Pinako vs SessionBox
Pinako
pinako.proSessionBox
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| Figure | Pinako | SessionBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | $4.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 3 |
| Spec score · Tab Management Software | 8.5 (#5) | 8.6 (#3) |
| Company | The Chrome Web Store listing identifies the developer as Evan Robert Martin and gives a Grass Valley, California address. | The maker identifies Box Labs LLC and gives its address as 1082 Budapest, Horvath Mihaly ter 2., Hungary; the page does not state a founding year. |
| Trial | New subscribers can try Pro and Pro+ monthly plans for 14 days without providing a payment method. | The first app installation starts a complimentary seven-day trial with access to all features and no credit card required. |
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In their own words
Pinako
Pinako is a browser extension for organizing tabs and sessions in nested trees and restoring closed tabs and windows to their earlier positions. Libraries collect tabs, windows, and notes, including shared workspaces. Notes support rich text; Pro+ adds resizable image, video, and audio embeds stored in Pinako cloud. Search includes natural-language queries and an AI Librarian chat panel, while an MCP bridge connects desktop AI clients and runs locally. AI Search sends the query and relevant context to xAI's Grok API. The free extension stores data locally; the privacy policy says Pinako does not sell data, read page contents, or train AI models on stored data. Backups can use local snapshots or optional services including Google Drive, Dropbox, Filecoin, Arweave, and Storj. The Free plan is free. Pro is $5 a month, Pro+ is $10 a month, Premium is $25 a month, and Enterprise is $60 a month. New subscribers can try Pro and Pro+ monthly plans for 14 days without providing a payment method.
SessionBox
SessionBox One turns browser tabs into separate profiles so users can manage multiple accounts on the same site in one browser window. Profiles can use different proxies, and direct sharing lets someone pass along an active profile without sharing login credentials. Teams can share profiles and proxies through Shared Spaces. Cloud synchronization supports continuing sessions on another device, while a local API connects existing tools such as Selenium and custom solutions. The maker says sensitive profile data is encrypted and decrypted on the user's device using AES-256 and RSA 2048-bit algorithms. Local profiles are stored in browser IndexedDB, synced profile data in the maker's data store, and temporary profiles are not persisted. Extensions connect Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Opera to the client application. SessionBox One is optimized for Windows and macOS; a mobile application is unavailable and not planned. The first installation starts a seven-day trial with all features and no credit card required. Hobby costs $4.99 a month.