Head to head · Assistants reached by message · October 2026 research run
Del vs Tab
Del scores 20.6 (F) on agent readiness against Tab's 10.7 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message.
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Which one, for what
Del F
Best for People who want tasks, notes, reminders and Gmail handled by text on the channel they already use.
Ahead on
- Reliability, 25 against 5
- Schema & documentation, 10 against 0
- Payments & pricing, 30 against 0
- Transparency & trust, 57 against 45
Also in its favour
- Free to start without a card
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
Tab F
Best for A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls.
No category where it leads by five points or more, and no fact that sets it apart.
Watch for
Private beta behind a waitlist.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Del | Tab | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 25 | 5 | Del +20 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 10 | 0 | Del +10 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 0 | 4 | Tab +4 |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 30 | 0 | Del +30 |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 60 | 58 | Del +2 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 57 | 45 | Del +12 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 20.6/100 | F 10.7/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Del | Tab |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Human Interface, Inc. | Terrasoft, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under Del's Terms of Service (Human Interface, Inc., a Delaware corporation, last updated 5 August 2026). | Closed service under Tab's Terms of Use (Terrasoft, Inc., effective 2 September 2026). |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | none |
| Terms last updated | ||
| Privacy policy last updated | ||
| Customer content may train models | ||
| Terms restrict automated access | ||
| Terms restrict benchmarking | ||
| Terms or service can change without notice | ||
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |
Verdicts
Del
Del is a hosted texting assistant and task workspace across iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS, Discord and Slack, with a near-daily public changelog and a card-free 14-day trial. No outside agent can call it, no status page or security contact was found, and recent updates let some email actions skip approval.
Tab
Tab is a private-beta texting assistant with a detailed security page on credential isolation and checkout binding, and a public updates page. No outside agent can call it, no price is published, and its privacy policy says nothing on training with user content.
Before you call either
Del
- Don't plan to call Del from another agent. It answers only the owner's messaging threads and web workspace.
- Tell the owner web browsing tasks are limited to five a month on Standard and unlimited on Pro.
Tab
- Don't plan to call Tab from another agent. It answers only the owner's Messages or WhatsApp thread.
- Tell the owner that access needs a waitlist place and no price is published.
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Del or Tab?
Del scores 20.6 (F) on agent readiness against Tab's 10.7 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories.
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Disclosure
Del competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.
Tab competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.
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