# Toby review (2026): is the free plan enough?

> Browser extension that saves open tabs into shared Spaces

Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA.

Toby saves browser tabs and links into collections inside Spaces, one for each project or team, and syncs them across browsers and devices. A Space can be shared with teammates, and saved sessions let you close a window and reopen the tabs later.

- **Category:** Read Later & Bookmarks
- **Made by:** Launch Labs, Inc. dba Axiom Zen
- **Website:** https://www.gettoby.com
- **Runs on:** Web, Browser extension, iOS, Android
- **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free: 60 saved tabs per workspace fills fast.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 12, 2026, Toby has a free plan, and paid plans start at $4.50 per member / month, billed yearly.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Starter: up to 60 saved tabs, unlimited members and basic tab management features.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Starter | $0 | Up to 60 saved tabs, unlimited members, spaces, collections, session saving, tags, notes and basic search. |
| Productivity | $4.50 per member / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly) | Unlimited saved tabs, advanced search through history and duplicate-tab removal. |
| Team | $8 per member / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly) | Everything in Productivity plus SSO, priority support and centralized billing. |
| Enterprise | Custom | The pricing page tells larger organizations to contact the vendor; no price is published. |

Read from https://www.gettoby.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Toby before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save 20-25% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): Productivity is $4.50 per member a month billed yearly against $6 billed monthly; Team is $8 against $10. Source: https://www.gettoby.com/pricing
- **Student and educator discount** (Education): The pricing page links a student and educator verification request for a discount; the amount is not stated. Source: https://www.gettoby.com/pricing

## Key features

- **Spaces and collections:** Create a Space for each project or team and sort saved tabs into collections inside it, with tags and notes on each saved tab.
- **One-click save and sessions:** Save all open tabs in one click, store them as a session, and restore them later; organize them when you have time.
- **Shared Spaces and links:** Invite teammates into a Space so anyone can add and organize links, or turn a collection into a share link.
- **Sync across browsers and devices:** Spaces stay in sync across the browsers and devices you sign in to; the site lists web, iOS and Android apps beside the extension.
- **Search and duplicate removal:** Basic search is on every plan. Advanced search through history and removal of duplicate tabs need Productivity or Team.
- **AI organization:** The comparison table lists AI features on the paid Productivity and Team plans.

## Good for

- People who keep dozens of tabs open and want to close them safely
- Teams that share a set of project links
- Students and educators who ask for the vendor's discount

## Worth knowing

- The free plan stops you from saving new tabs once a workspace holds 60; saved tabs stay viewable and exportable.
- Unlimited saved tabs, advanced search and AI start on the paid plans.
- SSO and priority support are limited to Team and Enterprise.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Toby saves your open tabs into spaces and collections, with sharing, sync across browsers and an extension for one-click saves. The free plan stops at 60 saved tabs, and unlimited tabs and advanced search need Productivity at $4.50 a member a month. SSO and priority support are on Team at $8.

- **Value for money: C.** Productivity is $4.50 a member a month billed yearly, or $6 monthly, between the middle and dearer quarter for reading apps, and Team is $8.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** Starter is free for good with unlimited members, but a workspace stops taking new tabs at 60. Saved tabs stay viewable and exportable.
- **Features: B.** Spaces, collections, session saving, sharing, sync, search with duplicate removal and AI organization. The listing names no gap in saving tabs.
- **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. You set up spaces and collections yourself.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, a browser extension, iOS and Android. No desktop app is listed, and there are no integrations on record.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Toby's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among read-later and bookmark apps

- Toby's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 7 of the 52 other read-later and bookmark apps we grade, and level with 13.
- It stands best on features (B, above 20 of 52) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 3).
- Its paid plans start at $4.50 a month for each person, against a middle price of $3.33 for the category: 20 of the 32 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 7 tools score higher and cost less.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/reading

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** The plain part of Toby you could make: bookmarks, web clipper and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 32 of the 52 other read-later and bookmark apps grade higher. It costs $54 a year.

- You could make: Bookmarks, web clipper and templates: an app builder makes these well.
- You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- You could not: Several people working in it at the same moment.
- You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

**Tags:** Bookmarks, Web clipper, Real-time collaboration, AI features, Templates

## Alternatives

- [Workona](https://toolgpa.com/tools/workona): Tab manager that groups tabs, docs and links into project spaces. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/toby-vs-workona)
- [Raindrop.io](https://toolgpa.com/tools/raindrop-io): Bookmark manager with collections, tags and highlights. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/raindrop-io-vs-toby)
- [start.me](https://toolgpa.com/tools/start-me): Start page and bookmark manager built from widgets. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/start-me-vs-toby)
- [Linkwarden](https://toolgpa.com/tools/linkwarden): Open-source bookmark manager that preserves a copy of each page. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/linkwarden-vs-toby)
- [Karakeep](https://toolgpa.com/tools/karakeep): Open-source bookmark app that tags saved links, notes and images. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/karakeep-vs-toby)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026:

- https://www.gettoby.com/pricing
- https://www.gettoby.com/
- https://www.gettoby.com/terms

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/toby
Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).