Toby alternatives (2026): collections on a new tab, without the paywall
What Toby does well
- Pioneered the visual new-tab collections idea; polished look
- Team spaces for sharing collections at work
Where it falls short
- Free tier cut to 60 tabs/items with a mandatory login (2026); rating fell 4.6★ → 4.2★ after the paywall
- Reviewers: “only scratches the surface” of deeper tab chaos
- Cloud-only: your collections live on their servers
Toby vs Dashboard New Tab
| Toby | Dashboard New Tab | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 60 items, account required | Unlimited, no account |
| Data location | Their cloud | Your device (sync optional) |
| Beyond tabs | Collections of tabs | Tabs + bookmarks + social saves + read-later |
| Resurfacing | — | Forgotten gem, a year ago today, snooze, random |
Bottom line
Dashboard New Tab keeps what Toby got right — collections living on your new tab — and removes the account, the item cap and the cloud lock-in. Import your Toby JSON export in one click and check for yourself.
Dashboard New Tab — coming soon to Chrome Web Store
Others
OneTab · Workona · Session Buddy · Pocket · Raindrop.io