UtilEngine compared, job by job
UtilEngine is one browser extension that does several extensions' jobs, so what you compare it with depends on why you came. Pick the job.
Get it for $49Session and tab managers
For saving windows and getting them back.
UtilEngine- vs Session BuddyNow Local only, paid sync announcedWith UtilEngine Sessions sync, snapshots every hour
- vs WorkonaNow Workspaces on a subscriptionWith UtilEngine One payment, every feature
- vs TobyNow Tabs as cards on a boardWith UtilEngine Whole windows, tabs in order
- vs OneTabNow Free list on one machine, sync costs extraWith UtilEngine Synced sessions, hourly snapshots
Tab suspenders
For freeing memory without closing tabs.
- vs The Great SuspenderNow Removed in 2021, suspended tabs lostWith UtilEngine Native sleep, tabs keep their URL
- vs Chrome Memory SaverNow Suspends idle tabs on its ownWith UtilEngine Sleep on demand, one tab or a window
- vs Auto Tab DiscardNow An idle timer, on native discardWith UtilEngine No timer, one board of sleeping tabs
- vs The Marvellous SuspenderNow A maintained fork of The Great SuspenderWith UtilEngine Chrome's own discard, by hand
Tab switchers
For finding an open tab without hunting through the strip.
Text expanders
For the text you type every day.
Search shortcuts
For opening a site with your search already filled in.
Launchers
For running everything from the keyboard.
JSON and developer tools
For the JSON, tokens and text that turn up mid-task.
AI extensions
For asking about the page you are on.
- vs MaxAINow A sidebar on a monthly planWith UtilEngine Your own key, at provider prices
- vs Page AssistNow A free sidebar for local modelsWith UtilEngine Local or cloud models, inside a launcher
- vs Subscription AI extensionsNow A monthly fee for model accessWith UtilEngine Your own key, at provider prices
- vs Claude in ChromeNow An agent that clicks and types for youWith UtilEngine Reads the page and answers, never acts
- vs ChatGPT extensionsNow The official one, and many lookalikesWith UtilEngine Any of 89 models on your own key
Counting all of it? See the ten kinds of extension UtilEngine replaces, and where each swap differs.
Ten jobs, one shortcut
Sessions, tab sleep, snippets, AI, and 60+ commands.
Get it for $49One-time payment. 14-day refund, no questions asked.
