# Poke vs Tab (slim)

> Poke scores 37.6 (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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Poke scores 37.6 (F) on agent readiness against Tab's 10.7 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Tab leads on maintenance & community. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Poke: F 37.6, rank #960 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/poke.min.md
- Tab: F 10.7, rank #1003 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.min.md
- Poke, good for One person who wants an assistant in their text messages that reads and drafts mail, manages a calendar and reaches other apps through MCP. Ahead on Reliability, 51 against 5; Schema & documentation, 42 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 30 against 0; Security & auth, 24 against 4; Payments & pricing, 30 against 0; Transparency & trust, 58 against 45.
- 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 31.

| Category | Poke | Tab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 51 | 5 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 42 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 30 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 24 | 4 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 31 | 58 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 58 | 45 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Poke | Tab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | The Interaction Company of California Inc. | Terrasoft, Inc. |
| Transports | HTTP |  |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Poke's Terms of Service. The `poke` npm package (CLI and Node.js SDK) declares MIT | Closed service under Tab's Terms of Use (Terrasoft, Inc., effective 2 September 2026). |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-06-25 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-03-17 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-11 |  |
| Customer content may train models | yes |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |