The Toby alternative that doesn't cap your free plan.
Toby recently cut its free plan to 60 tabs. Tabhive gives you 100, plus AI search and a command menu that Toby simply doesn't have.
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Feature comparison
Pricing
Sourced from official pricing pages, April 2025.
An honest take
We're not here to trash Toby. Just here to help you decide.
What Toby gets right
- Clean visual new-tab interface, collections are easy to scan
- AI suggestions for naming and sorting tabs is a nice touch
- Drag-and-drop between collections works smoothly
- Shareable collection links, recipients need no account
Why people switch away
- Free plan cut to 60 tabs. Heavy users hit the ceiling within days
- Reports of data loss and collections resetting after updates
- Extension sometimes opens a blank page with an infinite spinner
- No command menu. You have to click through the UI to find anything
- No lifetime deal. Subscription only, forever
Only in Tabhive
Features Toby doesn't have at any price.
Command Menu
Cmd+Shift+K from any page. Jump to any saved tab, space, or snippet without touching the mouse. Toby has no keyboard launcher.
AI Search
Describe what you're looking for and AI finds it. Toby's AI only suggests names and sorts tabs. It can't search your saved content.
Smart Auto-save
Tabhive reads your open tabs and files them into the right group automatically. Toby requires you to drag every tab manually.
Snippets
Right-click any text or code on any page to save it as a snippet. Find it instantly from the command menu.
Short Links
Type 'th' + your alias in the address bar. Navigate to any saved tab in two keystrokes. Toby has no equivalent.
Lifetime Deal
Pay $50 once, own it forever. No subscription, no pricing changes. Toby is subscription-only with no lifetime option.
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