A side-by-side comparison built from catalogue data. Both offer 3 of the same listed features, including Backlinks, Cross-device sync, Templates.
| App |  Notion All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis and lightweight databases. |  Obsidian Local-first Markdown knowledge base with backlinks and a large plugin ecosystem. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Notion Labs | Dynalist Inc. |
| Pricing | Freemium, Subscription | Freemium |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Open source | Open source: No | Open source: No |
| Self-hostable | Self-hostable: No | Self-hostable: No |
| Works offline | Works offline: No | Works offline: Yes |
| Privacy-focused | Privacy-focused: No | Privacy-focused: Yes |
| Windows | Windows: Yes | Windows: Yes |
| macOS | macOS: Yes | macOS: Yes |
| Android | Android: Yes | Android: Yes |
| iOS | iOS: Yes | iOS: Yes |
| Web | Web: Yes | Web: No |
| Linux | Linux: No | Linux: Yes |
| Community rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Likes | 1 | 0 |
| First released | — | — |
| Categories | Note Taking, Project Management | Note Taking |
| Features | ||
| Backlinks | Backlinks: Yes | Backlinks: Yes |
| Cross-device sync | Cross-device sync: Yes | Cross-device sync: Yes |
| Templates | Templates: Yes | Templates: Yes |
| API access | API access: Yes | API access: not recorded |
| Graph view | Graph view: not recorded | Graph view: Yes |
| Kanban boards | Kanban boards: Yes | Kanban boards: not recorded |
| Markdown support | Markdown support: not recorded | Markdown support: Yes |
| Offline mode | Offline mode: not recorded | Offline mode: Yes |
| Plugins and extensions | Plugins and extensions: not recorded | Plugins and extensions: Yes |
| Real-time collaboration | Real-time collaboration: Yes | Real-time collaboration: not recorded |
| Structured databases | Structured databases: Yes | Structured databases: not recorded |
| Version history | Version history: Yes | Version history: not recorded |
| Links | ||
Feature rows list only features recorded in the catalogue. A missing check means the feature is not recorded for that app, not necessarily that it is unavailable.
