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