Best alternatives to Smart Sessions - Tab Manager (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Smart Sessions, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Smart Sessions alternatives, compared
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Tab Session Manager
Save and restore the state of windows and tabs. It also supports automatic saving.
≈100K users3.5★ from 449 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago7 permissions- About 17× more users than Smart Sessions
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
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Tabmanager.io - Tab Session Manager
Manage, save and restore your windows, tabs and sessions.
≈9K users4.0★ from 125 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago6 permissions- About 1.5× more users than Smart Sessions
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Tab manager & session manager TabXpert
Auto-saved sessions. Tab groups support. Cloud sync.
≈10K users4.4★ from 428 ratingsUpdated 8 days ago12 permissions- About 1.7× more users than Smart Sessions
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 5)
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Toby: Tab Manager & Session Saver
Too many tabs? Save them in one click, organize them into collections, and restore any session later, on any device.
≈300K users4.2★ from 3.3K ratingsNo special permissions- About 50× more users than Smart Sessions
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 5
Session Buddy - Tab & Bookmark Manager
Save and restore sessions, manage tabs and bookmarks, and stay organized with a powerful and trusted privacy-first session manager.
≈1M users4.7★ from 25.1K ratingsUpdated 6 months ago4 permissions- About 167× more users than Smart Sessions
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Partizion — Tab and Session Manager
Tab & Session manager — ✨ Auto-updating tab collections, ☁️ Cloud synced sessions.
≈2K users4.2★ from 143 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago8 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Smart Sessions
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Octab - Smart Tab Manager
Optimize your browsing with Octab, the smart tab manager that organizes and enhances your digital life.
≈1K users4.2★ from 20 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago11 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than Smart Sessions
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Sessionat - Tab & Session Manager with Cloud Sync
Save and restore browser sessions across devices. Backup tabs locally or to your private cloud. Built for 100+ tabs.
≈1K users4.1★ from 41 ratingsUpdated 6 days ago8 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than Smart Sessions
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Super Session Manager - Tab Manager & Bookmark Manager
Session Manager helps you save, organize and restore tab sessions, tab groups & bookmarks. Privacy-focused Tab Manager.
≈1K users4.8★ from 29 ratingsUpdated in the last day9 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than Smart Sessions
- Rated 0.7 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager
A password-protected tab saver and session manager to store tabs in the current window, or all windows with tab grouping support
≈3K users3.6★ from 20 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago8 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Smart Sessions
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 5)
Smart Sessions alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Smart Sessions?
By users, the most popular alternative is Session Buddy - Tab & Bookmark Manager with ≈1M users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Tab Session Manager.
Which Smart Sessions alternative has the best rating?
Session Buddy - Tab & Bookmark Manager has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 25.1K ratings.
Is there a Smart Sessions alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Toby: Tab Manager & Session Saver asks for 0 permissions, against 5 for Smart Sessions.
How many alternatives to Smart Sessions are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Smart Sessions on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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