Confluence vs Obsidian
On the evidence we track, Confluence leads this comparison with a composite score of 77/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for knowledge base software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Confluence
LeaderConfluence is a cloud platform where teams collaboratively create and maintain documentation, knowledge bases, and shared content. It provides AI-powered features for automating tasks, searching information, and summarizing content to help teams work more efficiently together.
Obsidian
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.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Confluence
LeaderFree plan for 10 users. Standard: $5.42/user/month. Premium: $10.44/user/month (recommended). Enterprise by quote. Annual billing available with up to 17% savings.
- FreeFree
- Pages
- Spaces
- Confluence databases
- Templates
- Whiteboards
- +3 more
- Standard$5.42/user/month
- Everything from Free
- Rovo Search, Chat, and Agents
- AI-powered work features
- Free guest access
- Public link sharing
- +4 more
- Premium$10.44/user/month. Annual billing saves up to 17%.
- Everything from Standard
- Unlimited pages
- Unlimited spaces
- Dynamic intranet
- 1,000 automations per user per month
- +6 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Advanced analytics
- Enterprise-grade scale
- Enhanced security
Obsidian
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
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Confluence
Leader- Slack
- Jira
- Trello
- Microsoft Teams
- Bitbucket
- Figma
- Loom
Obsidian
- Apple Notes
- Notion
- Evernote
- Roam Research
- Google Keep
- OneNote
- Airtable
- Chrome
- Safari
- Firefox
- Edge
- Brave
- Arc
- Orion
- Vivaldi
- Stripe
- Alipay
- PayPal
- Discord
Confluence or Obsidian: which one depends on you
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Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.