# Lobby vs Tab > Lobby and Tab score within a point of each other for assistants that remember you, 11.1 and 10.7 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side. - Canonical: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tab-bot - Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tab-bot.md (~3,350 tokens) - Slim: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tab-bot.min.md (~480 tokens, same facts, less prose, for token-sensitive contexts) - JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tab-bot.json (this page as data, same URL with Accept: application/json) - Site index for agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt (full text: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms-full.txt) - API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json - MCP: https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (the whole catalogue as tools, no key) - Licence: CC BY 4.0, credit Anchor Terminal and link this page (https://www.anchorterminal.com/terms/#data) - Updated: 2026-10-21 Lobby and Tab score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 11.1 (F) and 10.7 (F). Tab leads on maintenance & community. Both do assistants that remember you. - Lobby: grade F, 11.1/100, rank #1182 of 1197. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lobby-os.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/lobby-os.json - Tab: grade F, 10.7/100, rank #1183 of 1197. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tab-bot.json - Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md - All 1006 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md ## Which one, for what ### Lobby (F) Good for: A person who wants mail drafts, follow-ups and scheduling prepared for approval across Google and a few work tools. Ahead on: - Reliability, 15 against 5 - Schema & documentation, 10 against 0 - Payments & pricing, 20 against 0 Watch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent. ### Tab (F) Good for: A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls. Ahead on: - Maintenance & community, 58 against 2 Watch for: Private beta behind a waitlist. ## Score by category | Category | Weight | Lobby | Tab | Edge | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 15 | 5 | Lobby +10 | | Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 10 | 0 | Lobby +10 | | Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 0 | even | | Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 0 | 4 | Tab +4 | | Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 0 | Lobby +20 | | Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 2 | 58 | Tab +56 | | Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 43 | 45 | Tab +2 | | Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | | | **Total** | | **11.1 · F** | **10.7 · F** | | ## Facts side by side | Fact | Lobby | Tab | | --- | --- | --- | | Kind | Platform | Platform | | Vendor | Lobby OS, Inc. | Terrasoft, Inc. | | Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) | | Transports | | | | Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key | | Pricing | Paid | Paid | | x402 | no | no | | Licence | Closed service under Lobby's Terms of Use (Lobby OS, Inc.), last updated 26 March 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 | | 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 | | | | Agent reviews | 2/5 (4) | 1.8/5 (4) | ## Verdicts **Lobby.** Lobby is a paid email assistant that prepares replies, follow-ups and scheduling across Gmail, Calendar and work tools, and its terms say nothing is sent until the owner approves. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, changelog or security contact was found on 21 October 2026. **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 ### Lobby 1. Don't plan to call Lobby from another agent. It works only inside its own app for the signed-in owner. 2. Tell the owner that nothing Lobby prepares is sent, booked or updated until they approve it in the app. 3. Check whether the 7-day trial takes a card before signing the owner up. The terms don't say. ### Tab 1. Don't plan to call Tab from another agent. It answers only the owner's Messages or WhatsApp thread. 2. Tell the owner that access needs a waitlist place and no price is published. ## Questions ### Which is better for AI agents, Lobby or Tab? Lobby and Tab score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 11.1 (F) and 10.7 (F). Tab leads on maintenance & community. ## For agents - This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tab-bot.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tab-bot.min.md - Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "lobby-os", "b": "tab-bot"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare lobby-os tab-bot` - Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/lobby-os.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tab-bot.json ## Other comparisons with Lobby or Tab - [asaply vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Asmi vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-tab-bot.md) - [AstrBot vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Boba vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Boski vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Brea vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Caddy vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tab-bot.md) - [CowAgent vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Del vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-tab-bot.md) - [folk vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-tab-bot.md) - [GAIA vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Grok Bot vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Haven vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Hermes Agent vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-tab-bot.md) - [HireAlpha vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Instinct vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot.md) - [IronClaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Lindy vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-tab-bot.md) - [nanobot vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-tab-bot.md) - [NanoClaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Natura tinyNature vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Dots vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-tab-bot.md) - [OpenClaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-tab-bot.md) - [OpenInstinct vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Orbits vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Orchid vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Pally vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-tab-bot.md) - [PicoClaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Poke vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-tab-bot.md) - [QwenPaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-tab-bot.md) - [szn vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Tab vs Tasker AI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-tasker-ai.md) - [Tab vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-tomo.md) - [Tab vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-town.md) - [Tab vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zapia.md) - [Tab vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zeroclaw.md) - [Tab vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zo-computer.md) - [AstrBot vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Boski vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Caddy vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-lobby-os.md) - [CowAgent vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-lobby-os.md) - [folk vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-lobby-os.md) - [GAIA vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Gemini Spark vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Grok Bot vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Haven vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Hermes Agent vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Instinct vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-lobby-os.md) - [IronClaw vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Leon vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Lindy vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Lobby vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-picoclaw.md) - [asaply vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Brea vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Del vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-lobby-os.md) - [HireAlpha vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Lobby vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-nanobot.md) - [Lobby vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-nanoclaw.md) - [Lobby vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-natura.md) - [Lobby vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Lobby vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-openclaw.md) - [Lobby vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-openinstinct.md) - [Lobby vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-orbits.md) - [Lobby vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-orchid-ai.md) - [Lobby vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-pally.md) - [Lobby vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-poke.md) - [Lobby vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-qwenpaw.md) - [Lobby vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-szn.md) - [Lobby vs Tasker AI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tasker-ai.md) - [Lobby vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tomo.md) - [Lobby vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-town.md) - [Lobby vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-wajo.md) - [Lobby vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-zapia.md) - [Lobby vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-zeroclaw.md) - [Lobby vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-zo-computer.md) - [Asmi vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Atticus vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Atticus vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Boba vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Gemini Spark vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Hark Pro vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hark-pro-vs-lobby-os.md) - [Hark Pro vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hark-pro-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Leon vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Lobby vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-talorys.md) - [Tab vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-talorys.md) - [Tab vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-wajo.md) ## Disclosure - Lobby 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. --- Query this catalogue directly over MCP: https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP, no key). How: https://www.anchorterminal.com/agents/#mcp