Pinako vs Toby

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.

Toby is a browser-tab and link organizer for collecting web resources and returning to them later. Users can make a Space for a project, team, or idea, then sort its tabs and links. One-Click Save captures all open tabs for later organization. Search finds pages across Spaces by title, link, or note, and Smart Sort groups related tabs for review. Users can invite teammates to shared Spaces, where members can add and arrange links, or share a collection through a link that anyone can view. Toby also saves Chrome tab groups as collections and syncs changes to those groups; that feature is limited to Chrome. The service lists Chrome, Firefox, and Edge availability, along with Android and iOS apps, and supports Google Sign-On. Toby says it stores account tabs and lists but does not track sites visited. The free Starter plan allows up to 60 saved tabs; existing tabs remain viewable, openable, and exportable over the limit, but new ones cannot be saved until the total is reduced or the account upgraded. Pricing is Free, or paid from $4.50/mo (annual).