# folk vs Tab (slim)

> folk scores 19.8 (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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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-13

folk scores 19.8 (F) on agent readiness against Tab's 10.7 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Tab leads on maintenance & community. Both do assistants reached by message.

- folk: F 19.8, rank #993 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/folk-nozomio.min.md
- Tab: F 10.7, rank #1003 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.min.md
- folk, good for People who want a texting companion for habits, workouts, study and money goals, with a free tier. Ahead on Reliability, 25 against 5; Schema & documentation, 10 against 0; Payments & pricing, 30 against 0; Transparency & trust, 67 against 45. Also Free to start without a card.
- Tab, good for A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 58 against 35.

| Category | folk | Tab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 25 | 5 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 3 | 4 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 35 | 58 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 67 | 45 |

| Fact (where they differ) | folk | Tab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Nozomio, Inc. | Terrasoft, Inc. |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | Closed service under folk's terms (Nozomio, Inc., last updated 8 September 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 | 2026-10-12 | none |