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Comparison

Craft vs Obsidian

No clear leader: Obsidian (70.5) and Craft (66.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Craft full profile →Obsidian full profile →
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Craft67
Obsidian71
Score
vioscaleAI score
Craft67 / 100medium · 57%
Obsidian71 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Craft✓
Obsidian✓
Model
Craftfreemium
Obsidianfreemium
Price level
Craftlow
Obsidianlow
Starting price
Craft£8
Obsidian–
Transparent
Craft✓
Obsidian✓
Integrations
Count
Craft3
Obsidian20
Security
Disclosure policy
Craft✓
Obsidian–
Gdpr
Craft✓
Obsidian–
Soc2
Craft✓
Obsidian–
Reliability
Status page
Craft–
Obsidian✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Craft7 items
Obsidian6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Craft

A productivity application that helps you capture, organize, and refine ideas into shareable documents and tasks. You can publish your work directly online and connect it with other tools and services.

Independently observed

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Craft

from £8/moHybridFree tier

From free. Paid plans from £8/month; Team plan £50/month.

  • StarterFree
    • Notes and documents
    • Tasks
    • Basic storage
  • Plus£8/month (£6.40/month billed annually)
    • Unlimited blocks
    • All features
    • Full functionality
  • Family£15/month (£12/month billed annually) for 2-6 people
    • 2-6 Plus accounts
    • Shared collaboration spaces
  • Team£50/month for up to 10 people
    • Up to 10 Plus accounts
    • Shared collaboration spaces
as of verify ↗

Obsidian

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
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Craft✓
Obsidian✗
iOS
Craft✓
Obsidian✓
Android
Craft✗
Obsidian✓
macOS
Craft✓
Obsidian✓
Windows
Craft✗
Obsidian✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Craft✓
Obsidian✓
Self-hosted
Craft✗
Obsidian✓
Hybrid
Craft✗
Obsidian✓

Integrations

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

Craft

3 total
  • Slack
  • API
  • MCP
Independently observed

Obsidian

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
Still deciding?

Craft or Obsidian: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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