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Sunsama vs Tilt

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Sunsama

Project Management

The daily planner for busy professionals

From
$17/month
Free plan
No
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Tilt

Developer Tools

Local Kubernetes development loop that rebuilds and live-updates containers on save

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
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The short version

  • Sunsama is a daily planner.
  • Tilt is free; Sunsama starts at $17/mo.
  • Only Sunsama lists daily planning ritual; only Tilt lists live update.
  • Where Sunsama falls short: pricing is higher than some competitor daily planners at $17+ per month.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Sunsama and Tilt actually diverge.

Attributes where Sunsama and Tilt differ
AttributeSunsamaTilt
Starting price$17/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidLinux, macOS, Windows
CategoryProject ManagementDeveloper Tools

Not yet recorded: pricing model for Sunsama, founded for Tilt.

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Sunsama

  • Daily planning ritual
  • Task timeboxing
  • Workload management
  • Shutdown routine
  • Focus mode
  • Google Calendar
  • Outlook
  • Todoist

Only in Tilt

  • Live update
  • Tiltfile as code
  • Unified web UI
  • Selective rebuilds
  • Local and remote clusters
  • Resource dependencies
  • Extensions registry
  • Custom buttons and triggers

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Sunsama

  • Schedulingnot Tilt
  • Appointment bookingnot Tilt
  • Time trackingnot Tilt
  • Resource managementnot Tilt
  • Team coordinationnot Tilt

Tilt

  • A team of ten or more engineers whose application is fifteen microservices on Kubernetes and who currently wait on CI to test a changenot Sunsama
  • An organisation onboarding new developers who want a single command that stands up the whole stack from a committed Tiltfilenot Sunsama
  • A platform team giving product engineers a consistent local environment against a shared remote development clusternot Sunsama
  • A codebase where one repository contains several services and rebuilding all of them on every edit is the main source of lost timenot Sunsama

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Sunsama

  • Pricing is higher than some competitor daily planners at $17+ per month
  • Requires consistent daily engagement with the planning ritual to be effective
  • Limited customization of the daily planning framework compared to more flexible task managers

Tilt

  • Docker acquired Tilt in 2022 and the team now splits its time across Compose and Docker Desktop, so feature velocity is modest and the product's long-term priority inside Docker is not guaranteed; treat it as a stable utility, not a growing platform
  • The Tiltfile is Starlark, a Python dialect, so non-trivial setups become real programs that need reviewing and maintaining, and the person who wrote yours becomes a single point of failure
  • Live update only works when the running container can accept synced files and restart the process; compiled languages, distroless images and read-only filesystems often force you back to a full image rebuild, which removes the main benefit
  • It assumes Kubernetes. If your development target is plain Docker Compose or serverless functions, Tilt adds a cluster you did not need and a layer of abstraction with no payoff
  • There is no commercial support contract, no SLA and no paid tier, so when a Kubernetes version upgrade breaks something you are dependent on GitHub issues and a Slack channel rather than a vendor you can escalate to

Pricing, plan by plan

Sunsama

$17/month
  • Pro Plan (Annual)$17/mo
    • Unlimited usage
    • Unlimited integrations
    • AI + MCP + Zapier support
  • Pro Plan (Monthly)$22/mo
    • Unlimited usage
    • Unlimited integrations
    • AI + MCP + Zapier support

Tilt

Free
  • TiltFree
    • Apache 2.0 licensed
    • All features, no paid tier
    • Community support via the Kubernetes Slack #tilt channel

Which should you pick?

Choose Sunsama if

  • You need daily planning ritual.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want task timeboxing.
Sunsama review

Choose Tilt if

  • You need live update.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, macOS, Windows.
  • You also want tiltfile as code.
Tilt review

Questions people ask

Is Sunsama or Tilt better?
Neither clearly leads. Sunsama starts at $17/month and Tilt at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Sunsama or Tilt?
Tilt has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $17/month for Sunsama and Free for Tilt.
Does Sunsama or Tilt run on more platforms?
Sunsama runs on Web, iOS, Android. Tilt runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.
Can I use Tilt for free?
Yes. Tilt has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Sunsama starts at $17/month.
What is Sunsama best used for?
Sunsama is most often used for scheduling, appointment booking, time tracking, resource management. Of those, scheduling and appointment booking are not what Tilt is typically brought in for.
What can Sunsama do that Tilt cannot?
Sunsama covers Daily planning ritual, Task timeboxing, Workload management, Shutdown routine. Tilt covers Live update, Tiltfile as code, Unified web UI, Selective rebuilds.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Sunsama: What is the pricing for Sunsama and is there a free trial?

Sunsama costs $17 per month when billed yearly or $22 per month when billed monthly. A 14-day free trial is available without requiring a credit card.

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Tilt: Is Tilt free?

Yes, entirely. It is Apache 2.0 open source with no paid tier and no licence fee.

Sunsama: What task management tools does Sunsama integrate with?

Sunsama integrates with Asana, Todoist, Trello, Jira, Linear, Monday.com, Notion, ClickUp, GitHub, and Google Tasks, allowing you to pull tasks from these services into your daily plan.

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Tilt: Who owns Tilt now?

Docker, which acquired it in May 2022. It remains open source and the repository is still actively maintained.

Sunsama: Can Sunsama sync with my calendar?

Yes, Sunsama is bidirectionally synced with Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, and iCloud Calendar, creating a unified view of your schedule and daily commitments.

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Tilt: Do I need a remote cluster?

No. It works against a local cluster such as kind, minikube or Docker Desktop, and also against a shared remote development cluster if your services are too heavy to run locally.

Sunsama: Does Sunsama have a mobile app?

Yes, Sunsama is available as a mobile app on both iOS and Android through the Google Play Store and Apple App Store for managing your daily plan on the go.

Source
Tilt: How is it different from Skaffold?

Both automate the build-deploy loop. Tilt puts more weight on the live-update path and a multi-service dashboard; Skaffold is more configuration-driven and closer to Google's tooling.

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