{
    "title": "Reclaim AI Alternatives 2027: 12 Paid, Free & Open-Source",
    "url": "https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/reclaim-ai/",
    "summary": "The best Reclaim AI alternatives in 2027 are Motion (best overall, $29/seat/mo), Todoist (best free plan: 5 projects, 3 filter views) and Super Productivity (best open source, MIT). Reclaim AI itself starts at $12/seat/mo. Zekai checked these prices on vendor pages on 13 Nov 2026; 9 more are compared below, including 1 with a free plan and 4 open source.",
    "tool": {
        "name": "Reclaim AI",
        "starting_price": "$12/seat/mo",
        "free_plan": "Lite: 5 AI agents, 1 calendar sync, 1 scheduling link",
        "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
        "pricing_url": "https://reclaim.ai/pricing"
    },
    "task": "AI calendar scheduling assistant",
    "prices_checked": "2026-11-13",
    "date_modified": "2026-11-13",
    "alternatives": [
        {
            "name": "Motion",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$29/seat/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "Auto-scheduling plus projects, docs and AI chat",
            "difference": "Motion bundles auto-scheduling with projects, docs, wiki and AI chat, and meters AI Credits (7,500 on Pro AI, 15,000 on Business AI); Reclaim is calendar-focused with a free Lite plan.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "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": "Sunsama",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$22/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "Guided daily planning by hand",
            "difference": "Sunsama runs a guided daily planning ritual where you place tasks yourself and has one Pro plan; Reclaim's agents move Focus Time and Habits automatically.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.sunsama.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.sunsama.com",
            "zekai_score": 8.2,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/sunsama/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Akiflow",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$34/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "Keyboard-driven task and calendar inbox",
            "difference": "Akiflow centres on a task inbox with emails turned into tasks, keyboard shortcuts and time blocking, with a single Pro plan; Reclaim has Lite, Starter and Business tiers.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "pricing_url": "https://akiflow.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://akiflow.com",
            "zekai_score": 7.5,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/akiflow/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Morgen",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$30/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "AI planner with Linux desktop and iCloud",
            "difference": "Morgen supports iCloud calendars via CalDAV and has Windows, macOS and Linux desktop apps, and its servers are Swiss-hosted; Reclaim covers Google and Outlook.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.morgen.so/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.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": "Priority-ranked task scheduling on a budget",
            "difference": "SkedPal schedules from a priority board and time budgeting zones; Core plans a 21-day window with one synced calendar, Pro a 60-day window; Reclaim Lite plans one week.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "pricing_url": "https://skedpal.com/pricing/",
            "website": "https://skedpal.com",
            "zekai_score": 7.7,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/skedpal/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Vimcal",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$35/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "Free iOS calendar app (availability sharing, time-zone conversion)",
            "best_for": "Fast calendar with polls and booking links",
            "difference": "Vimcal is a calendar app with booking links, group polls and a Mac and PC desktop app; it does not auto-schedule tasks the way Reclaim's Smart Meetings and Habits do.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.vimcal.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.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 personal projects, 3 filter views, 1 week activity history",
            "best_for": "Task lists with a free tier",
            "difference": "Todoist is a task manager with a free Beginner plan (5 projects) and a Calendar layout on Pro; it does not auto-place tasks on your calendar, which Reclaim does.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.todoist.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.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": "Free local timeboxing and planning",
            "difference": "Super Productivity offers a day planner with timeboxing, time tracking and Jira, GitHub, Linear and ClickUp imports, plus basic CalDAV; it has no AI auto-scheduler.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "website": "https://super-productivity.com",
            "repository": "https://github.com/super-productivity/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 web.",
            "setup": "easy: Install an app or open the web version; no account needed.",
            "github_stars": 23659,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-13",
            "last_release": "2026-11-06",
            "zekai_score": 8.7,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/super-productivity/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Cal.diy (Cal.com community edition)",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "MIT",
            "best_for": "Self-hosted booking pages and links",
            "difference": "Cal.diy covers booking links only, with Teams, Insights, Workflows and SSO removed from this MIT edition; it does not plan Focus Time or Habits on your calendar.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "website": "https://cal.diy",
            "repository": "https://github.com/calcom/cal.com",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/cal-com/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes (MIT); the README advises personal use, not production.",
            "runs_on": "A server with Node.js 18+, PostgreSQL 13+ and Yarn.",
            "setup": "hard: Node.js, Yarn and PostgreSQL on your own server; not advised for production.",
            "github_stars": 50008,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-11",
            "last_release": "2026-03-01",
            "zekai_score": 7.7,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/cal-com/"
        },
        {
            "name": "FluidCalendar",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "MIT",
            "best_for": "Open-source auto-scheduling of tasks",
            "difference": "FluidCalendar describes itself as an open-source alternative to Motion that places tasks on your calendar using work hours and buffers; its README warns it is buggy and not for production.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "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": "Docker Compose with PostgreSQL 15+; Google or Azure OAuth credentials.",
            "setup": "moderate: Docker Compose, a database and OAuth credentials for calendars.",
            "github_stars": 1004,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "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 task manager with an API",
            "difference": "Vikunja is a self-hosted task manager with an OpenAPI-documented API; a paid Pro add-on lists an admin panel, audit logs and time tracking, and nothing schedules tasks for you.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "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": "A Docker host or Linux server with the Vikunja binary.",
            "setup": "moderate: Docker image or binary plus a service file you maintain.",
            "github_stars": 6041,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-13",
            "last_release": "2026-10-20",
            "zekai_score": 7.5,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/vikunja/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Planify",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "GPL-3.0",
            "best_for": "Linux task planner with calendar view",
            "difference": "Planify is a GTK4 Linux app that syncs fully with Todoist or Nextcloud and shows tasks on a calendar, with reminders and offline mode, but no automatic scheduling.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "website": "https://useplanify.com",
            "repository": "https://github.com/alainm23/planify",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/planify/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes; GPL-3.0 means shared changes stay open if you distribute the software.",
            "runs_on": "Linux desktop with GTK4 (4.14.4 or newer).",
            "setup": "easy: Install from Flathub or build from source; no server.",
            "github_stars": 5800,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-13",
            "last_release": "2026-09-10",
            "zekai_score": 7.5,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/planify/"
        }
    ],
    "faq": [
        {
            "q": "What is the best alternative to Reclaim AI in 2027?",
            "a": "Motion is the best overall Reclaim AI alternative on this page ($29/seat/mo). For no cost, Todoist has a free plan (Beginner: 5 personal projects, 3 filter views, 1 week activity history). To self-host, Super Productivity is open source (MIT)."
        },
        {
            "q": "Is there a free version of Reclaim AI?",
            "a": "Yes. Reclaim AI has a free plan: Lite: 5 AI agents, 1 calendar sync, 1 scheduling link. Paid plans start at $12/seat/mo, checked on 13 Nov 2026."
        },
        {
            "q": "Is there a 100% free alternative to Reclaim AI?",
            "a": "Yes. Super Productivity, Cal.diy (Cal.com community edition), FluidCalendar, Vikunja, Planify are open source and free to self-host. Vimcal, Todoist have a free plan with limits, shown in the table."
        },
        {
            "q": "What is cheaper than Reclaim AI?",
            "a": "SkedPal starts at $14.95/mo, against $12/seat/mo for Reclaim AI, as listed on each vendor's pricing page on 13 Nov 2026."
        },
        {
            "q": "How much do Reclaim AI alternatives cost for a team of 5?",
            "a": "If each of 5 people buys the entry paid plan, at the prices Zekai checked on 13 Nov 2026, the monthly cost is Todoist $35/mo, SkedPal $74.75/mo, Sunsama $110/mo, against Reclaim AI $60/mo for Reclaim AI. 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 Reclaim AI?",
            "a": "Motion bundles auto-scheduling with projects, docs, wiki and AI chat, and meters AI Credits (7,500 on Pro AI, 15,000 on Business AI); Reclaim is calendar-focused with a free Lite plan. Choose Motion if you want tasks, projects, docs and AI chat in one app instead of a calendar layer over Google or Outlook. Stay with Reclaim AI if you want a permanent free plan and a lower $12 monthly Starter price for calendar scheduling only."
        },
        {
            "q": "Why are people leaving Reclaim AI?",
            "a": "The documented reasons are: Reclaim limited Scheduling Links by plan when they left beta: 1 on Lite, 3 on Starter, unlimited on Business and Enterprise (13 Apr 2023); Reclaim replaced Free, Pro and Team with Lite, Starter, Business and Enterprise; Lite includes one Smart 1:1 and one Scheduling Link, and Starter covers teams of up to 10 users (25 Apr 2023). Each is sourced in the section above."
        },
        {
            "q": "What is better than Reclaim AI?",
            "a": "Motion suits teams wanting projects and docs with scheduling, Sunsama suits manual daily planning, and Morgen suits iCloud and Linux users. Super Productivity is a free open-source option without AI scheduling."
        }
    ],
    "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/reclaim-ai/. Bulk copying or republishing the dataset is not permitted."
}