounts, 1 sharing, Google and Outlook only, 100 AI credits
  • Basic€5/mo3 accounts, 5 syncs, all providers; 2 months free yearly
  • Professional€12/moUnlimited accounts and syncs, 18 months ahead, 2,000 credits

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

Kalender Sync · Key features

  • One-way or two-way sync between calendars at different providers
  • Supports Google, Outlook, iCloud, GMX, WEB.DE, mailbox.org and kSuite
  • Busy-only, title and time, or full-detail visibility per sync
  • Real-time webhooks for Google and Outlook, 5-minute polling for others
  • MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Zapier and n8n
  • Per-calendar AI permissions with a logged history of actions

Cons

  • Prices listed only in euros
  • Free plan cannot sync your own calendars with each other
  • Non-Google, non-Outlook providers update about every five minutes

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

Kalender Sync vs Motion: FAQ

Do Kalender Sync and Motion have a free plan?

Kalender Sync has a free plan. Motion has no free plan.

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