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Motion vs Reclaim.ai

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
Motion from $19/seat/mo, Reclaim.ai from $10/mo — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan
Only Reclaim.ai (Motion has paid plans only)
Public API
Motion has one; not confirmed by us for Reclaim.ai
Best fit
Motion: Solo professionals and small teams with deadline-driven work and a calendar full of meetings · Reclaim.ai: Individual contributors whose calendars get eaten by meetings and need protected focus blocks
Platforms
Motion: Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows · Reclaim.ai: Web, Slack app

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

Side by side

FactMotionReclaim.ai
CategoryCalendar & Time BlockingCalendar & Time Blocking
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at$19/seat/mo$10/mo
Public APIYesNot confirmed
Trust score94 / 10093 / 100
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, APIWeb, Slack app
CompanyNexusbird, Inc.Dropbox, Inc.
Launched—2019
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

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

Reclaim.ai

The strongest pick if your to-do list already lives in Jira, Asana or Linear and you want those items to hold real calendar time. If you mainly want a booking link, Calendly still does that job better and cheaper.

Pros

  • Reschedules blocks automatically instead of dropping static holds on the calendar
  • Deep task-tool coverage: Jira, Asana, Linear, ClickUp, Todoist, Google Tasks
  • Free Lite tier is usable day to day rather than a time-limited demo
  • Slack, Zoom, Teams and Meet integrations are included

Cons

  • No published REST API reference or official SDK, despite API keys existing in account settings
  • Google Calendar and Outlook only
  • Hard seat ceilings per tier: Starter tops out at 10 seats, Business at 100
  • Roadmap now runs through Dropbox priorities after the 2024 acquisition

Which one fits

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

Choose Reclaim.ai if you need

  • Individual contributors whose calendars get eaten by meetings and need protected focus blocks
  • Teams syncing sprint tasks into personal calendars automatically
  • Recurring 1:1s that should reschedule themselves when either side is busy

Motion vs Reclaim.ai: the questions people ask

Is Motion cheaper than Reclaim.ai?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: Motion starts at $19/seat/mo, Reclaim.ai at $10/mo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does Motion or Reclaim.ai have a free tier?

Reclaim.ai has a free tier; Motion has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, Motion or Reclaim.ai?

Motion ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Reclaim.ai is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.

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