{
    "title": "Akiflow Alternatives 2027: 11 Paid, Free & Open-Source",
    "url": "https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/akiflow/",
    "summary": "The best Akiflow alternatives in 2027 are Motion (best overall, $29/seat/mo), Reclaim.ai (best free plan: 1 user, 1 calendar sync) and Super Productivity (best open source, MIT). Akiflow itself starts at $34/mo. Zekai checked these prices on vendor pages on 14 Nov 2026; 8 more are compared below, including 2 with a free plan and 3 open source.",
    "tool": {
        "name": "Akiflow",
        "starting_price": "$34/mo",
        "free_plan": "No",
        "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
        "pricing_url": "https://akiflow.com/pricing"
    },
    "task": "AI calendar and to-do planner",
    "prices_checked": "2026-11-14",
    "date_modified": "2026-11-14",
    "alternatives": [
        {
            "name": "Motion",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$29/seat/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "AI planner, projects and docs in one app",
            "difference": "Pro AI bundles AI chat, projects, docs and auto-planning with 7,500 AI credits a month; Akiflow keeps one flat Pro plan and sells its meeting assistant as an add-on.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.usemotion.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.usemotion.com",
            "zekai_score": 7.9,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/motion/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Reclaim.ai",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$12/seat/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "Lite: 1 user, 1 calendar sync, 1 scheduling link",
            "best_for": "Free calendar scheduler for one person",
            "difference": "Lite is free forever for one user with 1 calendar sync and a 1-week scheduling range; Starter covers up to 10 seats and Business up to 100.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://reclaim.ai/pricing",
            "website": "https://reclaim.ai",
            "zekai_score": 9,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/reclaim-ai/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Morgen",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$30/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "AI Planner with Swiss hosting",
            "difference": "Pro monthly is $30 and yearly is $15 a month; the page states Swiss hosting, desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux, and 15% off for a year when switching from Motion.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://morgen.so/pricing",
            "website": "https://morgen.so",
            "zekai_score": 7,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/morgen/"
        },
        {
            "name": "SkedPal",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$14.95/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "Time-budget scheduling at a lower price",
            "difference": "Core schedules inside a 21-day window with one synced calendar; Pro extends it to 60 days with unlimited calendar accounts and integrated time tracking.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://skedpal.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://skedpal.com",
            "zekai_score": 7.7,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/skedpal/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sunsama",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$22/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "One flat plan for a solo daily planner",
            "difference": "Offers a single Pro plan at $22 monthly or $17 yearly with unlimited integrations plus AI, MCP and Zapier access; SSO, SAML and SCIM sit in a custom Enterprise tier.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://sunsama.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://sunsama.com",
            "zekai_score": 8.2,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/sunsama/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Vimcal",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$35/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "iOS calendar app only, free",
            "best_for": "Fast calendar for meeting-heavy executives",
            "difference": "A calendar and booking tool rather than a task planner: the iOS app is free, and $35 a month or $25 yearly adds desktop apps, group polls and personal booking links.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://vimcal.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://vimcal.com",
            "zekai_score": 8.8,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/vimcal/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Todoist",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$7/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "Beginner: 5 projects, 3 filters, 1-week history",
            "best_for": "Cheap task list with a usable free tier",
            "difference": "Beginner is free with 5 personal projects and 3 filter views; Pro at $7 monthly or $5 yearly adds calendar layout, task duration and deadlines.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://todoist.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://todoist.com",
            "zekai_score": 9.6,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/todoist/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Super Productivity",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "MIT",
            "best_for": "Offline-first planner with timeboxing and Pomodoro",
            "difference": "Combines a planner, a schedule timeline beside calendar events, timeboxing and Pomodoro with Jira, GitHub and Linear imports; its feature list describes no automatic task scheduling.",
            "website": "https://github.com/johannesjo/super-productivity",
            "repository": "https://github.com/johannesjo/super-productivity",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/super-productivity/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes (MIT).",
            "runs_on": "Desktop app for Windows, macOS, Linux; also Android, iOS and browser.",
            "setup": "easy: Install a desktop app or open the web app.",
            "github_stars": 23700,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-14",
            "last_release": "2026-11-06",
            "zekai_score": 8.7,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/super-productivity/"
        },
        {
            "name": "FluidCalendar",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "MIT",
            "best_for": "Self-hosted auto-scheduler, still early",
            "difference": "Describes itself as an open-source alternative to Motion with automatic task scheduling, but supports only Google Calendar so far and carries a README warning that it is buggy.",
            "website": "https://github.com/dotnetfactory/fluid-calendar",
            "repository": "https://github.com/dotnetfactory/fluid-calendar",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/fluid-calendar/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes (MIT).",
            "runs_on": "Server or PC able to run a Next.js 15 app plus its database.",
            "setup": "moderate: Needs Google OAuth credentials, a database and environment config.",
            "github_stars": 1000,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "last_commit": "2026-09-21",
            "last_release": "2026-09-08",
            "zekai_score": 6,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/fluid-calendar/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Vikunja",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
            "best_for": "Self-hosted shared task manager",
            "difference": "Task manager you host yourself, with a paid Pro tier for admin panel, audit logs and time tracking; the README lists no calendar auto-scheduling.",
            "website": "https://vikunja.io",
            "repository": "https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/vikunja/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes; AGPL-3.0 means sharing changes if you run it as a service.",
            "runs_on": "Small server or VPS; install options are listed in the Vikunja docs.",
            "setup": "moderate: Server install from the docs; Docker or binary.",
            "github_stars": 6100,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-14",
            "last_release": "2026-11-05",
            "zekai_score": 7.5,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/vikunja/"
        },
        {
            "name": "tududi",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "MIT",
            "best_for": "Hierarchical personal task manager",
            "difference": "Organises tasks into projects and areas with recurring-task rules, 26 languages and OIDC single sign-on; its feature list has no automatic calendar scheduling.",
            "website": "https://github.com/chrisvel/tududi",
            "repository": "https://github.com/chrisvel/tududi",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/tududi/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes (MIT).",
            "runs_on": "Self-hosted web app on a small server; clients use a browser or PWA.",
            "setup": "moderate: Server install and optional SSO set-up per the README.",
            "github_stars": 3600,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-06",
            "last_release": "2026-11-06",
            "zekai_score": 7.5,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/tududi/"
        }
    ],
    "faq": [
        {
            "q": "What is the best alternative to Akiflow in 2027?",
            "a": "Motion is the best overall Akiflow alternative on this page ($29/seat/mo). For no cost, Reclaim.ai has a free plan (Lite: 1 user, 1 calendar sync, 1 scheduling link). To self-host, Super Productivity is open source (MIT)."
        },
        {
            "q": "Is there a free version of Akiflow?",
            "a": "No. Akiflow has no free plan; paid plans start at $34/mo, checked on 14 Nov 2026."
        },
        {
            "q": "Is there a 100% free alternative to Akiflow?",
            "a": "Yes. Super Productivity, FluidCalendar, Vikunja, tududi are open source and free to self-host. Reclaim.ai, Vimcal, Todoist have a free plan with limits, shown in the table."
        },
        {
            "q": "What is cheaper than Akiflow?",
            "a": "SkedPal starts at $14.95/mo, against $34/mo for Akiflow, as listed on each vendor's pricing page on 14 Nov 2026."
        },
        {
            "q": "How much do Akiflow alternatives cost for a team of 5?",
            "a": "If each of 5 people buys the entry paid plan, at the prices Zekai checked on 14 Nov 2026, the monthly cost is Todoist $35/mo, Reclaim.ai $60/mo, SkedPal $74.75/mo, against Akiflow $170/mo for Akiflow. Team and business plans can cost more per seat. The Zekai Cost Finder on this page recalculates for any team size."
        },
        {
            "q": "Which is better, Motion or Akiflow?",
            "a": "Pro AI bundles AI chat, projects, docs and auto-planning with 7,500 AI credits a month; Akiflow keeps one flat Pro plan and sells its meeting assistant as an add-on. Choose Motion if you want tasks, projects, docs and AI auto-planning from one per-seat subscription for a team. Stay with Akiflow if you plan tasks by hand, want one flat price per user and a hosted MCP connector for Claude."
        },
        {
            "q": "Why are people leaving Akiflow?",
            "a": "The documented reasons are: Akiflow's pricing page states there is no free plan, a 7-day trial needs a card, and Pro is $34 monthly or $19 a month billed yearly ($228 once a year) (14 Nov 2026); The AI Meeting Assistant for recording, transcripts, summaries and action items is not part of Pro; the pricing page lists it as an optional $19-per-month add-on (14 Nov 2026). Each is sourced in the section above."
        },
        {
            "q": "What is the best Akiflow alternative?",
            "a": "Motion if you want AI to schedule tasks, Reclaim.ai or SkedPal for cheaper automatic scheduling, and Sunsama or Morgen if you prefer a guided daily plan. The right choice depends on how much planning you want automated."
        }
    ],
    "publisher": "Zekai (zekaiwork.com) — independently reviewed; prices read on vendor pages on the dates shown.",
    "licence": "Free to quote with a link to https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/akiflow/. Bulk copying or republishing the dataset is not permitted."
}