Obsidian vs Standard Notes

A side-by-side comparison built from catalogue data. Both offer 3 of the same listed features, including Cross-device sync, Markdown support, Offline mode.

Comparison of Obsidian vs Standard Notes

App	Obsidian Local-first Markdown knowledge base with backlinks and a large plugin ecosystem.	Standard Notes End-to-end encrypted notes app focused on privacy and longevity.
Developer	Dynalist Inc.	Standard Notes
Pricing	Freemium	Freemium, Subscription
License	Proprietary	GNU AGPL v3
Open source	Open source: No	Open source: Yes
Self-hostable	Self-hostable: No	Self-hostable: Yes
Works offline	Works offline: Yes	Works offline: Yes
Privacy-focused	Privacy-focused: Yes	Yes

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.