Field 40 - Black dial
UGC · Gift
giftunboxing hookq4
Fovea vs Motion · As of October 2026
The Motion alternative
that starts at $39.
Motion is a mature creative analytics platform with an AI teammate. Fovea is a creative library joined to Meta performance and your Shopify catalog, at a flat price. Here is an honest look at where each one fits.
At a glance.
The five things buyers decide on. Every Motion fact links to the page we read it on, checked October 2026.
- Price
- Fovea$39 to $349 a monthPublished, self-serve, 14-day trial
- MotionFrom $999 a monthStarter, up to $50k monthly ad spend · source
- At $100k a month in ad spend
- FoveaStill $129 a monthGrowth plan. The price never moves with spend
- MotionPriced on a callPro tier, over $50k monthly spend · source
- Library of unlaunched creative
- FoveaYesUpload, or import a Google Drive archive with us
- MotionNot advertisedMotion says its main value comes after launch · source
- Shopify
- FoveaProduct and variantFovi suggests links, your team confirms
- MotionStore insightsVia Runneth. Per-ad product links not described · source
- AI and agents
- FoveaAsk Fovi + MCPChat in the app, and your own agents over MCP
- MotionRunneth + MCPAI teammate on paid plans, read-only MCP · source
Top Motion alternatives.
Seven tools teams look at instead of Motion, as of October 2026. We put ourselves first; each one links to its own comparison.
- 01Start free
The creative library that knows which ads make money: every creative tagged by AI, linked to Shopify products and scored by Meta spend. Flat $39 to $349 a month.
Best for: Meta-first Shopify brands and the agencies that run them.
- 02
Fovea vs Atria →An AI creative platform for Meta and TikTok advertisers: creative analytics, a large competitor ad library, AI ad generation and Meta uploads, run through an AI agent called Raya.
Best for: Meta and TikTok teams who want competitor research, analytics and AI ad generation in one agent workflow.
- 03
Fovea vs Superads →Creative analytics and ad reporting with an AI analyst, covering Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn and Google Ads in one report. Built by Superside for performance teams and agencies.
Best for: agencies and paid teams that want affordable cross-platform creative reporting with live client sharing.
- 04
Fovea vs Triple Whale →Shopify-native attribution and analytics: Triple Pixel, BI dashboards, MMM and incrementality, and the Moby AI agent, with a Creative Analysis dashboard inside.
Best for: Shopify brands that need trusted attribution across channels. Pairs with a creative library.
- 05
Fovea vs Segwise →AI creative analytics, tagging and ad generation across 20+ ad networks and mobile attribution tools, built first for mobile games and apps and also sold to DTC brands.
Best for: mobile game, app and multi-network UA teams that want AI tagging and generation across many ad networks.
- 06
Fovea vs Foreplay →An ad research and creative workflow tool: save ads to a swipe file, search a community ad library, track competitors and write briefs, plus Meta creative analytics (Lens).
Best for: creative strategists and agencies whose week centres on ad research, competitor tracking and briefs.
- 07
Fovea vs Madgicx →An AI advertising platform for Meta ads: AI Marketer, automation, AI ad generation, Creative Insights, cross-channel reports and server-side tracking for ecommerce brands and agencies.
Best for: Meta advertisers and agencies who want AI campaign optimization, automation and cross-channel reporting in one tool.
Where Motion is strong.
Motion is a deep creative analytics product. If any of these is your top priority, it is a strong choice.
Creative reporting across paid social
Visual reports for Meta, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn, with comparative reports, launch analysis, 200+ metrics and frame-by-frame video drop-off. Pro adds Northbeam and Google Analytics. source
Runneth and an MCP server
Every paid plan includes Runneth, an AI teammate that works in Slack and connects to tools like Google Drive, Notion and Shopify. A read-only MCP brings Motion data into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. source
Content and community
The Thumbstop newsletter, events and a Creative Strategy Library with 1,350 brand ad strategy breakdowns, talks, visual formats and benchmarks research. source
Where Motion falls short.
For a Meta-first brand on Shopify, as of October 2026. Each point quotes Motion's own pages, linked.
Starter: $999/mo up to $50k ad spend
The price is set by your ad spend.
Motion's entry plan is $999 a month for brands spending up to $50k a month. Pro and Growth have no public price and are gated by spend, measured as a 12-month average across connected ad accounts.
motionapp.com/pricingWorks from ads after launch
Creative that never ran is out of view.
Motion says its main value comes after ads launch. You can save inspiration or upload an ad for AI feedback, but a library for your own unlaunched creative and raw files is not advertised.
motionapp.com/faqShopify feeds Runneth's insights
No per-ad product link described.
Runneth can connect Shopify for customer segments, product performance and top collections. Linking each creative to the Shopify product and variant it sells is not described.
help.motionapp.com/en/articles/15484035-…Attribution integrations from Pro
Attribution starts on the call-only tier.
Northbeam and Google Analytics integrations are listed on Pro and above, not on the $999 Starter plan.
motionapp.com/pricingWhat Fovea does differently.
Fovea starts from your creative library, not from the ad account. That changes what you can ask.
Every ad, tied to the product it sells.
Fovea syncs your Shopify catalog and links each creative to products and variants, with suggestions your team confirms. Ask which SKU a winner moves, and which products have no fresh creative.
Library
5 of 144 assetsProductField 40 - Black dial
Field 40 - Black dial
UGC · Gift
giftunboxing hookq4
Field 40 - Black dial
UGC · Review
reviewq4
Field 40 - Black dial
Studio · Flat lay
flat layblack dial
Field 40 - Black dial
Motion · Urgency
free shippinglast day
Field 40 - Black dial
UGC · Everyday
deskunboxing hook
Search what was said and shown.
On-screen text and transcripts are searchable, not just tags.
Creatives4
See all →
Revenue stays private.
The Agency role sees CTR, impressions and share of spend. Revenue and ROAS stay hidden.
The library comes first.
Fovea holds the creative before it runs: uploads, Drive imports, raw footage and drafts. When an ad goes live, its Meta results sit on the same file.
Library
144 assetsField 40 - Black dial
UGC · Gift
giftunboxing hookq4
Field 40 - Black dial
Studio · Flat lay
flat layblack dial
Field 40 - Black dial
Motion · Urgency
free shippinglast day
Diver 42 - Steel
Studio · Craft detail
macrosteel
Diver 42 - Steel
Motion · Offer
free shippingcountdown
Field 40 - Black dial
UGC · Everyday
deskunboxing hook
NATO strap set
Motion · Offer
free shippingbundle
Diver 42 - Steel
UGC · Lifestyle
watersummer
NATO strap set
Studio · Range
colourwaysfree shipping
Chrono 39 - Cream
UGC · On wrist
wrist shotdaylight
Chrono 39 - Cream
Studio · Craft detail
cream dial
Field 40 - Black dial
UGC · Review
reviewq4
Motion vs Fovea, side by side.
- Price
- Fovea$39, $129 or $349 a month, published, self-serve
- MotionStarter $999/mo (book a demo). Pro and Growth priced on a call source
- Ad spend caps
- FoveaNone. The price does not change with your ad spend
- MotionPlans are gated by spend: Starter up to $50k/mo, Pro over $50k, Growth higher source
- Ad platforms
- FoveaMeta today. TikTok and Google Ads are coming soon
- MotionMeta, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn reporting source
- Library of unlaunched creative
- FoveaUpload from the browser, or import a Google Drive archive with our team. Drafts and raw files sit next to live ads
- MotionBuilt around ads after launch. Pre-launch AI feedback on an uploaded ad; no asset library advertised source
- Shopify
- FoveaYour catalog and variants sync in. Creatives link to the products they sell; Fovi suggests, your team confirms
- MotionShopify connects to Runneth for store insights (segments, product performance). Per-creative product links not described source
- Search across on-screen text and transcripts
- FoveaOne box across names, hooks, on-screen text, transcripts, creators and products
- MotionFiltering by AI tags and naming. Transcripts available through the MCP; full-text search not advertised source
- AI tagging
- FoveaStyle, hook, angle, on-screen text and transcript on every upload
- MotionAI tags across eight categories, plus custom tagging source
- Agency workspaces
- FoveaA workspace per brand (10 on Agency, then $29/mo each) and an Agency role that sees share of spend, not revenue
- MotionA workspace per client, unlimited seats and ad accounts. Agency pricing on a demo source
- AI assistant
- FoveaAsk Fovi (beta) answers questions about your creatives, products and Meta ads. Any change it proposes waits for your approval
- MotionRunneth AI teammate on every paid plan, plus AI Tasks, Agent Chat and Expert Agents source
- MCP and API
- FoveaHosted MCP server for Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients, plus a REST API and webhooks, on paid plans
- MotionRead-only MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and CLI clients source
- Attribution
- FoveaMeta-reported results only today
- MotionNorthbeam and Google Analytics on Pro and above source
- Yes
- Partly, or with limits
- No, or not found on their site
Motion facts from motionapp.com (pricing, FAQ), help.motionapp.com and runneth.com, checked October 2026. Fovea prices are list prices.
An afternoon, not a migration projectSwitching from Motion
Switching from Motion
to Fovea.
Nothing to export first: Fovea reads your Meta account directly, so you can run both while you compare. Motion reports export to CSV if you want the history.
- 01
Connect Meta
Paste your ad account ID and a read-only token. Spend, ROAS, CTR, hook and hold sync every night, 90 days backfilled.
- 02
Connect Shopify
Enter your store URL. Products, variants and images sync in, with no write access to your store.
- 03
Bring your creative
Upload from the browser on any plan. On Growth and up we import a Google Drive archive with you, duplicates once.
- 04
Invite the team
Unlimited seats on Growth. Give agencies the Agency role so revenue stays private.
Pick Motion if
- You need TikTok, YouTube or LinkedIn reporting today
- You want Northbeam or Google Analytics attribution next to creative
- An AI teammate in Slack and the strategist community matter most
- Your spend is well past $50k a month and a $999 start fits
Pick Fovea if
- You sell on Shopify and want to know which ad sells which product
- You want one library for live, unlaunched and raw creative
- You need to search on-screen text and transcripts
- You run several brands and want revenue hidden by role, at a flat price
Questions, answered.
How much does Motion cost?+
As of October 2026, Motion's Starter plan is $999 a month for brands spending up to $50k a month on ads. Pro (over $50k) and Growth have no public price; you book a call.
Is there a cheaper Motion alternative?+
Fovea is priced flat by plan, from $39 a month, and the price does not change with your ad spend. It is Meta-only today, so it fits Meta-first brands best.
Is Fovea a Motion alternative?+
For Meta-first DTC brands on Shopify, yes. If you need TikTok, YouTube or LinkedIn reporting today, Motion covers more platforms. TikTok and Google Ads are coming soon to Fovea.
Does Motion connect to Shopify?+
Runneth, included in paid Motion plans, connects to Shopify for store insights such as customer segments, product performance and top collections. Fovea syncs your catalog and links each creative to the products and variants it sells.
Does Motion have a free trial?+
Yes, 14 days with no credit card, per Motion's help center. Runneth is not part of the trial by default. Fovea's trial is also 14 days with no card.
Does Motion have an MCP server?+
Yes, a read-only Motion MCP for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and command-line clients. Fovea's hosted MCP server can also build collections when you give the key write access, and comes with a REST API and webhooks.
Who makes Motion?+
Motion Creative Cloud Inc., per its site footer. Runneth is built by Motion. This page is about the creative analytics tool at motionapp.com, not other products called Motion.
Can I move from Motion to Fovea?+
Yes. There is nothing to migrate for performance: connect your Meta ad account and Fovea syncs 90 days of history. Bring creative by uploading it, or on Growth and up we import a Google Drive archive with you.
Does Fovea link ads to creatives automatically?+
Not yet. Your Meta ads sync every night, and you link each ad to its creative in the asset panel. Automatic matching is coming soon.
Does Fovea do attribution?+
Not today. Fovea shows Meta-reported results per creative. Motion integrates Northbeam and Google Analytics on Pro and above.
How did you check Motion's facts?+
From Motion's pricing, FAQ and help center pages and runneth.com in October 2026. Each fact on this page links to the page it came from. If something has changed, email hello@foveahq.com and we will fix it.
See your own ads
side by side.
Connect Meta and Shopify, drop in your creative, and walk into Monday knowing which ads made money.
Start free- 14-day free trial
- No card
- No ad-spend caps