Best alternatives to Tab Suspender – Free Up RAM & Boost Browser Speed (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Tab Suspender, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Tab Suspender: reviews, users and permissions Best Workflow & Planning extensions

Tab Suspender – Free Up RAM & Boost Browser Speed today

≈8K users4.6★ from 103 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago6 permissions

Tab Suspender alternatives, compared

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Smart Tab Suspender – Save RAM & Speed Up Chrome
Suspend inactive tabs to free memory. Optional auto-suspend, whitelist, and estimated savings dashboard.
≈2K users4.5★ from 48 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago8 permissions
- About 4.0× fewer users than Tab Suspender
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 6)
- Listed under Tools
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Tab Suspender
Automatically suspend, park, hibernate inactive tabs and save up to 80% of memory, reduce load on your device, battery and heat.
≈100K users3.7★ from 761 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago10 permissions
- About 13× more users than Tab Suspender
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 6)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Tab Suspender
Suspend tabs you are not using to save memory usage and make your computer run faster. Reduce the load on your device, and battery.
≈20K users3.6★ from 287 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago9 permissions
- About 2.5× more users than Tab Suspender
- Rated 0.9 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 6)
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Tab Suspender 2.0
Increase browser speed and reduce memory load when you have numerous open tabs.
≈7K users4.3★ from 14 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years7 permissions
- A similar number of users to Tab Suspender
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 6)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Tab Suspender by Workona
Suspend your browser tabs to save memory.
≈30K users4.0★ from 340 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions
- About 3.8× more users than Tab Suspender
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated less recently
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The Great Suspender Reloaded - Tab Suspender 2026
Suspend inactive Chrome tabs to save RAM and boost speed. Best Tab Suspender — auto-freezes unused tabs and restores them instantly.
≈40K users4.0★ from 87 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago13 permissions
- About 5.0× more users than Tab Suspender
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (13 vs 6)
- Listed under Tools
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Tab Suspender, Memory Saver & Ad Blocker — Web Boost by SuperchargeBrowser
Suspend inactive tabs & free up RAM. Block ads, trackers & popups. Speed up page loading. Lightweight, privacy-first. Zero tracking.
≈6K users4.6★ from 67 ratingsUpdated 9 days ago6 permissions
- A similar number of users to Tab Suspender
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Tools
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Tab Suspender Pro - Auto-Suspend Inactive Tabs
Auto-suspend inactive tabs to save memory. Smart protection for audio, video calls, and forms. Keyboard shortcuts included.
≈6K users4.6★ from 103 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago5 permissions
- A similar number of users to Tab Suspender
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
- Listed under Tools
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Drowzy - Tab Suspender & Memory Saver
Puts tabs you are not using to sleep so Chrome stays fast. Light, private, no tracking, open source.
≈3K users4.9★ from 25 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago7 permissions
- About 2.7× fewer users than Tab Suspender
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 6)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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TabBoost
TabBoost is a Chrome extension that helps you manage your tabs more efficiently.
≈1K users5.0★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago8 permissions
- About 8.0× fewer users than Tab Suspender
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 6)
- Listed under Tools
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Tab Suspender alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Tab Suspender?

By users, the most popular alternative is Tab Suspender with ≈100K users and a 3.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Smart Tab Suspender – Save RAM & Speed Up Chrome.

Which Tab Suspender alternative has the best rating?

Tab Suspender Pro - Auto-Suspend Inactive Tabs has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 103 ratings.

Is there a Tab Suspender alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Tab Suspender Pro - Auto-Suspend Inactive Tabs asks for 5 permissions, against 6 for Tab Suspender.

How many alternatives to Tab Suspender are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Tab Suspender on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

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