Motion

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The AI Powered SuperApp for Work

How to Replace Motion

Overview

Motion is an all-in-one AI productivity platform that combines task management, project management, calendar scheduling, meeting notes, documentation, and workflow automation. It uses AI to automatically prioritize tasks, create projects, schedule calendars, and manage team workflows to help users double their productivity.

Features

38 features across 20 categories

AI(2)

AI ChatAI

Integrated AI assistant for asking questions and getting answers contextually within Motion

Contextual AI PersonalizationAI

AI that understands all of a user's work context including docs, tasks, projects, and calendar to provide hyper-personalized assistance without lengthy prompts

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Administration(1)

Central BillingPremium

Centralized billing management for teams and organizations

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Smartsheet

Automation(2)

AI Personal AssistantAI

Handles repetitive work and busywork to let users focus on real work

AI Workflows BuilderAIPremium

Converts SOP documents into automated step-by-step workflows with action items, automatically creates workflow templates from documentation, and assigns work to team members based on capacity

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Calendar Management(6)

AI Calendar AssistantAI

Automatically time-blocks and schedules tasks on calendar, dynamically optimizes schedule dozens of times daily, schedules meetings at ideal times, and consolidates multiple calendar accounts

Automatic Schedule Re-planningAI

Automatically adjusts and optimizes schedule when plans change instead of requiring manual adjustment

Daily Schedule OptimizationAI

Automatically tells users what the best task to work on is at any moment by optimizing across projects, deadlines, priorities, and dependencies

Meeting SchedulingAI

Automatically creates meeting booking pages, shows availability, and schedules meetings at optimal times that maximize focus time

Multi-Calendar Integration

Consolidates Outlook, Google Calendar, and iCloud calendars into a single interface to prevent double-booking

Multi-Life Calendar OptimizationAI

Optimizes schedule across both work and personal calendars and preferences

Also in: Schedulista, Acuity Scheduling, Setmore

Collaboration(1)

Collaborative Communication

Ask teammates questions inside projects, tasks, and docs with full context for discussions without context-switching to email or Slack

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Obsidian

Content Creation(1)

AI Writer & EditorAI

Assists with creating, editing, and summarizing content within documents

Data Management(1)

AI Sheets & DatabasesAI

Create and manage spreadsheets and database-like structures with AI assistance

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Documentation(4)

AI Docs AssistantAI

Transforms scattered notes and brainstorms into organized projects and tasks, drafts and proofreads documents in seconds, finds tasks buried in old notes, and creates shared wikis and documentation

Document Publishing

Instantly publish docs as shareable links or live websites

Embedded Content

Embed tasks, projects, tables, images, and attachments directly inside documents for full context

Wiki & Process Documentation

Create company wikis, process documentation, and knowledge bases with organization and team sharing capabilities

Email(1)

AI Email Follow-upsAI

Automatically generates and sends follow-up emails after meetings with summaries, notes, and action items

Meetings(4)

AI Action Item AssignmentAI

Automatically generates action items from meetings and assigns them to the correct person and project

AI Meeting NotetakerAI

Takes meeting notes automatically with 80% accuracy compared to human notes, generates action items, creates follow-up emails, records and transcribes meetings, and integrates notes directly into tasks and projects

Manual Note IntegrationAI

Combines user-written notes with AI-generated notes for a complete meeting record

Meeting Recordings & Transcripts

Provides full recordings and transcripts for every meeting, labeled by topic and timestamped to jump to specific sections

Platforms(1)

Mobile & Desktop Apps

Native applications for iOS, Android, and desktop platforms

Project Management(2)

AI Project ManagerAI

Generates complete projects in seconds from descriptions and docs, automatically assigns tasks with deadlines, manages project statuses, and keeps projects 32% faster by eliminating idle time between tasks

Automatic Status UpdatesAI

Automatically updates project statuses, assigns next steps, and flags delays without manual intervention

Project Visualization(1)

Timeline & Gantt ChartsPremium

Visual project timeline and Gantt chart views for planning and tracking

Reporting(2)

Advanced Dashboards & ReportsAIPremium

Provides intelligent visualizations of bottlenecks, efficiency metrics, and project ROI for better resource allocation

AI Business IntelligenceAIPremium

Predicts project ETAs based on team capacity, alerts when projects are off-track, analyzes team capacity to prevent overwork, and provides AI-powered dashboards showing bottlenecks and efficiency improvements

Security(1)

Permissions & Access ControlPremium

Granular control over who can access, edit, and view projects, tasks, and documents

Storage(1)

Unlimited Storage

Unlimited cloud storage for documents, files, and project data

Task Management(4)

AI Task PlannerAI

Automatically creates and prioritizes tasks based on urgency and importance, matching workload to available time and warning users days in advance if tasks are at risk of missing deadlines

Deadline Risk DetectionAI

Proactively warns users days or weeks in advance if tasks are at risk of missing deadlines

Global Task ListAI

Gathers all tasks from other apps in one centralized location, supports task creation from Gmail, Outlook, iCloud emails, Zoom, Meet, Teams meetings, Slack messages, and voice commands via Siri

Task Extraction from NotesAI

Finds and extracts tasks buried in old notes and pulls them into a central task list

Team Management(1)

Team Capacity PlanningAIPremium

Analyzes team workload and identifies overwork or underutilized resources to rebalance work appropriately

Time Management(1)

Time TrackingPremium

Tracks time spent on tasks and projects

Pricing

Free

Free

Pro AI

Popular
$19/seat/month
  • AI Chat
  • AI Projects & Tasks
  • AI Calendar & Meetings
  • AI Docs, Wiki, & Notes
  • AI Sheets & Databases
  • AI Task Planner
  • AI Writer & Editor
  • Unlimited Storage
  • iOS, Android, Desktop apps
  • Integrations
  • 7,500 credits/seat/month

Business AI

Popular
$29/seat/month
  • Everything in Pro AI
  • Team Capacity Planning
  • Advanced Dashboards & Reports
  • Timeline & Gantt Charts
  • Time Tracking
  • Permissions & Access Control
  • Central Billing
  • Priority Support
  • 15,000 credits/seat/month

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Motion

Monthly$19/mo
Yearly$228/yr
5-Year Total$1.1k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~3 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$228
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$684
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$1.1k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 38 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Motion alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 38 features.

Buy Motion

Better Value
Monthly cost$190/mo
3-year total$6,840
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying Motion saves ~$30,120 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 38 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

9 known integrations

GmailGoogle CalendarGoogle MeetiCloudMicrosoft TeamsOutlookSiriSlackZoom