Sunsama

sunsama.com
Productivity
Weekend Project

Make work-life balance a reality

How to Replace Sunsama

Overview

Sunsama is a digital daily planner and task manager for modern professionals that unifies tasks, calendars, and meetings in one place. It helps users eliminate distractions, find flow, and do high-impact work without burning out by providing guided daily planning, focus time blocking, and end-of-day reflections.

Features

24 features across 12 categories

AI(1)

Text AI AssistantAIPremium

AI-powered text assistance for productivity tasks

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

API(1)

MCP + API AccessPremium

Machine Control Protocol and API access for advanced integrations and automation

Analytics(2)

Improved AnalyticsPremium

Enhanced analytics features for detailed insights into work patterns and productivity

Time Analytics

Understand your daily and weekly time use to optimize workload and energy. See where your time actually went

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Automation(2)

Zapier Integration

Connect Sunsama to Zapier's 9k+ apps to streamline workflows and trigger tasks

Zapier TriggersPremium

Advanced Zapier integration with trigger capabilities for workflow automation

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Calendar(4)

Auto-scheduling

Automatically schedule tasks and meetings on your calendar based on availability

Bi-directional Calendar Sync

Sunsama syncs with Google, Outlook, and Apple calendar in both directions

Calendar Integration & Timeboxing

View every calendar in one place and timebox tasks directly on your schedule, so you always know what fits today. Syncs with Google, Outlook, and Apple calendar

Meeting Scheduling Links

Generate scheduling links for meeting coordination

Also in: Whereby, Planhat, Notion

Focus(2)

Focus Mode / Mute Apps

Mute apps to reduce distractions and stay focused throughout the day

Pomodoro Timer

Use Pomodoro timers to maintain flow and prevent burnout

Integration(2)

Email & Messaging Integration

Drag emails into your task list to work on them later, or convert Slack and Teams messages into tasks so follow-ups don't slip through the cracks

Project Management Integration

Pull tasks from tools like Asana, Trello, or Jira into a focused daily plan to avoid feeling buried under endless to-dos

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Planning(4)

Daily Planning

Start each day with clarity by planning your day with intention, aligning goals, prioritizing tasks, and setting a realistic workload

Daily Shutdown & Highlights

End each day feeling successful with automated tracking and reflection

Guided Planning & Rituals

Structured guidance and rituals to establish consistent daily planning habits

Weekly Objectives

Set and track weekly goals to focus on what truly matters

Also in: Jira, Later, Jira

Security(3)

SAML & SSOPremium

SAML & SSO plans available on enterprise tier for single sign-on and access management

SCIM & Audit LogsPremium

SCIM provisioning and comprehensive audit logs for enterprise accounts

SOC2 CompliancePremium

SOC2 compliance makes it easy for IT and Security teams to approve Sunsama

Task Management(1)

Unified Task Management

Create a single, unified list of all work from different tools and organize it in one place

Tracking(1)

Daily Wins & Progress Tracking

Automatically track your daily wins, record your progress, and finish the day feeling calm and accomplished

Wellness(1)

Break Reminders

Automatic reminders to help you take breaks and maintain energy throughout the day

Pricing

Free Trial

Free
  • 14-day free trial
  • No credit card required
  • Unlimited access to all features

Basic

$20/month billed yearly or $25/month
  • Unlimited usage
  • Unlimited integrations
  • Basic workload analytics

Pro

Popular
$50/month billed yearly or $65/month
  • All Basic features
  • Improved Analytics
  • Text AI Assistant
  • MCP + API Access
  • Zapier Triggers

Enterprise

Custom
  • SSO & SAML
  • SCIM + Audit Logs
  • Custom privacy and data requirements
  • Custom security and compliance

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Sunsama

Monthly$25/mo
Yearly$300/yr
5-Year Total$1.5k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~2 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $60
SaaS
$300
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $180
SaaS
$900
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $300
SaaS
$1.5k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 24 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Sunsama alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 24 features.

Buy Sunsama

Better Value
Monthly cost$250/mo
3-year total$9,000
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Sunsama saves ~$9,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 24 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

18 known integrations