What Sunsama does

Sunsama (legal entity Summay, Inc., Delaware C-corp) operates a single SaaS product — a daily planning and task-management platform aimed at individual knowledge workers and small teams. The product unifies a user's calendar, tasks pulled from 20+ third-party tools (Asana, Jira, Linear, GitHub, Notion, Trello, ClickUp, Monday, Todoist, Slack, Teams, Gmail, Outlook, Google Tasks, Microsoft To-Do, Zoom, Toggl, Apple Reminders, Zapier), and email into one daily planning ritual. Core workflows include guided morning planning, calendar timeboxing of tasks, a Focus Mode that mutes Slack/Teams and tracks planned vs. actual time, Weekly Objectives, time analytics, and an end-of-day "shutdown" with AI-generated progress summaries. The stack is a web SaaS on Google Cloud Platform with MongoDB Atlas and AWS for backups, native desktop apps for macOS/Windows/Linux built on Electron, and mobile apps for iOS and Android. AI capabilities (Daily Highlights, AI Predictions) use open-source models hosted in Sunsama's own cloud with explicit no-training commitments.

The business model is a pure per-seat subscription: $22/user/month billed monthly or $204/user/year (a 20% discount, equivalent to $17/user/month) with a 14-day free trial that does not require a credit card. There is no free tier and no lifetime deal. Go-to-market is product-led growth on sunsama.com supplemented by an enterprise tier (contact sales) that adds SOC2 Type II compliance, SAML/SSO via WorkOS, and tenant-wide admin consent for Microsoft integrations. The company is Y Combinator–backed, raised approximately $1.55M across 2014–2019 (last disclosed round was a $1.4M seed led by Four Cities Capital in September 2019), and has been profitable since 2022. It operates with a fully remote team of ~8 people from a registered business address in Alexandria, VA; named customer logos on its trust page include Zapier, GitHub, MIT, Y Combinator, Asana, the New York Times, Loom, and HubSpot.

Distribution is content-led: a 300k+ subscriber newsletter, an active Slack community, SEO-optimized integration and comparison pages, dual-sided referral credits, and earned media (NYT Wirecutter named Sunsama Best Scheduling Tool in April 2025). Compliance posture is enterprise-ready: SOC2 Type II (and Type I), GDPR, and CCPA/CPRA, with public security documentation and a designated privacy lead. The company is privately held with no parent or subsidiaries and no recent M&A activity.

Name

Sunsama

Legal name

Summay, Inc.

Website

https://sunsama.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sunsama is a daily-planning SaaS platform that unifies calendars, tasks from 20+ tools, and email into one workflow for knowledge workers, with AI-assisted daily summaries, focus mode, and a SOC2-compliant enterprise tier.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Monthly: Users pay $22 per user per month for access to all Sunsama features. Single version of the product regardless of subscription tier.
2. Subscription - Annual: Users pay $204 per user per year ($17/user/month), receiving 20% discount for annual commitment. Billed once per year.
3. Enterprise Tier: Enterprise tier with SAML/SSO support through WorkOS integration, available at higher price point with tenant-wide admin consent capabilities for Microsoft integrations.
4. Non-profit Pricing: Generous non-profit pricing plans available upon request with proof of non-profit status.
5. Student Discount: Student discount available for actively enrolled college students with valid .edu email addresses, valid until graduation or four years from application.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sunsama is a unified digital daily planner that combines task management, calendar synchronization, and project management tool integration into a single guided workflow. The product helps modern professionals plan each day with intention through daily planning rituals, visual timeboxing on calendar, distraction-blocking focus mode with Pomodoro timer, and AI-assisted end-of-day highlights summarizing work accomplished across integrated tools.

Product overview

Sunsama is a single, unified digital daily planner product for modern professionals. The core platform integrates task management, calendar synchronization, and project management tool integration into one interface. Key sub-products include Daily Highlights (AI-assisted end-of-day summaries), Focus Mode (with Pomodoro timer and app muting), Weekly Objectives (goal tracking), and Analytics (time tracking). The product is available across web, desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux), and mobile (iOS/iPadOS, Android) platforms. An Enterprise tier adds SAML/SSO authentication and SOC2 compliance for organizational deployments. No free plan is offered; pricing is $22/month or $204/year with a 14-day free trial.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunsama Daily Planner Unified digital daily planner for modern professionals that combines task management, calendar timeboxing, and project management tool integration into a single guided daily workflow. Available across web, desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux), and mobile (iOS, iPadOS, Android) platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Named Best Scheduling Tool by New York Times Wirecutter in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration22 records

AI capability5 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Google CalendarcoreTechnology or IntegrationBi-directional sync with Google Calendar. Users can view all calendars in one place and timebox tasks directly onto their schedule.
• Outlook CalendarcoreTechnology or IntegrationBi-directional sync with Microsoft Outlook Calendar. Requires tenant-wide admin consent for enterprise Microsoft deployments.
• Apple Calendar (iCloud)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Apple Calendar/iCloud using app-specific passwords for authentication and calendar sync.
• AsanacoreTechnology or IntegrationPull tasks from Asana into Sunsama's daily plan. Completed tasks sync back to Asana automatically.
• JiracoreTechnology or IntegrationBrowse and import Jira issues into daily plan. Automatically syncs status updates when tasks are completed.
• LinearcoreTechnology or IntegrationImport Linear issues into Sunsama workspace with automatic status sync for daily progress tracking.
• Monday.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationDrag Monday tasks to specific days for planning. Changes sync automatically when tasks are imported or checked off.
• GitHubcoreTechnology or IntegrationBrowse issues and PRs across repositories. Import tasks and sync status updates for developer workflow integration.
• NotioncoreTechnology or IntegrationUsers select which Notion pages the integration accesses. Status updates and comments are cached for daily summaries.
• TrellocoreTechnology or IntegrationDrag Trello cards to days for planning. Import cards and sync status changes automatically.
• TodoistcoreTechnology or IntegrationImport Todoist tasks into Sunsama workspace with bi-directional sync for task completion.
• ClickUpcoreTechnology or IntegrationImport ClickUp tasks and folders into daily planning workflow with automatic status synchronization.
• SlackcoreTechnology or IntegrationPost messages to Slack channels from Sunsama, create tasks via Slack messages, update Slack status, and mute notifications during focus mode.
• Microsoft TeamscoreTechnology or IntegrationPost messages to Teams channels, create tasks via Teams messages, update presence status, and mute notifications during focus mode.
• GmailcoreTechnology or IntegrationBrowse emails, drag emails into task list for follow-up, and include email activity in AI-generated daily summaries.
• Outlook EmailcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Microsoft Outlook email for task creation and email activity tracking in daily summaries.
• Google TaskscoreTechnology or IntegrationImport Google Tasks into Sunsama workspace with automatic sync of completed status back to Google Tasks.
• Microsoft To-DocoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Microsoft To-Do for task import and synchronization with Sunsama workspace.
• WorkOScoreTechnology or IntegrationEnterprise tier uses WorkOS for SAML/SSO integration enabling authentication through major identity providers.
• Google Cloud PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary cloud hosting provider. Data stored in US West regions. Google Cloud Armor provides web application firewall protection.
• MongoDB AtlascoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary database hosting with AES-256 encryption at rest, encrypted backups, and KMIP-compliant key management.
• Amazon Web ServicescoreTechnology or IntegrationAdditional cloud infrastructure provider for backups and supplementary services.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processor handling subscription billing. Sunsama stores only billing email and last four digits of payment method.
• CloudflarecoreTechnology or IntegrationDDoS protection, performance optimization, and bot prevention. Cloudflare Turnstile used for automated abuse prevention.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Motion: Motion is an AI-first daily planner that automatically schedules tasks and meetings. It is the most direct competitor to Sunsama, targeting the same knowledge-worker segment with overlapping timeboxing, calendar sync, and task management capabilities — differentiated primarily by deeper AI automation.
• Reclaim.ai: Reclaim.ai offers AI-powered calendar scheduling, task management, and time blocking for professionals and teams. It directly competes with Sunsama in the smart-calendar and daily-planning category, with a stronger focus on automated scheduling versus Sunsama's user-driven prioritization.
• Clockwise: Clockwise is a team calendar and scheduling tool that uses automation to protect focus time and resolve meeting conflicts. It overlaps with Sunsama's calendar timeboxing and focus-mode use cases, especially for team-based buyers.
• Akiflow: Akiflow is a daily planner and time-blocking productivity tool that aggregates tasks from multiple apps into a unified inbox with calendar drag-and-drop. It is a near-direct competitor to Sunsama with similar task-aggregation and timeboxing workflows.
• Todoist: Todoist is a leading consumer and prosumer task manager used by knowledge workers for daily planning. It competes with Sunsama for the same individual-professional segment, though Todoist is task-centric while Sunsama emphasizes calendar-driven daily planning rituals.
• Morgen: Morgen is a unified calendar and task management app for professionals with cross-platform calendar sync and task aggregation. It directly competes with Sunsama's integrated calendar-plus-tasks value proposition.
• TickTick: TickTick is a cross-platform task manager and daily planner with calendar, Pomodoro, and habit-tracking features. It competes with Sunsama for individual professional users, with stronger native mobile experiences but less emphasis on calendar timeboxing.
• Any.do: Any.do is a task management and daily planner app for individuals and teams with calendar integration. It targets a similar knowledge-worker segment as Sunsama with overlapping planning and reminder features.

Broad incumbents

• Notion: Notion is a broad productivity and workspace platform that has added calendar and planning features. It is a broad incumbent whose planning capabilities overlap with Sunsama's task and project aggregation but as part of a much larger all-in-one workspace.

Emerging players

• Amie: Amie is an emerging joy-focused calendar and task app for professionals, combining scheduling, tasks, and email. It is a newer entrant in the daily-planning space overlapping with Sunsama's calendar-plus-tasks positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/sunsamahq
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sunsama
• Instagraminstagram.com/sunsamahq

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors8 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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