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Prices & plans
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Obsidian
Core
Free
No account or paid license required
AvailabilityGlobal
Free for personal and commercial use.
SourceSync Standard — monthly
USD 5.00/month
Billed monthly per user
AvailabilityUSD list price
1 vault, 1 GB storage and 5 MB maximum file.
SourceSync Standard — annual
USD 48.00/year
Billed annually per user
AvailabilityUSD list price
Annual total calculated from the advertised $4 per month billed annually.
SourceSync Plus — monthly
USD 10.00/month
Billed monthly per user
AvailabilityUSD list price
10 vaults, 10 GB storage and 200 MB maximum file.
SourcePublish — annual
USD 96.00/year
Billed annually per site
AvailabilityUSD list price
Annual total calculated from $8 per month billed annually; separate from Sync.
Source
Logseq
Local open-source app
Free
Open-source application
AvailabilityGlobal
File-based OG and DB edition are distinct. DB is currently described as beta.
Source 1Source 2Sync access
Check current price
Current enrollment and edition need verification
AvailabilityNot established
The older official file-sync guide describes recurring $5 or $15 contributions. Those are not presented as a verified current DB subscription price.
Source 1Source 2Features and limits
Documented differences. An unverified answer means we do not have enough evidence.
Obsidian
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android apps are documented.
Logseq
Desktop, mobile and browser options exist; DB mobile readiness differs from the OG app.
Offline use
Obsidian
The local vault remains available without a connection; Sync merges changes when connectivity returns.
Logseq
OG uses local file graphs. DB graph directories hold db.sqlite and a separate assets folder.
Obsidian
Notes are Markdown text in a local folder and can be edited with other text editors.
Logseq
OG supports Markdown and Org-mode. DB graphs use SQLite rather than the same file graph layout.
Collaboration
Obsidian
All collaborators need Sync. Shared vaults do not provide live co-editing cursors or fine-grained permissions.
Logseq
The current repository describes DB real-time collaboration as alpha. The older file-sync guide explicitly excludes multi-person collaboration.
Export
Obsidian
Markdown files are directly accessible. Vault settings and extensions live separately in the .obsidian folder.
Logseq
DB offers SQLite with assets, EDN and standard Markdown exports. Markdown does not preserve every graph property.
Privacy and storage
Obsidian
Official Sync documents end-to-end encryption; local-only use does not send notes to Obsidian.
Logseq
Not yet verified for this product.
Project portability
Obsidian
API import converts databases and formulas to Bases with limitations. ZIP import does not preserve databases.
Logseq
The importer has documented limits where multiple queries or embeds share one old block.
Free plan limits
Obsidian
Core use is free without a mandatory account. Sync and Publish are optional services.
Logseq
Open-source local applications are available; hosted sync enrollment is separate.
Use at work
Obsidian
Commercial use is free; the paid commercial license is optional support.
Logseq
Not yet verified for this product.
Team limit
Obsidian
A shared vault supports at most 20 collaborators according to the current help page.
Logseq
Not yet verified for this product.
Linked structure
Obsidian
Not yet verified for this product.
Logseq
DB nodes combine page and block behavior with properties, tags and linked references.
Release status
Obsidian
Not yet verified for this product.
Logseq
The current main repository labels the database version beta and recommends a noncritical test graph.
DB backup format
Obsidian
Not yet verified for this product.
Logseq
A graph directory contains db.sqlite plus assets. A database-only backup does not include the separate assets folder.
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