Tabner vs Toby, side by side
Both keep your tabs in collections you can come back to. Toby suits teams and people who want mobile apps. Tabner suits people who want a free tab manager that works without an account.
Free. No account needed. Without one, your tabs never reach our servers.
The short answer
Toby and Tabner both turn open tabs into saved, organised lists. Toby needs an account, and its free Starter plan holds up to 60 saved tabs per workspace; paid plans remove the limit and add a team tier. Tabner is free, works without an account and keeps your data off its servers unless you sign in to sync.
Side-by-side comparison
| Tabner | Toby | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and plans | Tabner is free: boards, groups, sessions, search, import and backups | Starter is free, up to 60 saved tabs per workspace. Productivity is USD 4.50 per member a month billed yearly, or USD 6 monthly. Team is USD 8 yearly or USD 10 monthly |
| Account | Not needed. An account (your email, no password) adds sync and sharing | Required. Google sign-on available |
| Data and privacy | In your browser's extension storage. With sync, on EU servers (Ireland). No analytics, ads or trackers | In your Toby account. Analytics: not stated on their site |
| Sync between computers | Optional, with an account | In your Toby account |
| How tabs are organised | Boards with coloured groups, and Spaces for Work and Personal | Collections in private and public spaces |
| Saving a window | Save All Tabs into a group, or save the window as a session. Tab groups come back on Chrome | Save session, on the free plan |
| Crash recovery and history | Nothing automatic. You save sessions yourself and can download a backup | Not stated on their site |
| Search | Ctrl+K across titles, links, descriptions and notes, plus tb in the address bar | Basic search on Starter, advanced history search on paid plans |
| Notes and tags | Short description, tags and private notes on each tab | Tags and notes on the free plan |
| Sharing and teams | Editors, viewers and read-only public links, with the optional account | Share collections, unlimited members. The Team plan adds SSO |
| Import and export | Imports Toby exports and bookmark files from Chrome, Firefox and Edge. Full backup download | Export, even over the free limit. Import: not stated on their site |
| Browsers and mobile | Chrome, Firefox and most Chromium browsers. No mobile apps | Chrome, Firefox and Edge, plus mobile apps |
Toby details from gettoby.com/pricing and the Toby help center, checked in November 2026. Plans and features change, so check their site for the latest.
Where Toby is ahead
- Mobile apps, as well as extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Edge
- A Team plan with SSO, priority support and centralised billing
- Duplicate tab removal and AI features on the Productivity plan
- Advanced history search on paid plans
- Google sign-on, and unlimited members even on the free plan
Where Tabner is ahead
- No account needed. An account is only for sync and sharing
- Doesn't stop you at 60 saved tabs
- Without an account, your data never reaches our servers. With Tabner sync, it is stored in the EU
- No analytics, ads or trackers in the extension or on the website
- Rules by domain, private notes on each tab and tb search in the address bar
Choose Toby if…
- You need mobile apps
- Your team wants SSO and centralised billing
- You already work in Toby's shared spaces and are happy with its plans
Choose Tabner if…
- You want a free tab manager that doesn't stop at 60 saved tabs
- You would rather not create an account
- You care about where your data lives and who can read it
- You work mostly in Chrome or Firefox on a computer
Switching from Toby?
Our Toby alternative page explains how to bring your collections across step by step.
Questions
Is Tabner better than Toby?
It depends on what you need. Toby is the better fit if you want mobile apps or a team plan with SSO. Tabner is the better fit if you want a free tool that works without an account and doesn't stop at 60 saved tabs.
Which one is free?
Both can be used for free. Toby Starter is free up to 60 saved tabs per workspace. Tabner is free: boards, sessions, search, import and backups included.
Do I need an account for either?
Toby requires an account. Tabner works without one; an account is only needed for sync between computers and for sharing boards.
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