[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":798},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-tabbiy-vs-workona":3,"blog-surround-tabbiy-vs-workona":733,"blog-all-posts":742},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"cover":710,"date":711,"description":712,"draft":713,"extension":714,"faq":715,"howto":721,"meta":722,"navigation":723,"path":724,"seo":725,"stem":726,"tags":727,"updated":711,"__hash__":732},"blog/blog/tabbiy-vs-workona.md","Tabbiy vs Workona: Local Tab Control vs Cloud Workspaces",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":675},"minimal",[9,20,23,26,31,38,45,48,52,55,113,116,120,123,128,131,135,138,142,145,149,152,156,159,163,167,174,178,192,196,204,208,211,215,218,222,225,229,419,423,426,432,438,441,445,457,467,471,476,493,498,515,521,539,543,584,597,601,605,608,612,615,619,622,626,629,633,636,640],[10,11,12],"blockquote",{},[13,14,15,19],"p",{},[16,17,18],"strong",{},"TL;DR:"," Workona is a cloud workspace platform: it groups tabs into project spaces, syncs them across devices and lets teams share them. Tabbiy is a local tab manager: every open tab lives in a sidebar, auto-grouped, with hibernation and session save, no account required. If you work across devices or with a team, Workona earns its subscription. If you want fast local control of a crowded browser, Tabbiy is the lighter tool.",[13,21,22],{},"Workona and Tabbiy both promise to end tab chaos, but they start from opposite assumptions. Workona assumes your tabs belong to projects, your projects span devices, and your team needs to see them. Tabbiy assumes your tabs belong to the window in front of you and should be organized, searchable and unloaded without a round trip to the cloud.",[13,24,25],{},"Neither assumption is wrong. They lead to very different products.",[27,28,30],"h2",{"id":29},"the-core-difference-project-space-vs-sidebar","The Core Difference: Project Space vs Sidebar",[13,32,33,34,37],{},"Workona's core unit is a ",[16,35,36],{},"space",". A space holds the tabs, docs, links and notes for one project. Only the current space's tabs are visible; the rest are a click away. Every tab in a space is autosaved, backed up to the cloud and synced to your other computers. Team plans add shared spaces, real-time collaboration and centralized billing.",[13,39,40,41,44],{},"Tabbiy's core unit is the ",[16,42,43],{},"window",". Its sidebar lists every open tab in the current Chrome window, grouped by domain or by custom rules. You can hibernate a group to unload it from RAM while keeping it visible, save tabs to a staging list, and restore them later. All of that happens on your machine, with no account.",[13,46,47],{},"Workona asks you to decide which project a tab belongs to before you save it. Tabbiy asks you to decide which tabs you are done with right now. The first is project management. The second is tab management.",[27,49,51],{"id":50},"what-workona-does-well","What Workona Does Well",[13,53,54],{},"Workona's feature set is genuinely broad, and it is fair to say where it beats a pure tab manager.",[56,57,58,65,71,77,83,89,95,101,107],"ul",{},[59,60,61,64],"li",{},[16,62,63],{},"Project spaces that persist."," Tabs, links, docs and notes stay attached to the project, not to a browser window. Closing a window does not dismantle the project.",[59,66,67,70],{},[16,68,69],{},"Cloud autosave and backups."," Every tab in a space is autosaved, and cloud backups let you go back in time after a crash or a bad cleanup.",[59,72,73,76],{},[16,74,75],{},"Cross-device sync."," Work with the same spaces on multiple computers, which is the feature local tab managers cannot match.",[59,78,79,82],{},[16,80,81],{},"Team collaboration."," Shared spaces, real-time collaboration, team templates, permissions and centralized billing make it a workplace tool, not just a browser add-on.",[59,84,85,88],{},[16,86,87],{},"Tab suspension."," Workona can suspend tabs to reduce memory pressure, similar in spirit to Tabbiy's hibernation.",[59,90,91,94],{},[16,92,93],{},"Universal search."," Search tabs and spaces from anywhere in the browser, including a new-tab-page search bar.",[59,96,97,100],{},[16,98,99],{},"Integrations."," Google Drive, Slack and task apps connect project work to the tools teams already use.",[59,102,103,106],{},[16,104,105],{},"Cross-browser support."," Chrome, Firefox and Edge.",[59,108,109,112],{},[16,110,111],{},"Enterprise controls."," SSO, admin controls, encrypted data and custom agreements.",[13,114,115],{},"For a team running client projects across several web apps, that combination is hard to replace with a local extension.",[27,117,119],{"id":118},"where-workona-stops-for-tab-management","Where Workona Stops (for Tab Management)",[13,121,122],{},"Workona is a workspace platform, so its tab management has boundaries.",[124,125,127],"h3",{"id":126},"it-is-account-based-and-cloud-first","It is account-based and cloud-first",[13,129,130],{},"Workona's value comes from sync and collaboration, which means an account and data in the cloud. If you want a tab tool that never leaves your machine, this is the wrong architecture, no matter how good the features are.",[124,132,134],{"id":133},"project-spaces-require-curation","Project spaces require curation",[13,136,137],{},"Spaces work when you maintain them. A tab that belongs to three projects still has to go somewhere, and a quick research detour does not always deserve a new space. Users who just want the browser to organize itself will find the structure heavy.",[124,139,141],{"id":140},"it-is-not-a-live-list-of-every-open-tab","It is not a live list of every open tab",[13,143,144],{},"Workona shows the current space's tabs. That is the point of spaces, but it also means you cannot see every open tab in one vertical list the way you can in Tabbiy. Switching context means switching spaces, not scanning a single sidebar.",[124,146,148],{"id":147},"no-domain-based-auto-grouping-or-custom-rules","No domain-based auto-grouping or custom rules",[13,150,151],{},"Workona organizes tabs by the space you put them in. It does not advertise automatic grouping by domain, path, subdomain or keyword, and it has no equivalent of Tabbiy's rule engine. If you want the browser to sort tabs for you, that is a different feature.",[124,153,155],{"id":154},"subscription-pricing-for-the-full-workflow","Subscription pricing for the full workflow",[13,157,158],{},"Workona's pricing page lists Pro, Team and Enterprise plans. The collaboration and sync features that justify the product sit behind a subscription, which is reasonable for a team tool but more than a solo user may want to pay for tab organization.",[27,160,162],{"id":161},"how-tabbiy-handles-the-same-jobs","How Tabbiy Handles the Same Jobs",[124,164,166],{"id":165},"a-sidebar-that-is-always-there","A sidebar that is always there",[13,168,169,170,173],{},"Tabbiy opens in Chrome's side panel with ",[16,171,172],{},"Alt+D",". Every tab in the window is listed with its title and favicon; groups collapse, tabs reorder, duplicates close, and search filters the list. You never leave the page you are reading to manage tabs.",[124,175,177],{"id":176},"auto-grouping-instead-of-manual-spaces","Auto-grouping instead of manual spaces",[13,179,180,181,186,187,191],{},"New tabs are grouped by domain automatically. Custom rules can match paths, subdomains, second-level domains and keywords, so \"docs\", \"billing\" or \"client-acme\" can become groups without manual dragging. That is a different model from Workona's spaces: lighter, automatic and local. The ",[182,183,185],"a",{"href":184},"/blog/how-to-auto-group-tabs-in-chrome/","auto-grouping guide"," explains the matching options, and the ",[182,188,190],{"href":189},"/rules/","rules page"," shows how to build them.",[124,193,195],{"id":194},"hibernation-without-a-cloud-round-trip","Hibernation without a cloud round trip",[13,197,198,199,203],{},"Hibernating a tab unloads its process but keeps it visible in the sidebar; clicking it reloads the page with its URL, title and group intact. It is the same memory idea as Workona's tab suspension, minus the account. See the ",[182,200,202],{"href":201},"/blog/chrome-uses-too-much-memory-fixes/","memory guide"," for when this actually helps.",[124,205,207],{"id":206},"save-and-restore-sessions-locally","Save and restore sessions locally",[13,209,210],{},"Tabbiy saves tabs to a staging list and restores them in one click, surviving Chrome restarts, crashes and machine reboots. It is not a cloud backup and it does not sync between computers, but it covers the common \"I closed the wrong window\" case without sending data anywhere.",[124,212,214],{"id":213},"export-when-you-need-to-leave","Export when you need to leave",[13,216,217],{},"Saved tabs export as JSON on the free plan, or CSV, HTML and Markdown on Pro. That makes it possible to move a session into a notes app, a spreadsheet or another browser. Workona's export is built around its cloud workspace; Tabbiy's is built around files you own.",[124,219,221],{"id":220},"local-only-privacy-and-no-account","Local-only privacy and no account",[13,223,224],{},"No sign-up, no cloud, no telemetry on the free tier. Tab data stays on the device. For users who treat their browser as a private workspace, that is the main reason to choose Tabbiy over Workona.",[27,226,228],{"id":227},"feature-comparison-table","Feature Comparison Table",[230,231,232,248],"table",{},[233,234,235],"thead",{},[236,237,238,242,245],"tr",{},[239,240,241],"th",{},"Capability",[239,243,244],{},"Workona",[239,246,247],{},"Tabbiy",[249,250,251,263,274,285,294,304,315,324,334,343,354,364,375,386,397,408],"tbody",{},[236,252,253,257,260],{},[254,255,256],"td",{},"Primary model",[254,258,259],{},"Cloud project spaces",[254,261,262],{},"Local vertical sidebar",[236,264,265,268,271],{},[254,266,267],{},"Account required",[254,269,270],{},"Yes",[254,272,273],{},"No",[236,275,276,279,282],{},[254,277,278],{},"Data location",[254,280,281],{},"Cloud (encrypted)",[254,283,284],{},"On-device",[236,286,287,290,292],{},[254,288,289],{},"Cross-device sync",[254,291,270],{},[254,293,273],{},[236,295,296,299,302],{},[254,297,298],{},"Team collaboration",[254,300,301],{},"Yes (shared spaces, permissions)",[254,303,273],{},[236,305,306,309,312],{},[254,307,308],{},"Live list of all open tabs",[254,310,311],{},"Current space only",[254,313,314],{},"Yes, whole window",[236,316,317,320,322],{},[254,318,319],{},"Auto-group by domain",[254,321,273],{},[254,323,270],{},[236,325,326,329,331],{},[254,327,328],{},"Custom grouping rules",[254,330,273],{},[254,332,333],{},"Yes (path, subdomain, 2LD, keyword)",[236,335,336,339,341],{},[254,337,338],{},"Hibernation / tab suspension",[254,340,270],{},[254,342,270],{},[236,344,345,348,351],{},[254,346,347],{},"Session save and restore",[254,349,350],{},"Yes (cloud autosave/backups)",[254,352,353],{},"Yes (local staging list)",[236,355,356,359,362],{},[254,357,358],{},"Tab history / time travel",[254,360,361],{},"Cloud backups",[254,363,273],{},[236,365,366,369,372],{},[254,367,368],{},"Search",[254,370,371],{},"Universal search",[254,373,374],{},"Sidebar quick search",[236,376,377,380,383],{},[254,378,379],{},"Integrations",[254,381,382],{},"Google Drive, Slack, task apps",[254,384,385],{},"None",[236,387,388,391,394],{},[254,389,390],{},"Browser support",[254,392,393],{},"Chrome, Firefox, Edge",[254,395,396],{},"Chrome and Chromium browsers",[236,398,399,402,405],{},[254,400,401],{},"Export",[254,403,404],{},"Workspace-oriented",[254,406,407],{},"JSON (free), CSV/HTML/Markdown (Pro)",[236,409,410,413,416],{},[254,411,412],{},"Price",[254,414,415],{},"Pro / Team / Enterprise plans",[254,417,418],{},"Free core; Pro $2.99/month",[27,420,422],{"id":421},"cloud-vs-local-the-trade-off-that-matters","Cloud vs Local: The Trade-off That Matters",[13,424,425],{},"The feature table comes down to one architectural choice.",[13,427,428,431],{},[16,429,430],{},"Cloud sync buys continuity."," Workona's spaces follow you to another computer, survive a dead laptop and can be shared with a teammate. That is worth paying for if your work spans devices or people.",[13,433,434,437],{},[16,435,436],{},"Local storage buys simplicity and privacy."," Tabbiy has no account, no sync delay and no server that can be breached or shut down. It also cannot help you when you move to a second machine.",[13,439,440],{},"A useful test: would losing your current browser profile cost you a day of work, or an afternoon of reopening tabs? If it is a day, you want cloud-backed spaces. If it is an afternoon, a local sidebar plus session save is enough.",[27,442,444],{"id":443},"pricing","Pricing",[13,446,447,448,451,452,456],{},"Tabbiy is free for core use: unlimited tabs, auto-grouping, hibernation, session save and JSON export. Pro is ",[16,449,450],{},"$2.99/month"," with a 7-day free trial, and adds three custom grouping rules instead of one, unlimited custom groups instead of 20, CSV/HTML/Markdown export, fixed custom group colors and activation on up to three devices. See the ",[182,453,455],{"href":454},"/pricing/","pricing page"," for the current plan details.",[13,458,459,460,466],{},"Workona's pricing page lists Pro, Team and Enterprise plans; Team has a minimum seat count and adds shared spaces, centralized billing and priority support. Prices and limits change, so check ",[182,461,465],{"href":462,"rel":463},"https://workona.com/pricing/",[464],"nofollow","workona.com/pricing"," before comparing.",[27,468,470],{"id":469},"which-should-you-choose","Which Should You Choose?",[13,472,473],{},[16,474,475],{},"Choose Workona if:",[56,477,478,481,484,487,490],{},[59,479,480],{},"You work across multiple computers and want the same spaces everywhere",[59,482,483],{},"You collaborate with a team and need shared project context",[59,485,486],{},"You want tabs, docs, links and notes attached to a project",[59,488,489],{},"You value cloud backups and a searchable project history",[59,491,492],{},"You are comfortable with an account and a subscription",[13,494,495],{},[16,496,497],{},"Choose Tabbiy if:",[56,499,500,503,506,509,512],{},[59,501,502],{},"You want every open tab visible in one sidebar",[59,504,505],{},"You want automatic grouping by domain and custom rules",[59,507,508],{},"You want to hibernate idle tabs without closing them",[59,510,511],{},"You prefer local-only data and no account",[59,513,514],{},"You want a free core tool with a low-cost Pro upgrade",[13,516,517,520],{},[16,518,519],{},"Use both?"," It is possible, but redundant. Workona already organizes tabs into spaces and suspends them; adding Tabbiy on top gives you two competing sidebars and two grouping models. Pick the one that matches your work. If your team lives in Workona, use Workona. If your browser is a personal workspace, use Tabbiy.",[13,522,523,524,528,529,533,534,538],{},"For more comparisons, see ",[182,525,527],{"href":526},"/blog/tabbiy-vs-onetab/","Tabbiy vs OneTab",", ",[182,530,532],{"href":531},"/blog/tabbiy-vs-session-buddy/","Tabbiy vs Session Buddy",", and the ",[182,535,537],{"href":536},"/blog/best-chrome-tab-manager-extensions/","best Chrome tab manager roundup",".",[27,540,542],{"id":541},"how-to-try-tabbiy","How to Try Tabbiy",[544,545,546,557,563,572,578],"ol",{},[59,547,548,551,552,538],{},[16,549,550],{},"Install Tabbiy"," from the ",[182,553,556],{"href":554,"rel":555},"https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/tabbiy-tab-auto-grouping/foddibkdjaahgghfhdphhapjgemgjgnk?hl=en",[464],"Chrome Web Store",[59,558,559,562],{},[16,560,561],{},"Press Alt+D"," and let auto-grouping organize the current window.",[59,564,565,568,569,571],{},[16,566,567],{},"Create one custom rule"," on the ",[182,570,190],{"href":189}," for a project you open every day.",[59,573,574,577],{},[16,575,576],{},"Hibernate an idle group"," and click a tab to confirm it reloads in place.",[59,579,580,583],{},[16,581,582],{},"Save a session"," before closing Chrome, then restore it the next morning.",[13,585,586,587,591,592,596],{},"The ",[182,588,590],{"href":589},"/usage/","usage guide"," covers the full workflow. If you are still deciding whether a dedicated tab manager is worth it, ",[182,593,595],{"href":594},"/blog/chrome-vertical-tabs-vs-tabbiy/","Chrome vertical tabs vs Tabbiy"," explains what the browser now does for free.",[27,598,600],{"id":599},"faq","FAQ",[124,602,604],{"id":603},"is-workona-free","Is Workona free?",[13,606,607],{},"Workona's pricing page lists Pro, Team and Enterprise plans, with feature limits that vary by plan. Check workona.com/pricing for the current entry plan, trial terms and prices before you commit.",[124,609,611],{"id":610},"does-tabbiy-sync-tabs-across-devices","Does Tabbiy sync tabs across devices?",[13,613,614],{},"No. Tabbiy stores tab and group data locally, so there is no cloud sync. A Pro license can be activated on up to three devices, but each device keeps its own local data.",[124,616,618],{"id":617},"is-workona-a-tab-manager","Is Workona a tab manager?",[13,620,621],{},"It includes tab management, but Workona is built around project spaces rather than a live list of every open tab. It is closer to a workspace and work-management tool that also organizes tabs.",[124,623,625],{"id":624},"can-tabbiy-replace-workona","Can Tabbiy replace Workona?",[13,627,628],{},"For local tab control, yes: sidebar, auto-grouping, hibernation and session save all work without an account. For team collaboration, cloud backups, cross-device sync and shared project spaces, no. Those are Workona's core job.",[124,630,632],{"id":631},"which-one-is-better-for-privacy","Which one is better for privacy?",[13,634,635],{},"Tabbiy keeps tab data on your device and requires no account. Workona is account-based and syncs data through its cloud, with encrypted storage and enterprise controls. 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