Comparison

Almanac vs Obsidian

On the evidence we track, Obsidian leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Almanac44
Obsidian75
Score
Vioscale score
Almanac44 / 100low · 31%updating
Obsidian75 / 100medium · 55%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Almanac
Obsidian
Model
Almanac
Obsidianfreemium
Price level
Almanac
Obsidianlow
Transparent
Almanac
Obsidian
Integrations
Count
Almanac3
Obsidian20
Security
Hipaa
Almanac
Obsidian
Soc2
Almanac
Obsidian
Reliability
Status page
Almanac
Obsidian
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for knowledge base software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Collaboration
Real-time co-editing
Almanac
Obsidian
Content
Structured database / table blocks
Almanac-
Obsidian
Bidirectional links / backlinks
Almanac-
Obsidian
Markdown-native
Almanac-
Obsidian
Version history
Almanac
Obsidian
Storage
Local-first / offline files
Almanac-
Obsidian
AI
AI writing / Q&A over content
Almanac-
Obsidian
Publishing
Publish pages to the web
Almanac
Obsidian
Access
Permissions granularity
AlmanacPage
ObsidianWorkspace
Knowledge
Answer verification / expiry
Almanac-
Obsidian
Deployment
Hosting
AlmanacCloud only
ObsidianCloud + self-hosted
Enterprise
SSO / SCIM
Almanac-
Obsidian
Extensibility
Public API
Almanac-
Obsidian
Pricing
Free tier
Almanac-
Obsidian

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Almanac

Almanac provides a unified space for teams to organize and access company documentation, with built-in approval workflows and version control to eliminate information silos and reduce time spent searching for knowledge.

Independently observed

Obsidian

Leader

Obsidian is a note-taking and knowledge management tool that stores data locally on your device by default, with optional end-to-end encrypted cloud synchronization. You can organize notes through bidirectional linking, customize the interface with plugins and themes, and publish content to the web.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Almanac

Pricing not documented yet.

Obsidian

Leader
from $4/moHybridFree tier

Free app with optional Sync ($4-5/user/mo), Publish ($8-10/site/mo), Catalyst ($25 one-time), or Commercial ($50/user/year) licenses. 40% discount for students, faculty, and nonprofits.

  • FreeFree
    • Local note storage
    • Plugins and themes
    • Bidirectional linking
    • Graph visualization
    • Offline access
  • Sync$4/user/mo (annual) or $5/user/mo (monthly)
    • Sync across devices
    • End-to-end encryption
    • Version history
    • Collaborative vaults
    • Priority support
  • Publish$8/site/mo (annual) or $10/site/mo (monthly)
    • Publish to web
    • Customizable theme
    • Full-text search
    • Graph view
    • No coding required
    • +1 more
  • Catalyst$25 one-time
    • Early access to beta versions
    • Community badges
    • Exclusive channels
  • Commercial$50/user/year
    • Support development
    • Featured organization badge
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Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Almanac
Obsidian
iOS
Almanac
Obsidian
Android
Almanac
Obsidian
macOS
Almanac
Obsidian
Windows
Almanac
Obsidian
Linux
Almanac
Obsidian
CLI
Almanac
Obsidian
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Almanac
Obsidian
Self-hosted
Almanac
Obsidian
Hybrid
Almanac
Obsidian

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Almanac

3 total
  • Jira
  • GitHub
  • Linear
Independently observed

Obsidian

Leader
20 total
  • Apple Notes
  • Notion
  • Evernote
  • Roam Research
  • Google Keep
  • OneNote
  • Airtable
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Firefox
  • Edge
  • Brave
  • Arc
  • Orion
  • Vivaldi
  • Stripe
  • WeChat
  • Alipay
  • PayPal
  • Discord
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.