Started with Notion, switched to Obsidian. The local-first approach is huge – no sync issues, no subscription.

Yes it looks basic but the plugins make it powerful.

Obsidian is amazing if you want total control. Your data, your vault, no cloud required.

But it has a learning curve. Notion is easier but your data lives on their servers.

Started with Notion, switched to Obsidian. The local-first approach is huge – no sync issues, no subscription.

Yes it looks basic but the plugins make it powerful. Give it 2 weeks!

Obsidian is amazing if you want total control. Your data, your vault, no cloud required.

But it has a learning curve. Notion is easier but your data lives on their servers.

For personal knowledge management, Obsidian wins. For team collaboration, Notion.