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Carly AI vs Motion

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Entry price
Carly AI from $35/mo, Motion from $19/seat/mo — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan
Only Carly AI (Motion has paid plans only)
Public API
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Motion — 94 vs 80 for Carly AI
Best fit
Carly AI: Professionals wanting to delegate scheduling and CRM updates by CC'ing an email · Motion: Solo professionals and small teams with deadline-driven work and a calendar full of meetings

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Carly AIEmail-based AI assistant you CC to trigger scheduling, CRM updates and task automation across 100+ connected tools.MotionCalendar and project manager that auto-schedules tasks into free slots and reshuffles them when meetings move.

Side by side

FactCarly AIMotion
CategoryPersonal AI AssistantsCalendar & Time Blocking
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starts at$35/mo$19/seat/mo
Public APIYesYes
Trust score80 / 10094 / 100
PlatformsWeb, Chrome extension, APIWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, API
CompanyCalBotNexusbird, Inc.
Last verifiedOct 14, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Carly AI

Carly's CC-to-trigger model is a lower-friction way to invoke an AI assistant than opening a separate app, and the 100+ tool integration list means it can plausibly sit in the middle of a real workflow rather than just scheduling meetings. Credit-based pricing on a per-action assistant is hard to budget for in advance, and the free tier's 10 workflows will feel thin for anyone using it as a daily driver.

Pros

  • CC-based interaction requires no separate app or dashboard for basic use
  • Wide integration list spanning CRMs, chat, project management and productivity apps
  • MCP support lets it plug into ChatGPT and Claude directly

Cons

  • Credit-based pricing makes monthly cost hard to predict for heavy users
  • Free tier's 10 workflows is a low ceiling for evaluating real daily use

Motion

Motion is for people whose day collapses whenever one meeting moves: hand it deadlines and priorities and it keeps re-fitting the task list into the calendar without being asked. That hands-off scheduling is the reason to pay $19 a seat, and also the reason to be wary — if you want to decide for yourself when to do things, the constant re-planning feels like being managed by your own to-do list.

Pros

  • Automatic rescheduling around calendar changes is the core and it works without prompting
  • Projects, tasks, meeting booking, docs and wiki share one per-seat subscription
  • Apps on web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android, plus a documented REST API
  • Capacity planning on Business AI shows when a team is over-committed before the deadline
  • Free trial, so the scheduling behaviour can be judged before paying

Cons

  • No free plan; the price is per seat and the page is vague about monthly versus annual billing
  • AI features draw on a monthly credit pool per seat, so heavy use of chat and writer tools can run out
  • The auto-scheduler can over-rule your own choices if priorities and estimates are not kept accurate
  • Pricing page copy renders 'This plan is not available' in static HTML, which looks like a broken page to scrapers and some browsers

Which one fits

Choose Carly AI if you need

  • Professionals wanting to delegate scheduling and CRM updates by CC'ing an email
  • Teams already using tools in its 100+ integration list (Pipedrive, Notion, Asana, etc.)
  • Users of ChatGPT or Claude wanting Carly's actions available via MCP

Choose Motion if you need

  • Solo professionals and small teams with deadline-driven work and a calendar full of meetings
  • Managers who want task capacity and scheduling in one tool instead of a planner plus a project board
  • Anyone who already lives in a calendar and wants tasks to show up there as time blocks

Carly AI vs Motion: the questions people ask

Is Carly AI cheaper than Motion?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: Carly AI starts at $35/mo, Motion at $19/seat/mo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does Carly AI or Motion have a free tier?

Carly AI has a free tier; Motion has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, Carly AI or Motion?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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