Comparison

Takt vs the alternatives: Chrome tab managers compared

There are many ways to deal with too many tabs: group them, close them into a list, save them as sessions, or move them into workspaces. Here is how Takt compares with the tools people use most, including where they do better.

Short answer:

Takt files tabs into Chrome tab groups as they open: by your URL rules, by site category, or with AI that runs on your computer.
OneTab, Session Buddy and Toby save tabs for later. Workona puts them in cloud workspaces. Tab Manager Plus organises windows.
Ato also groups with AI, but in the cloud, and needs an account.

Every tool, side by side

Scroll sideways on a small screen.

Feature	Takt	Chrome built-in	OneTab	Session Buddy	Workona	Toby	Tab Manager Plus	Ato	Tab Groups Extension	Auto-Group Tabs
Groups tabs automatically by rule	Yes (glob, regex, title: Premium)	No, you group tabs by hand	No	No	No, own "spaces"	No, manual	No, organises windows	No, AI only	Yes, incl. title and regex	Yes, wildcards and regex
Groups by category or AI	Yes, on-device AI; 5 groups free	No. The AI "Organize tabs" feature was retired	No	No	No	Yes, paid, cloud AI	No	Yes, cloud AI (Gemini)	No	No
Duplicate open tabs	Prevented, free	No	No	Manual find	Manual close	Saved tabs only, paid	Manual close	Manual clean-up	No	No
Unloads idle tabs to save memory	Yes, free; hibernation	Yes, Memory Saver	Closes tabs into a list	No	Yes	Not found	Manual only	No	No	No
Per-tab memory	Premium dashboard	Yes, on the tab hover card	No	No	No	No	No	Not on stable Chrome	No	No
Keyboard tab search	Premium (popup search free)	Yes, Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+A	Saved tabs only	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, its core	Yes	No	No
Saved sessions	Premium	Saved tab groups only	Yes, tab lists	Yes, its core	Yes, in the cloud	Yes	Yes, saved windows	Saved groups, on its server	Yes, snapshots	No
Sync between computers	Rules via Chrome Sync; File/Drive (Premium)	Tab groups, with a Google account	Paid, end-to-end encrypted	No, export only	Yes, cloud	Yes, cloud	No, export only	Through its server	Rules via Chrome Sync	Rules via Chrome Sync
Account needed	No	Only for sync	No (yes for sync)	No	Yes	For sync	No	Yes, after a trial	No	No
Analytics, data on the vendor's servers	None	Google, if you sync	None declared	Anonymous usage stats, on by default	Google Analytics; stores your URLs	Analytics; stores your tabs	None, open source	Analytics; tabs sent to Gemini	None	None, open source
Team features	No	No	Team licences	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Price	Free; Premium $3/mo or $30/yr	Free	Free; sync $39.99/yr	Free	Free; Pro from ~$7/mo*	Free up to 60 tabs; $4.50–6/mo	Free	30 AI uses/mo free; Pro $9.99/mo	Free	Free
Languages	6	Many	48	English	English	English	English	English	English, Chinese	English, German

* Workona's pricing page loads its prices with JavaScript; the figure comes from Workona's own experimental pricing page and may differ.

One-to-one comparisons

Takt vs Chrome's built-in tab groupsChoose Chrome on its own if you group a few tabs by hand now and then, and Memory Saver keeps memory in check. Takt vs OneTabChoose OneTab if you'd rather close everything into a list and come back to it later than keep tabs open. Takt vs Session BuddyChoose Session Buddy if what you need most is to save, recover and export sessions. Takt vs WorkonaChoose Workona if you work in projects with a team and want tabs, documents and tasks in shared workspaces. Takt vs TobyChoose Toby if you want a visual library of saved links, shared with a team. Takt vs Tab Manager PlusChoose Tab Manager Plus if you think in windows and want to find any tab from the keyboard. Takt vs AtoChoose Ato if you want grouping with no setup, and you're fine with your tab URLs and titles going to a cloud AI.

Try it on your own tabs. The free plan has no time limit.

Add Takt to Chrome, free

FAQ

Which Chrome tab managers group tabs automatically?

Of the products compared here, Takt, Tab Groups Extension and Auto-Group Tabs group tabs into Chrome tab groups by rule. Takt also groups by category or with on-device AI. Ato groups with a cloud AI.

Does Chrome group tabs automatically?

No. Chrome's tab groups are made by hand, and its AI "Tab organizer" has been retired.

Which tab manager groups tabs with AI without sending them to a server?

Takt. It uses the AI model built into Chrome, on your computer. Ato sends tab URLs and titles to Google Gemini; Toby doesn't name its AI provider.

Sources

Based on each product's own store listing, website and privacy policy. Products change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.