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Motion vs Sunsama

Motion and Sunsama are both personal productivity tools aimed at freelancers and small businesses. Sunsama costs less, from $22/mo versus $29/mo for Motion.

Motion

AI calendar that schedules your tasks

Sunsama

Daily planner that pulls tasks from your tools

PricingPaid · $29Paid · $22
Starting price$29/mo$22/mo
Free planNoNo
Free trial—14 days
Built forFreelancers, Small businessesFreelancers, Small businesses
Platformsweb, macos, windows, ios, androidweb, macos, windows, ios, android
CountryUS · 2019US · 2017
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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).

Choose Sunsama if

Individuals who want intentional daily planning across many tools.

  • Encourages realistic days
  • Unifies tasks from many tools
  • Calm, intentional design

Look elsewhere if: People who want automation (Motion) or a free tool (TickTick).

Motion vs Sunsama pricing

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

Sunsama

  • Pro$22/mo$17 billed yearly; unlimited usage and integrations
  • EnterpriseCustomContact sales

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

Sunsama · Key features

  • Guided daily planning ritual
  • Import tasks from many tools
  • Timeboxing on calendar
  • Workload warnings for overcommitment
  • Daily shutdown and weekly review
  • Focus mode

Cons

  • Single pricing tier, not cheap
  • Manual planning takes minutes daily
  • Not a team project tool

Motion vs Sunsama: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Motion or Sunsama?

Sunsama starts at $22/mo and Motion at $29/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Motion and Sunsama have a free plan?

Motion has no free plan. Sunsama has no free plan, a 14-day free trial.

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