Obsidian vs Standard Notes

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Obsidian compared with Standard Notes
Detail	Obsidian	Standard Notes
What it does	Sharpen your thinking	End-to-end encrypted notes app
Stage	Not given	Established
Founded	2020	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	free	freemium
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	Free plan with unlimited notes and device sync. Productivity plan at $90/year unlocks full editing experience, markdown, spreadsheets, and folders. Professional plan at $120/year adds 100GB encrypted file storage, family sharing for up to 5 accounts, and maximum note revision history.
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	End-to-end encryption with XChaCha20-Poly1305 Multiple note types including rich text, markdown, spreadsheets, and tasks Nightly encrypted email backups Two-factor authentication Nested folders and tag organization Authenticator for 2FA secrets Password protection for individual notes Biometric locking with passcode, Face ID, and fingerprint
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	Code is completely open and independently audited by leading security researchers 100% of revenue from paying users, not investors Offline access with always-available local copy of your data Single all-in-one solution eliminates need for multiple note-taking tools
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	34
Citation Flow (Majestic)	60	52
Referring domains (Majestic)	29054	2109

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