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Efekto vs Motion
Motion tells your team what to make next. Efekto makes it, runs it and reports back.
What each does
Two tools, two jobs.
Efekto
Writes, produces, publishes and prunes Meta ads - and learns from which leads become customers.
Does
- Writes hooks, primary text and headlines from your offer profile
- Renders statics, UGC talking-head and voiceover video
- Publishes from your own Facebook Page - into your ad account or the Efekto ad account; the first batch waits for your approval
- Runs the morning lifecycle: kill, refresh, scale, reallocate
- Feeds lead quality back through CAPI and your CRM
- Explains every decision in the activity feed
Does not
- Meta only today: Google Ads from Nov 1, 2026 (Growth and Pro), LinkedIn Ads from Jan 1, 2027 (Pro), TikTok Ads from Mar 1, 2027 (Growth and Pro)
- No swipe file or competitor ad library
- No done-for-you service - the engine runs, you approve campaigns
Creative reporting for paid social teams: what is winning, why, and what to brief next.
Does
- Creative analytics and ad leaderboards across accounts
- AI tags on creatives and task suggestions for the next brief
- Competitor research and inspiration
- Unlimited seats and ad accounts on Starter
- Attribution integrations (Northbeam, GA4) on higher tiers
Does not
- Does not generate creatives - it analyzes the ones you made
- Does not publish, pause, scale or reallocate anything
- No lead-quality feedback from CAPI or a CRM - not offered as of our last check
- No video or static production
Side by side
Ten capabilities, two columns.
| Capability | Efekto | Motion |
|---|---|---|
| Writes hooks & copy | Yes | No |
| Static creatives | Yes | No |
| UGC video actors | Yes | No |
| Voiceover video | Yes | No |
| Publishes to Meta | Yes | No |
| Daily kill / refresh / scale | Yes | No |
| Winner protection / freeze | Yes | No |
| Lead-quality feedback (CAPI / CRM) | Yes | No |
| Multi-brand | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing from | $149 / mo | $250 / mo* |
* Not published by the vendor; reported by third-party reviews (dates on each comparison page). “Partial” means the capability exists in a limited form or as an add-on. “No” means not offered as of our last check, Sept 2026 (Zeely: 5 Oct 2026). “—” means the vendor does not publish it. Zeely: regular price; the first month is a $29.95 promotional price.
Fair is fair
When Motion is the better pick.
In-house paid social teams with a creative pipeline that need a shared view of what works.
If that is you, Motion will probably cost less and do exactly what you need. Efekto earns its price only when nobody on your side wants to run the ads every day: when the writing, the producing, the publishing and the morning verdict all have to happen without you.
Why Efekto
Motion tells your team what to make next. Efekto makes it, runs it and reports back.
Analytics that end in a brief still need someone to write, render, publish and prune. Efekto closes that loop inside one engine, and its “what worked” is measured in qualified leads, not in a leaderboard of thumb-stop rates.
- 01
The morning check, with named rules
At least one ad set always stays live. Ads younger than two days are never judged. A set with five or more leads gets a new release, not a pause. Every decision is written down with the number that caused it.
- 02
A lead-quality loop, not a click loop
The engine tells Meta which leads were qualified and which became customers, and feeds the generator the same lesson. An ad set whose leads score below 0.6× your average is paused even if its cost per lead looks fine.
- 03
Run on the founder’s own agency budgets first
The same engine runs Lemon Agency’s client campaigns - real spend, real leads, and the mistakes already paid for. It spends our money before it spends yours.
Pricing
What each one costs.
Efekto prices are net and monthly. Motion prices are as published by the vendor or as reported by third parties, with the source below.
Efekto
Growth $299 / mo · 3 campaigns, a second platform (Google Ads from Nov 1, 2026 or TikTok Ads from Mar 1, 2027). Net prices, yearly −20 %. Trial 7 days from launch.
- 1 campaign · Meta Ads (Facebook + Instagram)
- 60 images / month
- 6 videos / month
- Daily autopilot: pauses weak ads, moves budget to winners
- Lead quality fed back to Meta
- Unlimited team members
Motion
Third-party reviews report a Starter plan at $250/mo for brands spending up to $50,000/mo, with Pro and Growth tiers on request above that. Motion offers a 14-day trial.
Source: https://rule1.ai/articles/motion-pricing · as reported Mar 2026, checked Sept 2026
Can I use Motion together with Efekto?
Does Efekto replace the person who runs Motion?
Where do these facts about Motion come from?
Sources
- Motion - product pages: https://motionapp.com/ · checked Sept 2026.
- Motion - pricing: https://rule1.ai/articles/motion-pricing · as reported Mar 2026, checked Sept 2026.
- Efekto - pricing from the published plan list (net, monthly), morning-check rules from the product documentation, agency numbers from the August 2026 solar case study.
Competitor names and marks belong to their owners. This page describes public capabilities and prices as we found them on the dates shown; we correct errors on request at hello@efekto.ai.
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