A Sunsama alternative for consultants
Your inventory is hours. A tool that tracks tasks and ignores hours is tracking the wrong thing.
Why consultants use Sunsama
The daily ritual is genuinely good for people who sell their attention, and consultants are exactly that.
Where it stops
It is single player and around twenty dollars a month, and it pulls tasks in rather than holding them, so client work still lives somewhere else.
The week consultants actually have
Four engagements at different intensities, a proposal that has to go out Friday, and a calendar that fills with other people’s meetings because it is easier to say yes than to explain what Thursday already contains. The admin happens in the evening because the day got sold.
The unbillable hours are invisible until you invoice
Proposals, admin, the call that was going to be fifteen minutes. None of it is on a task list and all of it is on the week.
In UnaTask: Everything goes on the same calendar, billable or not, so the honest picture of the week exists before the month ends.
Scheduling a call costs four emails
Every new client relationship starts with a thread about availability, which is time spent selling time.
In UnaTask: A booking link that respects your focus blocks, so the slots on offer are ones you actually want to give away.
The engagement notes and the engagement work live apart
What was agreed on the call is in your notes. What has to happen is in your head.
In UnaTask: A notetaker turns the call into assigned tasks on that client’s project.
Every engagement starts the same way, rebuilt from scratch
Kickoff, discovery, the same three deliverables. You have done it eleven times and set it up eleven times.
In UnaTask: A template per engagement type, applied in one click.
On the things consultants asked about
| What it does | Sunsama | UnaTask |
|---|---|---|
| Time blocking on a calendar | Core | Core |
| See who has room | No. Built for individuals. There is no shared team picture. | Core |
| Booking links | No | Yes |
| Meetings become tasks | No | Yes |
| Useful before you configure it | Core | Core |
| A free plan | No | Yes |
What it costs
For a team of 5, billed yearly, Sunsama is about $1200 a year and UnaTask is €480 plus VAT. The two are quoted in different currencies, so we have not subtracted one from the other.
Sunsama: Around $20 per month billed annually, up to $25 monthly. No free plan.
Common questions
Why do consultants use Sunsama?
The daily ritual is genuinely good for people who sell their attention, and consultants are exactly that.
Where does Sunsama stop working for consultants?
It is single player and around twenty dollars a month, and it pulls tasks in rather than holding them, so client work still lives somewhere else.
Should we leave Sunsama?
Not necessarily, and we would rather say so. Keep Sunsama if the morning ritual is the thing that keeps you honest, and you plan on your own. Move if the missing piece is the week itself: hours on a calendar, for everyone, before the work is promised.
Is it free if I work alone?
Yes, with every feature and no card. You pay when somebody joins you.
Can clients book time with me?
Yes. Booking links offer only the slots you are willing to give, and they respect the focus blocks already on your calendar.
Sunsama details checked June 2026.