{
    "title": "Motion Alternatives 2027: 11 Paid, Free & Open-Source",
    "url": "https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/motion/",
    "summary": "The best Motion alternatives in 2027 are Morgen (best overall, $30/mo), Reclaim.ai (best free plan: 1 user, 1 calendar sync) and Super Productivity (best open source, MIT). Motion itself starts at $29/seat/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": "Motion",
        "starting_price": "$29/seat/mo",
        "free_plan": "No",
        "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
        "pricing_url": "https://www.usemotion.com/pricing"
    },
    "task": "AI calendar and to-do planner",
    "prices_checked": "2026-11-14",
    "date_modified": "2026-11-14",
    "alternatives": [
        {
            "name": "Akiflow",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$34/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "Manual time-blocking with a built-in AI assistant",
            "difference": "Sells one Pro plan at $34 monthly or $19 yearly with the Aki assistant and a hosted MCP connector included; the meeting-recording assistant costs $19 a month extra.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://akiflow.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://akiflow.com",
            "zekai_score": 7.5,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/akiflow/"
        },
        {
            "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 Motion in 2027?",
            "a": "Morgen is the best overall Motion alternative on this page ($30/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 Motion?",
            "a": "No. Motion has no free plan; paid plans start at $29/seat/mo, checked on 14 Nov 2026."
        },
        {
            "q": "Is there a 100% free alternative to Motion?",
            "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 Motion?",
            "a": "SkedPal starts at $14.95/mo, against $29/seat/mo for Motion, as listed on each vendor's pricing page on 14 Nov 2026."
        },
        {
            "q": "How much do Motion 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 Motion $145/mo for Motion. 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, Morgen or Motion?",
            "a": "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. Choose Morgen if you want Linux and Windows desktop apps, Swiss hosting and unlimited calendar integrations at half price when billed yearly. Stay with Motion if you need team dashboards, Gantt timelines and time tracking that Morgen's pricing page does not list."
        },
        {
            "q": "Why are people leaving Motion?",
            "a": "The documented reasons are: Motion's pricing page lists no free plan and prices per seat: Pro AI is $29 monthly or $19 yearly, Business AI $49 monthly or $29 yearly. Monthly billing costs about 50% more than yearly (14 Nov 2026); AI usage is metered in credits: Pro AI includes 7,500 credits and Business AI 15,000; extra credits are priced at 39 cents per 100 on Pro AI monthly billing and 33 cents on Business AI (14 Nov 2026). Each is sourced in the section above."
        },
        {
            "q": "What is the best Motion alternative?",
            "a": "For automatic scheduling, Reclaim.ai, SkedPal and Morgen are the closest. For manual time-blocking, Akiflow and Sunsama. The right pick depends on whether you want the AI to place tasks or to place them yourself."
        }
    ],
    "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/motion/. Bulk copying or republishing the dataset is not permitted."
}