Piezo-film (Vibration, shock)

Inexpensive

AC Response only

Sense many things besides motion (sound, temperature, pressure)

Electromechanical Servo (Tilt, Inertial)

DC accurate, low frequency only

Tend to be fragile

Expensive

Piezoelectric (Vibration, Shock)

Wide-dynamic range

AC Response only

Can be expensive, depending on the package

Liquid tilt sensors (Tilt)

DC response

Inexpensive

Fragile

"Slosh" problems

Bulk Micromachined Piezo Resistive (Tilt, Vibration, Inertial)

DC Response

Difficult to trim, poor temperature performance

Can be expensive

Bulk Micromachined Capacitive (Tilt, Vibration, Inertial)

DC Response

Good DC accuracy, low noise

Expensive

Surface Micromachined Capacitive (Tilt, Vibration, Inertial)

DC Response

Standard IC form factors

Inexpensive