Alternatives and comparisons

What each popular tab manager, bookmark manager and new tab extension does well, what it costs and where your data lives. Where another tool fits you better, the page says so.

Best-of lists

• Best tab managers for ChromeBuilt-in tab groups, OneTab, Session Buddy, Toby, Workona and more, compared on price, storage and reviews.
• Best bookmark managers for ChromeChrome’s own manager, Raindrop.io, start.me, Speed Dial and Stackboard compared.
• Best new tab extensions for ChromeMomentum, Bonjourr, Infinity, Speed Dial, start.me and Stackboard compared.

Alternatives

• OneTab alternativeSave tabs as real Chrome bookmarks on your new tab, and bring your OneTab list over with a free converter.
• Toby alternativeA board of saved tabs on your new tab with no account or 60-tab cap, plus a converter for Toby’s export.
• Session Buddy alternativeSave windows as ordinary Chrome bookmarks that sync and survive a reinstall, and convert Session Buddy or Tab Session Manager exports.
• Speed Dial alternativeFor Speed Dial 2 and FVD Speed Dial users: your Chrome bookmarks as tiles on the new tab, synced by Chrome at no cost.
• Momentum alternativeMomentum’s Tab Stash is part of Plus and runs through its servers. Stackboard’s stash is free and saves tabs as Chrome bookmarks.
• Arc Spaces in ChromeChrome profiles, tab groups and a bookmark board on the new tab: what each brings back from Arc’s spaces, and what none of them do.
• Workona alternativeSpaces of links on your new tab, saved as Chrome bookmarks with no account, plus a converter for Workona’s data export.
• Tabs Outliner alternativeKeep saved windows as Chrome bookmarks on your new tab, synced by Chrome, and see when Tabs Outliner’s tree is still the better tool.
• Start.me alternativeYour Chrome bookmarks as a new tab board with no account or ads, plus start.me’s export steps to move over.
• Papaly alternativePapaly’s extension was last updated in 2016. How to export your boards and keep them as a board of Chrome bookmarks.
• Raindrop.io alternativeRaindrop.io is the better cross-browser library. Stackboard fits people who want their Chrome bookmarks on the new tab without another account.
• Infinity New Tab alternativeYour Chrome bookmarks as spaces and stacks on the new tab, with themes and your own wallpaper, for Infinity users who want fewer widgets.

Head to head

• OneTab vs Session BuddyA list of tabs to free memory, or whole sessions to restore: how the two free savers differ.
• OneTab vs TobyA free local list of tabs, or account-based collections on the new tab page.
• Toby vs WorkonaCollections on the new tab, or work spaces with tabs, docs and tasks.
• OneTab vs WorkonaA free local tab list, or synced work spaces with docs and tasks.