Intend vs Sunsama

Intend

• People who want daily to-dos tied to a few long-term goals
• Those who prefer a fresh list each day to a growing backlog
• Remote workers who want an accountability partner

Sunsama

• Professionals who want a fixed routine for planning each workday
• Pulling tasks from several work tools into one daily list
• Linux users: desktop apps cover macOS, Windows and Linux

Intend

• There is no free plan: after the two-week trial it costs $12 a month, or $120 a year.
• There is no native app. The vendor recommends desktop use; on a phone it runs in the browser and can be added to the home screen.
• Goals are capped at 10 active at a time.
• It is a one-person company, and its founder said in January 2025 that the app is no longer his primary focus, though it will keep running.

Sunsama

• There is no free plan. Workspace access stops when the 14-day trial ends unless you subscribe.
• The $17 rate requires paying $204 per user for the year; monthly billing is $22 per user.
• SSO, SAML, SCIM and audit logs are limited to the Enterprise plan, which has no public price.
• Workspace data is permanently deleted 30 days after a cancelled subscription ends.

Intend

Goals come first

Up to 10 goals can be active at once. Each has its own color, one top priority that stays in view while planning the day, and a setting for who can see it.

A new Today page every day

Each day starts with a blank list of intentions, each tagged with the goal it serves. Anything left undone does not carry over to the next day by itself.

Outcomes and not-dones

At the end of the day you record what was done toward each goal and whether it was enough. Undone items from the last 3 days can be picked up again by choice.

Pomodoro and hourglass timers

The Pomodoro timer has custom work and break lengths, and finished blocks are assigned to intentions. The hourglass timer can be paused or adjusted midway.

Reviews

Weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly reviews are split into a section for each goal and come with preset questions that can be replaced with your own.

Accountability partners and coworking

Linked accounts see each other's intentions and get daily email updates. Coworking rooms share a synchronized Pomodoro clock and chat, and need no Intend account.

Sunsama

Guided daily planning

A step-by-step routine: review yesterday, add today's tasks, check the predicted workload and set the order. Sunsama can prompt you to start at a set time.

Timeboxing

Drag a task to a time slot, or press X to auto-schedule it. The block shows up in Google, Outlook or iCloud calendar, or on Sunsama's internal calendar.

Tasks from other tools

Bring in work from Asana, Trello, Jira, Linear, Notion, Todoist, Gmail, Slack and others, and plan it alongside tasks created in Sunsama.

Focus mode and Pomodoro

Work on one task at a time with a timer, Pomodoro intervals, break reminders and the option to mute other apps.

Weekly planning and review

A weekly prompt to review where time went and what got done, then set objectives for the week ahead.

AI estimates and channels

Suggests a time estimate and a channel for each new task, based on work you have previously added to Sunsama.

Intend

• Yearly$10

  per month, paid as $120 per year

  Access to all features with support by chat and email, billed once a year.

• Monthly$12

  per month, cancel anytime

  The same access to all features with chat and email support, billed month to month.

• 1 on 1 Coaching$200

  per month

  All features plus 2 hours of one-on-one coaching calls a month. The first call is free and sign-up is by contacting the vendor.

Sunsama

• Pro$17

  per user / month, billed yearly ($204)

  The one self-serve plan: unlimited usage and integrations, AI, MCP and Zapier. $22 per user / month when billed monthly.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds SSO and SAML, SCIM, audit logs and custom privacy and data requirements.

Intend

• Annual discount

  About 17% less on the yearly plan

  The pricing page lists the Yearly plan at $10 a month, paid as $120 a year, against $12 a month on the Monthly plan.

• Other savings

  Lower prices on request for tight budgets

  The pricing page invites people who cannot afford the default prices to start the trial and then contact the vendor for other options. No rate is published.

Sunsama

• Annual discount

  Save $60 per user with yearly billing

  Sunsama charges $204 per user once a year ($17 per month) on the yearly plan, against $22 per user each month ($264 a year) on monthly billing.

• Education

  Student discount on request

  Actively enrolled college students can email support from a student address to get a discount. It lasts until graduation or four years, whichever comes first.

• Nonprofit

  Non-profit pricing on request

  Sunsama's billing guide says it offers non-profit plans. Organizations apply by sending proof of non-profit status to support.