Should you build your own Sunsama?
Daily planner that pulls tasks and calendar into a focused schedule
A daily planning dashboard is not hard, but Sunsama's value is many integrations, careful UX, calendar sync, and habit-forming workflow.
ENOriginal research content in English. Original prompt preserved in English.
Build me a solo daily planner like Sunsama. Requirements:
- A local web app on localhost:4400: Node + Express + better-sqlite3, server-rendered
with a little vanilla JS for drag and drop. No frontend framework.
- Today view, two columns: my Google Calendar events (read-only via googleapis, OAuth
creds in .env) as a timeline, and today's task list beside it.
- Tasks have title, estimate in minutes, project tag, done flag. Quick-add box at the
top, plus a backlog panel of unplanned tasks I can drag into today.
- Header shows planned minutes vs a daily budget from config (default 6h) and turns
red when I overplan.
- A /shutdown page for the end of day: walks each unfinished task, one keystroke to
roll to tomorrow, send to backlog, or drop, then shows planned vs actual.
- Keep per-day history in SQLite so a /week page can show the last 7 days of planned
vs done.
- Calendar is read-only: never write events. Out of scope: task-tool integrations
(Todoist, Trello, email), mobile apps, and two-way calendar sync.
- No accounts, no telemetry, everything local except the Google API calls.
- README: Google Cloud console steps for the OAuth client · budget an hour, that
console is the worst part of this build.The prompt opens pre-filled in your agent. Review it before running. · this prompt is generated from the build plan · improve it via PR
What would building your own look like?
Pull tasks/calendar events, let the user drag tasks into a day plan, track estimates/completion, and run a daily shutdown prompt.
What you will need
- Google/Microsoft calendar OAuth
- task-tool APIs
- hosted backend
- auth
- notification/email channel
They pay for a planning habit that survives across tools, not a new to-do list.
xintegration breadth
xcalendar two-way sync
xdaily ritual design
xmobile apps
xanalytics
xreliability
Prefer something ready-made?
Super ProductivityA local task planner with timeboxes, focus mode and its own stopwatch; less glossy, less interested in your wallet.Open source↗
FlowSavvy FreeIt auto-plans unlimited tasks for the next two weeks; priorities and dependencies are how the paid plan gets you.Free↗
Trevor AI FreeOne calendar gets task-to-time-block planning and some AI suggestions; multiple calendars and deeper automation cost extra.Free↗View all 3 alternatives to Sunsama →· Licença, instalação e limitações em cada alternativa.
How much does Sunsama cost?
- Monthly billing
- $22/mo$22/mo · per person
- Per year
- $264/yr$264/yr
- Annual billing
- $204/yr23% cheaper than paying monthly
- On a Brazilian card, with 3.5% IOF
- R$115/moR$1,066/yr
Saved to My list. You will see a notice on this site when the price changes.
You complete the purchase on Sunsama’s site. Vibe Radar does not handle payments.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (per month) | What is included |
|---|---|---|---|
| pro | $22/user≈ $22 | $17/user≈ $17 | 1 user; daily planning, task/calendar integrations, and analytics; no numeric task cap published. |
| enterprise | custom | - | Custom seats, security, invoicing, and support. |
Free tierno free tier
Billing termsmonthly + annual; 14-day trial with no card; Enterprise custom
Additional costsEvery teammate added to a workspace is placed on the subscription and billed on a prorated basis.
verified 2026-08-14 · source ↗
Is it cheaper to build or buy Sunsama?
Adjust the numbers: hours to build, your hourly rate, running costs and the subscription price.
Over 24 months, subscribing is cheaper.
Starting hours estimated from the analysis (multi-day). Does not price what you give up (support, integrations, security).
Can I rebuild Sunsama?
Kinda. The core of Sunsama is buildable in a weekend with the prompt on this page, but there are real gaps: integration breadth, calendar two-way sync. Read the honest list above before committing.
How much does Sunsama cost?
Sunsama costs about $22/mo (Pro, checked 10/20/2026), which is $204 per year.
What do I lose by replacing Sunsama?
Honestly: integration breadth; calendar two-way sync; daily ritual design; mobile apps; analytics; reliability. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.
Is there an open-source alternative to Sunsama?
Yes: Super Productivity (A local task planner with timeboxes, focus mode and its own stopwatch; less glossy, less interested in your wallet.) FlowSavvy Free (It auto-plans unlimited tasks for the next two weeks; priorities and dependencies are how the paid plan gets you.) Trevor AI Free (One calendar gets task-to-time-block planning and some AI suggestions; multiple calendars and deeper automation cost extra.) All 3 curated free alternatives are at https://viberadar.si/sunsama/alternatives. The prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.