How FAST compares
Three comparisons, written to be useful rather than flattering. Each one says plainly when the other tool is the right choice — if snapping is your whole problem, several of these are cheaper or free, and we would rather you knew that before buying.
The one-line version
Every tool here places a window. FAST is the only one that models the whole workspace. That is the entire difference, and every row in every table below it is a consequence: a workspace you can name can also be saved, restored on a different set of displays, undone in one step, and triggered from a script.
It is also why the comparisons are not close on some rows and not meaningful on others. Snapping a window to half the screen is commodity; macOS does it, Rectangle does it for free, Magnet does it for five dollars. Paying €29 only makes sense if you keep rebuilding the same arrangement.
Read in this order
- FAST vs macOS window tiling — Apple's built-in tiling places the window you are dragging. It has nothing to save, name or restore. The most important comparison on this site.
- FAST vs Rectangle — Rectangle is free, open source and genuinely good at snapping. What changes when the unit of work is a workspace instead of a window — and where Rectangle Pro fits.
- FAST vs Magnet — Magnet is $4.99 and FAST is €29. Six times the price needs a reason, so this one starts with the money.
A note on accuracy
Competitor features and prices are taken from their own product pages, App Store listings and repositories, and they change. Where a claim has gone out of date, tell us at contact@03-studios.com and it gets corrected rather than quietly left standing.
Every window, exactly where it belongs.
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