Comparison
Comparison
SuperchargeBrowser vs OneTab: 2026 Review
SuperchargeBrowser vs OneTab: 2026 Review
Jan 14, 2026
Jan 14, 2026
OneTab was the original memory saver. Its approach is to "bankrupt" your tabs: closing them all and saving the links in a list. While effective for RAM, it is destructive to workflow. You lose your place, your scroll position, and your context.
OneTab was the original memory saver. Its approach is to "bankrupt" your tabs: closing them all and saving the links in a list. While effective for RAM, it is destructive to workflow. You lose your place, your scroll position, and your context.
Competitor Weaknesses
- Destructive Workflow: Hides tabs from the strip. You forget they exist.
- Manual Restoration: You must click to restore each tab individually.
- Privacy Risks: Closed source with a history of ownership opacity.
- Zero Blocking: Does not block ads or trackers, only manages tabs.
- Destructive Workflow: Hides tabs from the strip. You forget they exist.
- Manual Restoration: You must click to restore each tab individually.
- Privacy Risks: Closed source with a history of ownership opacity.
- Zero Blocking: Does not block ads or trackers, only manages tabs.
SuperchargeBrowser Advantages
- Non-Destructive: Tabs stay visible in the top bar (dimmed).
- Instant Resume: Clicking a tab restores it instantly.
- 100% Local: No cloud sync. Your data stays on your machine.
- Integrated Ad Block: Blocks the ads that cause the memory usage in the first place.
- Non-Destructive: Tabs stay visible in the top bar (dimmed).
- Instant Resume: Clicking a tab restores it instantly.
- 100% Local: No cloud sync. Your data stays on your machine.
- Integrated Ad Block: Blocks the ads that cause the memory usage in the first place.
Architecture: List vs. Discard
OneTab works by creating a local HTML page (onetab.html) and writing your links to it. It is essentially a fancy bookmark manager. SuperchargeBrowser uses the chrome.tabs.discard API. This is a system-level command that tells Chrome to dump the memory but keep the tab object alive. This is the modern, native way to handle memory.
Privacy & Data Ownership
OneTab's "Share as Web Page" feature uploads your links to their server. While optional, it introduces a vector for data leakage. SuperchargeBrowser has no server. We cannot see your tabs even if we wanted to.
The Cost of Free
OneTab is free, but unmaintained. It has gone years without significant updates. SuperchargeBrowser is a freemium, actively maintained product. The core suspension features are free forever, but you get the security of a supported software product.
Architecture: List vs. Discard
OneTab works by creating a local HTML page (onetab.html) and writing your links to it. It is essentially a fancy bookmark manager. SuperchargeBrowser uses the chrome.tabs.discard API. This is a system-level command that tells Chrome to dump the memory but keep the tab object alive. This is the modern, native way to handle memory.
Privacy & Data Ownership
OneTab's "Share as Web Page" feature uploads your links to their server. While optional, it introduces a vector for data leakage. SuperchargeBrowser has no server. We cannot see your tabs even if we wanted to.
The Cost of Free
OneTab is free, but unmaintained. It has gone years without significant updates. SuperchargeBrowser is a freemium, actively maintained product. The core suspension features are free forever, but you get the security of a supported software product.