# A Clara alternative that schedules by email, and does the rest

> Momo is a Clara Labs alternative that schedules meetings over email from your Gmail, plus drafts, follow-ups and a morning brief. Clara is $80 a month.

Source: https://askmomo.app/alternatives/clara · Updated 10 October 2026

Clara is a scheduling assistant you copy on an email; it runs the thread end to end with no human in the loop, for $80 a month. Momo schedules by email from your own Gmail address, shows you the first email before it goes, then books the pick. It also drafts, follows up and briefs you. Free during early access.

## How the two approaches differ

Clara works as a separate assistant address you CC. The other person corresponds with Clara. Momo sends from you: it picks 2 to 4 free slots from Google Calendar, writes the intro in your voice, and shows you the card. After you approve, it reads replies from the invitees, and books a clear pick that is still free, with a Google Meet link. Anything else comes back to you.

## Where Clara is the better pick

Clara supports Google and Outlook calendars and runs fully autonomously, which suits a team that schedules dozens of external meetings a week and wants zero touches. Momo is Google only and intentionally keeps you on the first email.

## Where Momo is the better pick

Most people do not schedule 30 external meetings a month. They schedule six and have a hundred other emails. Momo handles the six and the hundred.

- Scheduling by email with your name on it, not an assistant's.
- Direct booking when the time is already agreed: earliest mutually free slot, Meet link, invite sent.
- Drafts in your voice, follow-up tracking, promises, inbox triage, morning brief.
- Meeting prep notification 15 minutes before.
- Price: free now, ₹499 per month planned, versus $80 per month.

## If you used x.ai's Amy

x.ai's Amy and Andrew, the original CC-to-schedule assistants, were shut down in 2021. Clara is the closest surviving product. Momo covers the same job from inside Gmail with a human check on the first message.

## Momo vs Clara

| | Momo | Clara |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free now; ₹499/mo planned | Free 14 days (5 meetings); Standard $80/mo |
| Schedules meetings by email | Yes | Yes |
| Emails come from | Your Gmail address | A Clara assistant address you CC |
| Human in the loop | You approve the first email; booking stays within it | None by design |
| Google Calendar | Yes | Yes |
| Outlook / Exchange | No | Yes |
| Drafts in your voice | Yes | No |
| Follow-up and promises tracking | Yes | No |
| Inbox triage | Yes | No |
| Morning brief by email | Yes | No |

Competitor prices and claims are taken from the vendor's own pricing and help pages on 10 October 2026 and may change. Momo is free during early access; Pro at ₹499 per month is planned.

## Questions

### Can I CC Momo on an email to schedule?

No. You ask Momo in chat or from the brief, and it emails from your own address. There is no assistant address.

### Does Momo book without asking?

It books a clear pick of a slot you already approved. New meetings can also be set to book without asking in Settings, only when there is no conflict. Cancellations always wait for your tap.

### Does Momo work with Outlook calendars like Clara?

Not yet. Google Calendar only.

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Momo (Ask Momo, askmomo.app) is an AI chief of staff for Gmail and Google Calendar, built in India. It triages your inbox, drafts replies in your voice to Gmail Drafts, tracks who hasn't replied and what you promised, schedules meetings over email, and sends a morning brief. Every email and cancellation waits for your approval.