# Caddy vs Tab (slim)

> Caddy scores 16.7 (F) to Tab's 10.7 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Caddy scores 16.7 (F) on agent readiness against Tab's 10.7 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Caddy: F 16.7, rank #996 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/caddy-app.min.md
- Tab: F 10.7, rank #1003 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.min.md
- Caddy, good for People who want a free assistant in iMessage or RCS that watches mail, calendars and work tools and asks before acting. Ahead on Reliability, 10 against 5; Schema & documentation, 10 against 0; Payments & pricing, 30 against 0; Transparency & trust, 52 against 45.
- Tab, good for A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls.

| Category | Caddy | Tab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 10 | 5 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 0 | 4 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 55 | 58 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 52 | 45 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Caddy | Tab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Caddy Technologies Inc. | Terrasoft, Inc. |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | Closed service under Caddy's Terms of Service (Caddy Technologies Inc., last updated 27 April 2026). | Closed service under Tab's Terms of Use (Terrasoft, Inc., effective 2 September 2026). |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-13 | none |