OK, I see:

SSTab:
I can choose colors for the foreground and background (but not the background of the tabs themselves)
I do no have a tab section on the properties (to change which position the tabs are in.

TabStrip
No color selection
Tab section is on the properties.

Why isn't one of these 'better' than the other? They are each missing a feature or two compared to the other one.

Is there a better TAB component somewhere I'm missing?

Thanks.....