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Tabsafe vs Session Buddy
Session Buddy is a free session manager with about 1 million users and a 4.7 rating. Tabsafe is new and focuses on automatic snapshots and a closed-tab log, with optional backup files outside the browser and an import for Session Buddy exports.
Facts about Session Buddy were checked on 3 October 2026. Tabsafe is our own tool, so read the table with that in mind, and check the vendor pages before you buy.
| Topic | Session Buddy | Tabsafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. Its site says cloud storage is in development | Free; Pro is €12 for a year or €29 once. Nothing renews |
| Free tier | All of it | Automatic snapshots and a closed-tab log kept 14 days, restore, search, 5 named sessions, Back up now, import OneTab and Session Buddy exports. Pro keeps history 365 days, writes scheduled backup files, exports the full history and compares snapshots |
| Where your data goes | Local storage in the browser. Its own site says any data an extension stores locally is at risk | Snapshots stay in your browser, and Pro backup files are normal files in your Downloads folder. Nothing is sent unless you activate Pro (the licence key) or press Send on the suggestion form |
| Login needed | None that we found | No account |
| Reports of lost data | A third-party write-up says version 4 moved storage from Web SQL to IndexedDB and left some users with an empty database | Tabsafe is new and has no track record. Its answer is automatic snapshots, and on Pro a scheduled backup file outside the browser profile |
| Moving your lists | Exports JSON and CSV, plus text formats, and a documented format | Imports the JSON export. Windows become lists, tabs become entries |
| Browsers | A Chrome Web Store extension | Microsoft Edge and Firefox, on desktop |
Sources: Session Buddy export formats · data reliability · data recovery write-up. The recovery write-up is a third-party report. The user count and rating are from the store listing.
When Session Buddy is the better pick
Pick Session Buddy if you use Chrome, want a mature manager with a documented export, and trust a tool that about 1 million people use. Tabsafe does not run on Chrome.
When Tabsafe is the better pick
Pick Tabsafe if you use Edge or Firefox and want automatic snapshots, scheduled backup files kept outside the browser on Pro, and a way to import your Session Buddy collections.
Moving from Session Buddy
Export your collections from Session Buddy as JSON, then import the file in Tabsafe. Tabsafe reads the JSON shape defensively.
See also
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Free covers automatic snapshots, a closed-tab log, restore, search and import, with no account.
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