# Tab vs Town (slim)

> Town scores 48.7 (D) 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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Town scores 48.7 (D) on agent readiness against Tab's 10.7 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Tab: F 10.7, rank #1003 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.min.md
- Town: D 48.7, rank #834 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/town.min.md
- Tab, good for A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls.
- Town, good for An owner who wants a mail and calendar assistant whose routines other systems can trigger. Ahead on Reliability, 35 against 5; Schema & documentation, 33 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 49 against 0; Security & auth, 79 against 4; Payments & pricing, 30 against 0; Transparency & trust, 63 against 45. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Tab | Town |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 5 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 0 | 33 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 49 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 4 | 79 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 0 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 58 | 60 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 45 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Tab | Town |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Terrasoft, Inc. | Town.com, Inc. |
| Transports |  | HTTP |
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Licence | Closed service under Tab's Terms of Use (Terrasoft, Inc., effective 2 September 2026). | Closed service under Town's Terms of Service (Town.com, Inc., updated 21 July 2026). |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-10 |