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Assistant.to vs Tana

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Assistant.to

Software

The easiest way to schedule meetings

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Tana

Software

The everything app for your personal workspace

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Assistant.to no longer an independent product. assistant.to redirects to Cirrus Insight, which absorbed it; Tana the free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries
  • They diverge on capability: Assistant.to covers In-email scheduling, Tana covers Outliner interface.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Assistant.to and Tana actually diverge.

Attributes where Assistant.to and Tana differ
AttributeAssistant.toTana
PlatformsChrome-extensionWeb, Desktop
Founded20142020

Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Assistant.to

  • In-email scheduling
  • One-click booking
  • Google Calendar sync
  • Time zone handling
  • Simple interface
  • Gmail
  • Google Calendar
  • Chrome-extension support

Only in Tana

  • Outliner interface
  • Supertags
  • Live queries
  • AI integration
  • Graph views
  • Email capture
  • API
  • Zapier

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Assistant.to

  • Schedulingnot Tana
  • Appointment bookingnot Tana
  • Time trackingnot Tana
  • Resource managementnot Tana
  • Team coordinationnot Tana

Tana

  • Structured note taking with a graph based supertag data modelnot Assistant.to
  • Automatic meeting capture with AI transcripts and summariesnot Assistant.to
  • Turning notes into queryable structured databasesnot Assistant.to

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Assistant.to

  • No longer an independent product. assistant.to redirects to Cirrus Insight, which absorbed it
  • Its scheduling now sits inside a wider Salesforce-focused sales tool rather than being a standalone add-in

Tana

  • The free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries
  • The free plan connects only 1 calendar and allows 50 AI queries
  • Pro is $30 per user per month at standard price, with $20 shown as an early bird rate
  • Max is $120 per user per month at standard price, with $80 shown as an early bird rate
  • Integrations and full MCP require the Pro plan
  • Dedicated support and onboarding, and unlimited agents, skills and types, require the Max plan
  • The Business plan is custom priced, billed yearly and has no published rate
  • The free trial runs 30 days

Pricing, plan by plan

Assistant.to

Free
  • FreeFree
    • In-email scheduling
    • Basic features
  • Pro$5/month
    • Team features
    • Custom branding
    • Priority support

Tana

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Core features
    • Supertags
    • Searches
  • Pro$10/month
    • Advanced AI
    • Priority support
    • Extended history

Which should you pick?

Choose Assistant.to if

  • You need in-email scheduling.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Chrome-extension.
  • You also want one-click booking.
Assistant.to review

Choose Tana if

  • You need outliner interface.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Desktop.
  • You also want supertags.
Tana review

Questions people ask

Is Assistant.to or Tana better?
Neither clearly leads. Assistant.to starts at Free and Tana at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Assistant.to or Tana?
Assistant.to starts at Free and Tana at Free.
Does Assistant.to or Tana run on more platforms?
Assistant.to runs on Chrome-extension. Tana runs on Web, Desktop.
Can I use Assistant.to for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Assistant.to best used for?
Assistant.to is most often used for scheduling, appointment booking, time tracking, resource management. Of those, scheduling and appointment booking are not what Tana is typically brought in for.
What can Assistant.to do that Tana cannot?
Assistant.to covers In-email scheduling, One-click booking, Google Calendar sync, Time zone handling. Tana covers Outliner interface, Supertags, Live queries, AI integration.
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