Ferdium vs Rambox (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Ferdium grades higher than Rambox: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Ferdium grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Rambox grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Rambox
Workspace app that runs many web apps and accounts in one window
Which one is for you
Pick Ferdium if
- Fits if you juggle several chat and email accounts on one computer
- Works for people who want to use it without an account
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a phone app, as it is desktop only
- Watch out: signed releases carry a maintainer's personal name as the publisher, so OS warnings may appear
- Tight if you want installers from the site, as downloads go through GitHub and package managers
- Not for you if you want stable and beta side by side, as the builds cannot be installed together
Pick Rambox if
- Fits if you're a freelancer juggling several clients' accounts and tools
- Works for people in Gmail, WhatsApp and Telegram all day who want them in one window
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a normal browser for reading the web, as Rambox is a workspace for web apps
- Tight if you're staying free, with 2 instances per app, 2 custom apps, 1 active session and no workspaces
- Not for you if you need it on your phone, since there's no mobile app listed
- Watch out: extensions, multi-login and the spell checker are Pro only, and Pro covers 3 computers at once
- Tight if you're a small team, as Rambox for Teams starts at 5 users at $14 each
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAFerdiumGood | 2.4GPARamboxFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree, with no paid plans or service limits listed. | BRambox isn't really competing with browsers, so set it against the two apps doing its job: Wavebox at $8.33 a month paid annually and Shift at $19.99. Pro at $7 a month, or $70 a year, costs less than both and covers 3 computers. Workspaces is paid-only, though. |
| Free plan and trial | AEvery feature is free, with or without a Ferdium account. | CBasic is free forever, and the caps are exactly where it hurts: 2 instances of each app, 2 custom web apps, 1 active session, and no Workspaces, which is the thing that keeps a crowded setup tidy. Three Gmail accounts and you're already over. New accounts get 30 days of Pro, no card. |
| Features | CServices in one place, workspaces, custom services and hibernation. It does that one job fully, but it is a smaller job than a full workspace suite. | CFor what it is, it covers the job: 700-plus preloaded apps, several accounts of one app each under its own profile, tiles to split the screen, focus mode, per-app alerts, and on Pro a proxy per app and CSS injection. But running web apps in one window is a smaller job than a browser's, and that's the whole of it. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you add and sign in to each service yourself. | BNo rating on record, but there's genuinely nothing to configure: install the desktop app, add a preloaded app in seconds, sign in as you would anyway, and a quick-search shortcut hops between them. |
| Platforms and integrations | CDesktop only: macOS, Windows and Linux. No mobile app or API is listed. | CDesktop only: Windows, Mac and Linux, with no phone app at all, so the setup you build stays at the desk. Any web tool can come in as a custom app, which is the one way it stretches. |
| Best for | all your web services in one desktop window | running many web apps and accounts side by side |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Ferdium and Rambox. How we grade
Price against what you get
Ferdium has no paid plan and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Rambox starts at $5.83 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
Rambox scores higher, and starts $5.83 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other browsers on the chart, none scores higher than Ferdium for less, and 16 score higher than Rambox for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Ferdium is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Rambox also covers window management and web browser.
At a glance
| Ferdium | Rambox | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $7.00 per month, or $70.00 per year (Pro) |
| Free plan | The whole app is free; its site lists no paid plans or limits on services. | Basic, free forever: unlimited preloaded apps with up to 2 instances per app, 2 custom web apps, notifications, focus mode and hibernation, on 1 active session. |
| Free trial | None listed | 30-day Pro trial on every new account, no credit card required |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | The Ferdium community | Rambox LLC |
| Price read from | ferdium.org | rambox.app |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Ferdium
- It is a desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux only; no mobile version is listed.
- Releases are published through GitHub and package managers; the download page offers no installers hosted on the site itself.
- Signed releases carry a personal maintainer's name as the publisher, because the project is not a legal entity, so OS warnings may appear.
- Stable, beta and nightly builds cannot be installed side by side.
Rambox
- Rambox presents itself as a workspace for web apps rather than a general-purpose browser.
- Workspaces, multi-login, extensions and the spell checker are limited to Pro; Basic allows 2 instances per app and 2 custom web apps.
- Basic runs on 1 active session at a time, and Pro on up to 3 computers simultaneously.
- Rambox for Teams starts at 5 users. No mobile app is listed; downloads cover Windows, macOS and Linux.
Key features
Ferdium
- Services in one place
- Add messaging and other web services side by side, including the same service more than once to sign in to several accounts.
- Workspaces
- Group services into workspaces to keep work and private use apart.
- Custom services
- A Custom Website service adds any site that is not in the built-in list, with an icon of your choosing.
- Account-free use and sync
- The app runs without an account and keeps its data locally. An account syncs services and workspaces across computers, and you can host your own Ferdium Server instead.
- Hibernation and notification privacy
- Services can hibernate to save resources, and notifications can hide their content while still alerting you.
- Built-in Todo panel
- A Todo panel can be shown alongside your other services.
Rambox
- Workspaces
- Apps are grouped into workspaces by client, project or role, with one-click switching between them. Workspaces are part of the Pro plan.
- Multiple accounts per app
- Several sessions of the same app, such as Gmail, WhatsApp or Instagram, stay logged in at the same time, each under its own profile.
- Preloaded and custom apps
- More than 700 apps are preloaded and added in seconds, and any other web-based tool can be brought in as a custom app.
- Focus mode and notification control
- Focus mode pauses notifications for deep work, alongside a Pomodoro timer and ambient sounds, and alerts and badges can be set per app or per workspace.
- Tiles, Command Center and search
- Tiles split the screen across several apps. Since Rambox 3, a Command Center finds apps and actions by typing, and Unified Search looks through supported connected services such as email, Slack and Jira.
- Advanced app controls
- Pro adds browser extensions, a proxy per app, JavaScript and CSS injection, a custom user agent and a mobile view. The app can be locked with a master password or security key.
Plans
Ferdium
Free$0
Every feature, with or without a Ferdium account. The site and the GitHub page list no paid plans.
Rambox
Basic$0
Unlimited preloaded apps with up to 2 instances per app, 2 custom web apps, notifications, focus mode and hibernation, on 1 active session.
Pro$7.00
per month, or $70.00 per year
Adds workspaces, sessions and multi-login, unlimited instances and custom apps, extensions and premium support, on up to 3 computers at once.
Rambox for Teams$14
per user / month, from 5 users; billing basis not stated
Everything in Pro plus team management, centralized billing, SAML and Active Directory, preinstalled apps, custom branding and priority support.
Ways to pay less
Ferdium
No public discounts listed.
Rambox
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
Rambox Pro is $70.00 a year, against $84 for twelve months at $7.00. The pricing page labels the yearly option as saving 2 months.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Ferdium or Rambox?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Ferdium is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $5.83 a month when paid by the year for Rambox. Ferdium is free, and Rambox starts at $7.00 per month, or $70.00 per year (Pro).
Which has a free plan, Ferdium or Rambox?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Ferdium and Rambox have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.