# Pally vs Tab (slim)

> Pally scores 37.8 (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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Pally scores 37.8 (F) on agent readiness against Tab's 10.7 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Pally: F 37.8, rank #958 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pally.min.md
- Tab: F 10.7, rank #1003 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.min.md
- Pally, good for A person who wants an assistant in their text messages and wants to reach it from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. Ahead on Reliability, 15 against 5; Schema & documentation, 33 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 31 against 0; Security & auth, 44 against 4; Payments & pricing, 30 against 0; Maintenance & community, 75 against 58; Transparency & trust, 73 against 45. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; 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.

| Category | Pally | Tab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 5 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 33 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 31 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 44 | 4 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 75 | 58 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 73 | 45 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Pally | Tab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Pally Technologies, Inc. | Terrasoft, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://agent.pally.com/mcp` | no (local only) |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP |  |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | Closed service under Pally's Terms of Service (Pally Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, last updated 11 October 2026). | Closed service under Tab's Terms of Use (Terrasoft, Inc., effective 2 September 2026). |
| Tools exposed | 2 | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | `com.pally/pally` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-10-12 | none |