# Alternatives to Sunsama Daily planning ritual pulling from your tools. Sunsama ranks #11 of 20 in Task managers, with an Alt Score of 63. It is proprietary, sold by subscription from $17/month (billed yearly) and available on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and Web. 10 of 11 checklist rows are verified against a public source. Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/sunsama/ Category: Task managers ## Where Sunsama stands out - **Calendar sync (2-way)** — 8 of 19 apps with a verified answer have this ## Overview - **Who it's for**: Knowledge workers and professionals—designers, engineers, product managers, executives—who juggle tasks across multiple tools and calendars and want a more realistic, less overwhelming daily schedule. - **What you get**: A unified daily planner that pulls tasks and events in from tools like Asana, ClickUp, Jira, Linear, Todoist, Gmail, and Google/Outlook/Apple calendars. You timebox tasks against your actual calendar, track time spent versus planned, and use built-in focus mode with distraction muting. A structured daily shutdown ritual closes out each day and carries unfinished work forward. - **How it works**: You plan your day by dragging in tasks from connected tools and timeboxing them onto your calendar, work through the day with focus mode and time tracking active, then complete a guided daily shutdown that reviews progress and rolls over anything unfinished to the next day. ## Profile - **License**: Proprietary (verified 2026-07-12) - **Pricing model**: Subscription (verified 2026-07-12) - **Starts at**: $17/month (billed yearly) (verified 2026-07-12) - **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web - **Status**: active (verified 2026-07-12) ## Ranked alternatives | # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms | |---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------| | 1 | [Todoist](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/todoist.md) | 87 | ? | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS | | 2 | [TickTick](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/ticktick.md) | 83 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS | | 3 | [Amazing Marvin](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/amazing-marvin.md) | 79 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS | | 4 | [Any.do](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/anydo.md) | 79 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | | 5 | [Remember The Milk](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/remember-the-milk.md) | 79 | Proprietary | Web, Windows, macOS, Linux | | 6 | [2Do](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/2do.md) | 75 | Proprietary | iOS, macOS, Android | | 7 | [Akiflow](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/akiflow.md) | 75 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | | 8 | [OmniFocus](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/omnifocus.md) | 71 | Proprietary | macOS, iOS, Web | | 9 | [Tasks.org](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/tasksorg.md) | 71 | GPL-3.0 | Android | | 10 | [Super Productivity](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/super-productivity.md) | 67 | MIT | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android | | 11 | [Motion](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/motion.md) | 63 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | | 12 | [Things](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/things.md) | 63 | Proprietary | macOS, iOS | | 13 | [Microsoft To Do](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/microsoft-to-do.md) | 59 | Proprietary | Windows, iOS, Android, Web | | 14 | [Vikunja](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/vikunja.md) | 59 | AGPL-3.0 | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android | | 15 | [TeuxDeux](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/teuxdeux.md) | 50 | Proprietary | Web, iOS, Android | | 16 | [Google Tasks](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/google-tasks.md) | 46 | Proprietary | Web, iOS, Android | | 17 | [Nirvana](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/nirvana.md) | 42 | Proprietary | Web, iOS, Android, macOS | | 18 | [Structured](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/structured.md) | 38 | Proprietary | iOS, macOS, Android, Web | | 19 | [Taskwarrior](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/taskwarrior.md) | 38 | MIT | Windows, macOS, Linux | Alt Score = Verified coverage (90%) + Visibility (10%). See https://altcatalog.com/how-alt-score-works/ ## Feature comparison Legend: Yes / No / Partial / ? (not verified). | Task managers checklist | Sunsama | Todoist | TickTick | Amazing Marvin | Any.do | Remember The Milk | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Pricing model | Subscription | Freemium | Freemium | Subscription | Freemium | Freemium | | Starts at | $17/month (billed yearly) | $7/month or $60/year (Pro plan) | $35.99/year | $8/month (billed annually) | $4.99/month | $49.99/year | | License | Proprietary | ? | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary | | Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web, Browser extension | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web, Browser extension | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Web, Browser extension | Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android | | Natural language input | Partial | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | | Recurring tasks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Subtasks depth | Partial | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | | Projects & labels | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Priorities | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Reminders (time & location) | Partial | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial | | Shared lists | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Calendar sync (2-way) | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | | Widgets | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Quick capture (global shortcut) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | | Offline | Partial | Yes | ? | Yes | Partial | Yes | ## Sources Sources for Sunsama. Each alternative is sourced on its own page. - **License**: Proprietary — (verified 2026-07-12) - Quote: “protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws” - **Pricing model**: Subscription — (verified 2026-07-12) - Quote: “$22 per month, billed monthly” - **Starts at**: $17/month (billed yearly) — (verified 2026-07-12) - Quote: “$17 per month, billed yearly (USD)” - **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web — (verified 2026-07-12) - Quote: “The desktop app does not support Windows 7/8/8.1 or older.” - **Status**: active — (verified 2026-07-12) - Quote: “Weekly Product Changelog: June 19, 2026” - **Natural language input**: Partial — (verified 2026-07-12) - Quote: “Describe what you want in natural language — you don't need to use specific Sunsama terminology.” - **Recurring tasks**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-12) - Quote: “Create tasks that repeat on a regular basis for routine work.” - **Subtasks depth**: Partial — (verified 2026-07-12) - Quote: “Break tasks into smaller parts; subtasks can be timed and completed.” - **Projects & labels**: Partial — (verified 2026-07-12) - Quote: “Channel: Organize tasks into categories.” - **Priorities**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-12) - Quote: “Urgent, Priority, Normal (default), Low Priority” - **Reminders (time & location)**: Partial — (verified 2026-07-12) - Quote: “Select the timing for sound and visual reminders before your planned time runs out.” - **Shared lists**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-12) - Quote: “If you want to use Sunsama with another person, or you want to add all the Sunsama users in your company under one paid account, you'll want to set up a shared workspace.” - **Calendar sync (2-way)**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-12) - Quote: “When you timebox a task, a calendar event is created on your underlying Google, Outlook, or iCloud calendar.” - **Quick capture (global shortcut)**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-12) - Quote: “Hit Cmd Shift A (or Ctrl Shift A on Windows/Linux) to pull up the global add task window.” - **Offline**: Partial — (verified 2026-07-12) - Quote: “There is a local cache, the app works fine if you're offline.” --- Ranked by verified data, never by who paid. https://altcatalog.com/trust/