The best Motion alternatives

Motion is a work suite (tasks, projects, calendar, docs and a notetaker) that auto-schedules your day, with AI employees inside it, from $19 a seat. If you want a lighter calendar tool, a planner you control, or AI agents that work in the tools your team already has, here are the alternatives.

Updated 31 October 2026. Every option is checked against its own site; sources are at the foot of the page.

Why look past Motion

What Motion doesn't do.

Your work moves into Motion

Its AI works inside Motion's own tasks, projects and docs, so the team runs its work there.

You don't text it

Motion lives in its apps; forwarded emails and Slack or Teams messages become tasks. We couldn't find a way to text it.

No free plan

Pro AI is $19 and Business AI $29 a seat a month after a free trial.

A short list of integrations

Motion lists nine native integrations, plus Zapier and a public API.

At a glance

7 Motion alternatives, side by side.

Option	Best for	Where it works	Price
Cicada	Anyone whose work happens in chats: a team, a group, or one person who wants an agent in their messages, apps and meetings.	iMessage and WhatsApp (one-to-one and group chats), Slack, email and a web app	300 free credits to start with a card at sign-up, then $25 for 200 credits when you run low, or plans from $99 a month. Credits are shared across the workspace and roll over.
Reclaim	Anyone who wants their calendar arranged for them, continuously.	Its web app on top of Google Calendar and Outlook, with an AI chat assistant and Slack status sync	Free Lite plan for one person; Starter $10, Business $15 and Enterprise $22 a seat a month, billed yearly ($12 and $18 monthly)
Akiflow	One person who time-blocks their week and wants tasks and calendar in one view.	Web, desktop and mobile apps; Aki in the app, by voice and on WhatsApp; Google and Outlook calendars	Pro $34 a month, or $19 a month billed yearly; 7-day trial with a card; the meeting assistant is $19 a month extra
Sunsama	One person who wants a calm, deliberate plan for each day.	Web, desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux) and mobile apps; syncs Google, Outlook and Apple calendars	Pro $22 a month, or $17 a month billed yearly; 14-day free trial with no card
Viktor	A team that wants one shared AI employee inside its Slack or Teams.	Slack and Microsoft Teams, web chat for Slack workspaces, its own email address and an API	Up to $100 of free credits; Team plan from $50 a month per workspace, credits shared rather than per seat
Lindy	People who work in Slack, iMessage and Gmail and want meeting notes.	iMessage and SMS, Slack, email, meetings and a Chrome extension	Free to try with $50 of credits for 7 days; Team from $49.99 a month for every active user, credits pooled; Enterprise priced on request
Fyxer	People who spend their day in email and want replies drafted and the inbox sorted.	Gmail and Outlook, the Fyxer Hub, your browser, Slack and Teams; it joins video calls like any other attendee	Free (briefings, limited chat and audio notes); Pro $37 a person a month billed yearly ($49 monthly); Team $64 ($99 monthly)

Cicada

by Cicada Labs

If what you want from Motion is AI that does the work: Cicada's agents work in the 1,000+ apps you already use, run on a schedule or when something lands in an app, and report back in iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack or email. They join your calls and text you the notes. Cicada isn't an auto-scheduling calendar, so pair it with one of the planners below if you need one.

What it is: AI agents you text on iMessage and WhatsApp, mention in Slack or email, and add to your group chats, where they keep every message and file and follow up on what people promised.
Where it works: iMessage and WhatsApp (one-to-one and group chats), Slack, email and a web app
What it costs: 300 free credits to start with a card at sign-up, then $25 for 200 credits when you run low, or plans from $99 a month. Credits are shared across the workspace and roll over.
Worth knowing: Built for work rather than personal shopping and errands, and phone calls are switched off for now.

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Reclaim

by Dropbox

The closest calendar engine: it auto-schedules focus time, habits, tasks and meetings across Google and Outlook, free for one person and from $10 a seat a month billed yearly.

What it is: An AI calendar assistant that schedules focus time, habits, tasks and meetings across Google and Outlook calendars, and keeps rearranging them as the week moves.
Where it works: Its web app on top of Google Calendar and Outlook, with an AI chat assistant and Slack status sync
What it costs: Free Lite plan for one person; Starter $10, Business $15 and Enterprise $22 a seat a month, billed yearly ($12 and $18 monthly)
Worth knowing: It works on your calendar only, it doesn't join or record meetings, and it isn't in your texts.

Reclaim vs Cicada Reclaim's site

Akiflow

by Akiflow

Tasks and calendar in one time-blocking view, with Aki, an assistant you can message on WhatsApp; $19 a month billed yearly.

What it is: A time-blocking planner that gathers your tasks and calendars in one place, with Aki, an AI assistant you can message on WhatsApp.
Where it works: Web, desktop and mobile apps; Aki in the app, by voice and on WhatsApp; Google and Outlook calendars
What it costs: Pro $34 a month, or $19 a month billed yearly; 7-day trial with a card; the meeting assistant is $19 a month extra
Worth knowing: No free plan, a card for the trial, team pricing only through sales, and meeting notes cost extra.

Akiflow's site

Sunsama

by Sunsama

For people who'd rather plan their day by hand: a daily routine that pulls tasks from email, Slack and project tools; $17 a month billed yearly.

What it is: A daily planner that pulls tasks from your email, Slack and project tools onto your calendar, with a planning routine each morning and a shutdown each evening.
Where it works: Web, desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux) and mobile apps; syncs Google, Outlook and Apple calendars
What it costs: Pro $22 a month, or $17 a month billed yearly; 14-day free trial with no card
Worth knowing: A planner you arrange yourself rather than an assistant that does the work, and there's no free plan after the trial.

Sunsama's site

Viktor

by Viktor

For an AI employee without changing tools: one shared agent in your Slack or Teams workspace, from $50 a month for the workspace.

What it is: One shared AI employee for a Slack or Microsoft Teams workspace.
Where it works: Slack and Microsoft Teams, web chat for Slack workspaces, its own email address and an API
What it costs: Up to $100 of free credits; Team plan from $50 a month per workspace, credits shared rather than per seat
Worth knowing: Not in iMessage or WhatsApp that we could find, and it reads notes from notetaker apps rather than joining calls.

Viktor vs Cicada Viktor's site

Lindy

by Lindy

An assistant you text or mention in Slack, with a meeting notetaker, from $49.99 a month per active user.

What it is: An AI assistant you text, mention in Slack or email, with a meeting notetaker and a Chrome extension.
Where it works: iMessage and SMS, Slack, email, meetings and a Chrome extension
What it costs: Free to try with $50 of credits for 7 days; Team from $49.99 a month for every active user, credits pooled; Enterprise priced on request
Worth knowing: No WhatsApp that we could find, every active user is billed, and its docs say approvals apply in shared Slack threads, not in DMs, iMessage or SMS.

Lindy vs Cicada Lindy's site

Fyxer

by Fyxer AI

If Motion's notetaker and email help are what you use most: Fyxer drafts replies in Gmail or Outlook and joins video calls to take notes.

What it is: An AI assistant for your inbox: it sorts Gmail or Outlook, drafts replies in your tone, briefs you daily and takes meeting notes.
Where it works: Gmail and Outlook, the Fyxer Hub, your browser, Slack and Teams; it joins video calls like any other attendee
What it costs: Free (briefings, limited chat and audio notes); Pro $37 a person a month billed yearly ($49 monthly); Team $64 ($99 monthly)
Worth knowing: Reply drafts and inbox sorting start on the paid plans, it's priced per person, and it isn't in iMessage or WhatsApp that we could find.

Fyxer's site

How to choose

Start from what you need.

If you need	Look at
An auto-scheduling calendar	Reclaim or Akiflow
Plan each day yourself	Sunsama
Agents that work in the apps you already use	Cicada
Text it	Cicada, or Akiflow's Aki on WhatsApp
An AI employee in Slack or Teams	Viktor or Lindy
Meeting notes	Cicada, Fyxer or Lindy

Questions

Motion alternatives, answered.

What is the best alternative to Motion?

For auto-scheduling, Reclaim or Akiflow. For a planner you arrange yourself, Sunsama. For AI agents that work across your existing apps and messages, Cicada.

Is there a free alternative to Motion?

Reclaim's Lite plan is free for one person. Motion, Sunsama and Akiflow offer trials rather than free plans. Cicada starts free with 300 credits; a card is taken at sign-up and nothing is charged until you run low.

Does Cicada auto-schedule my calendar like Motion?

No, Cicada isn't an auto-scheduling calendar. Its agents do the work around it, in your other apps, on a schedule or when something happens; pair it with a calendar tool such as Reclaim if you want both.

Can I text Motion?

Not that we could find, as of October 2026: Motion works in its apps, and forwarded emails or Slack and Teams messages become tasks. Cicada answers in iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack and email, and Akiflow's Aki takes messages on WhatsApp.

How much does Motion cost?

Pro AI is $19 and Business AI $29 a seat a month, with monthly credits, after a free trial. Cicada starts free with 300 credits, then $25 for 200 credits or plans from $99 a month, shared across the workspace.

Sources

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