Motion vs Reclaim.ai
Reclaim.ai has a free plan and guards focus time in Google or Outlook calendars; Motion has none but adds tasks, projects and iOS and Android apps. Here is how they compare on free plan, platforms and the jobs each does best, from each vendor's own pages.
| Compared on | Visit | Visit |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | AI calendar, task and project manager that plans work into the calendar | AI scheduling for Google and Outlook calendars: focus time, habits and meetings |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Cheapest paid plan | $19/seat/mo billed annually (Pro AI (Teams))Motion pricing | $10/seat/mo billed annually (Starter)Reclaim.ai pricing |
| What it covers | 7,500 AI credits per seat a month. | Up to 10 seats; 8-week scheduling range. |
| Free trial | Free trial (length not stated by Motion); sign-up asks for card details | Free 14-day trial of the Business plan for every new account; afterwards the account moves to the free Lite plan unless you upgrade |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
| Integrations (vendor's figure) | Not stated | Not stated |
| Open source | No | No |
| Made by | Motion | Reclaim.ai (part of Dropbox) |
Choose Motion if…
- You want a mobile app (iOS and Android).
- The job is planning a week of client work automatically around meetings.
- The job is tracking team projects with capacity planning and Gantt charts.
Choose Reclaim.ai if…
- You want a free plan: Motion does not have one.
- Price matters: its cheapest paid plan is $10/seat/mo against $19/seat/mo.
- The job is protecting blocks of focus time in a busy calendar.
- The job is keeping work and personal calendars in sync so availability is accurate.
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What Motion does
- AI calendar assistant that schedules tasks and meetings
- AI task and project manager, with timeline and Gantt charts on Business AI
- AI meeting notetaker
- AI docs, wiki and notes
- AI workflows, dashboards and chat
- iOS, Android and desktop apps
Watch out for
- No free plan; only a free trial, and sign-up asks for card details
- AI use is metered by credits (7,500 per seat a month on Pro AI, 15,000 on Business AI), which do not carry over
- Gantt charts, time tracking and team capacity planning require Business AI
What Reclaim.ai does
- Focus time and habit scheduling that adapts around meetings
- Smart meetings and scheduling links
- Calendar sync across multiple Google and Outlook calendars
- Task integrations with Asana, ClickUp, Todoist, Jira, Linear and Google Tasks
- Buffer time, time tracking and a team out-of-office calendar
- Google Calendar add-on, Slack status sync and Zoom integration
Watch out for
- The free Lite plan schedules only 1 week ahead, with 1 calendar sync and 1 scheduling link
- Starter is capped at 10 seats and Business at 100 seats; everyone on a team is on the same plan
- Enterprise needs at least 100 seats and is billed yearly only
Questions
Is Motion or Reclaim.ai cheaper?
On published entry prices, Reclaim.ai is cheaper: $19/seat/mo billed annually (Pro AI (Teams)) for Motion against $10/seat/mo billed annually (Starter) for Reclaim.ai. What each plan includes differs, so compare the limits too.
Do Motion and Reclaim.ai have free plans?
Reclaim.ai does; Motion does not, though it offers a free trial (length not stated by Motion); sign-up asks for card details.