Obsidian vs Logseq

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Obsidian compared with Logseq
Detail	Obsidian	Logseq
What it does	Sharpen your thinking	A privacy-first, open-source knowledge base
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	2020	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	free	Not given
Pricing	Obsidian is free to download and use without limits. Optional services include Obsidian Sync at $4 per user per month (billed annually) or $5 per month (billed monthly), and Obsidian Publish at $8 per site per month (billed annually) or $10 per month (billed monthly). Optional licenses include Catal	Not given
Key features	Create links between notes Interactive graph visualization Canvas for brainstorming and diagramming Thousands of community plugins End-to-end encrypted sync Version history Collaborative shared vaults Publish to web	Not given
What makes it different	Private by default with no data collection from Obsidian Open file formats prevent vendor lock-in Highly customizable with plugins and themes 100% user-supported and independent	Not given
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	86 no change since last check	72 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	47	30
Citation Flow (Majestic)	60	40
Referring domains (Majestic)	29054	3731

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