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Motion

from $19/mo

AI calendar for work execution

A work platform that combines AI calendar scheduling with tasks, projects, meetings, docs, and workflows.

API availableCommercial use OK
Edge

vs. similar tools: It is closer to an execution planner than a booking tool, auto-scheduling tasks and project work alongside meetings.

Overview

At a glance

  • Combines AI calendar scheduling with task and project management
  • Official API and Zapier support external workflow automation
  • Public scale signals include 1M+ users and teams plus major funding
  • No free plan beyond a trial path
  • Can feel heavy if you only need lightweight calendar booking
  • Best for: Teams that want one system to plan task priorities and meetings together
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Motion is a productivity platform that wraps tasks, projects, meetings, docs, and workflows around an AI calendar. It is not mainly a booking-link tool; it tries to decide what should be done and when based on deadlines, priorities, and open time. It fits individuals, operators, service businesses, and teams that juggle multiple projects and meetings at once.

Its strength is that the calendar is tied directly to execution. Motion describes a suite that includes AI Calendar, AI Task Planner, AI Projects, AI Meetings, and AI Docs, and says more than one million users and teams trust the product. It connects with Google Calendar, Outlook 365, iCloud Calendar, Gmail, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Siri, and Zapier, and it publishes official API documentation. That makes it useful for teams that want the calendar to become the operating layer for work, not just a place where meetings appear.

The tradeoff is scope and cost. Motion does not position itself around a permanent free plan, so users move from trial into the $19 Pro AI or $29 Business AI tier. If all you need is lightweight booking or focus-time protection, the wider project, docs, and meeting surface can feel heavy. Korean interface support is also not publicly confirmed.

Motion is a strong fit for teams whose priorities keep slipping because tasks, projects, and meetings live in separate systems. Reclaim AI is simpler if calendar automation alone is the main need, and Fathom or Fireflies are more direct if meeting capture is the priority. If you want one platform to actively propose the order of today's work, Motion deserves early evaluation.

Pricing

PlanMonthly priceLimits
Pro AI$19/moPer seat, AI tasks, projects, calendar, docs, and 7,500 credits per month
Business AI$29/moPer seat, capacity planning, advanced dashboards, access controls, and 15,000 credits per month

Specs

API
Yes
Open source
No
Self-hosting
Not available
Korean support
Not supported
Commercial use
Allowed

Popularity

Buzz and recognition on absolute thresholds

85

Absolute-threshold score

85

High confidence4/4 signals

Hacker News buzzGoogle TrendsYouTube recent resultsVerified public benchmarkHacker News buzz Criterion: Sum of Hacker News story points from strict title matches. Raw value: 25 pts Absolute-threshold score: 3.8/10 Updated: 2026-06-16Google Trends Criterion: Google Trends relative search interest over the past 30 days. Raw value: 59 / 100 Absolute-threshold score: 6.3/10 Updated: 2026-06-16YouTube recent results Criterion: YouTube Data API recent video search result estimate over the past 30 days. Raw value: 3,401 results Absolute-threshold score: 6.9/10 Updated: 2026-06-16Verified public benchmark Criterion: Public adoption evidence confirmed from official sites, official docs, filings, company announcements, or credible reporting. Raw value: 1M+ users and teams reported by Motion, plus $550M valuation in 2025 funding announcement Absolute-threshold score: 9.2/10 Updated: 2025-09-08

Each axis maps to a 1-10 absolute threshold where 10 means broadly recognizable. Collected: 2026-06-16.

Verified public benchmark: 1M+ users and teams reported by Motion, plus $550M valuation in 2025 funding announcement (as of 2025-09-08) Source

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Last updated: 2026-06-16

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