Notion vs Obsidian
Side-by-Side
Notion
8.3/10
- Tagline
- Notion's developer platform: Any data. Any tool. Any agent. No infra required.
- Rating
- 8.3/10
- Pricing Model
- freemium
- Starting Price
- $10/mo
- Free Version
- Yes
- Free Trial
- No
- API Available
- Yes
- API Pricing
- free
- CLI Support
- No
- MCP Support
- Yes
- Open Source
- No
- Platforms
- Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- Category
- productivity
Obsidian
8.3/10
- Tagline
- A free, local-first Markdown note-taking app for building a private second brain
- Rating
- 8.3/10
- Pricing Model
- freemium
- Starting Price
- $4/mo
- Free Version
- Yes
- Free Trial
- No
- API Available
- No
- API Pricing
- —
- CLI Support
- Yes
- MCP Support
- Yes
- Open Source
- No
- Platforms
- Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- Category
- productivity
| Feature | NNotion | OObsidian |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | Notion's developer platform: Any data. Any tool. Any agent. No infra required. | A free, local-first Markdown note-taking app for building a private second brain |
| Rating | 8.3/10 | 8.3/10 |
| Pricing Model | freemium | freemium |
| Starting Price | $10/mo | $4/mo |
| Free Version | Yes | Yes |
| Free Trial | No | No |
| API Available | Yes | No |
| API Pricing | free | — |
| CLI Support | No | Yes |
| MCP Support | Yes | Yes |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Platforms | Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android | Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android |
| Category | productivity | productivity |
| Visit | Visit Notion → | Visit Obsidian → |
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