vioscaleAI
Comparison

Guru vs Obsidian

On the evidence we track, Obsidian leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Guru42
★Obsidian71
Score
vioscaleAI score
Guru42 / 100medium · 55%
Obsidian71 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tier
Guru✗
Obsidian✓
Model
Guruquote
Obsidianfreemium
Price level
Guruunknown
Obsidianlow
Transparent
Guru✗
Obsidian✓
Integrations
Count
Guru2
Obsidian20
Security
Certifications
GuruSOC 2 Type II
Obsidian–
Gdpr
Guru✓
Obsidian–
Hipaa
Guru✓
Obsidian–
Pci
Guru✓
Obsidian–
Soc2
Guru✓
Obsidian–
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Guru✓
Obsidian✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Guru7 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
Guru✓
Obsidian✗
Content
Structured database / table blocks
Guru✓
Obsidian✓
Bidirectional links / backlinks
Guru-
Obsidian✓
Markdown-native
Guru-
Obsidian✓
Version history
Guru✓
Obsidian✓
Storage
Local-first / offline files
Guru-
Obsidian✓
AI
AI writing / Q&A over content
Guru✓
Obsidian✓
Publishing
Publish pages to the web
Guru-
Obsidian✓
Access
Permissions granularity
GuruWorkspace
ObsidianWorkspace
Knowledge
Answer verification / expiry
Guru✓
Obsidian✗
Deployment
Hosting
GuruCloud only
ObsidianCloud + self-hosted
Enterprise
SSO / SCIM
Guru✓
Obsidian✗
Extensibility
Public API
Guru✓
Obsidian✓
Pricing
Free tier
Guru✗
Obsidian✓

What each one is

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

Guru

Organizes, verifies, and shares enterprise knowledge across AI systems and teams to ensure consistent access to accurate information.

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.

Guru

Quote-based

Custom enterprise package. Contact sales for pricing.

as of verify ↗

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
Guru✓
Obsidian✓
iOS
Guru✗
Obsidian✓
Android
Guru✗
Obsidian✓
macOS
Guru✗
Obsidian✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Guru✓
Obsidian✓
Self-hosted
Guru✗
Obsidian✓
Hybrid
Guru✗
Obsidian✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Airtable

Guru

58 total - 57 not shared
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • Salesforce
  • Zendesk
  • Confluence
  • SharePoint
  • Google Drive
  • Box
  • Dropbox
  • OneDrive
  • Asana
  • Jira
  • Jira Service Management
  • Monday.com
  • Linear
  • Azure DevOps
  • GitHub
  • Gitlab
  • Bitbucket
  • Hubspot
  • Freshdesk
  • Freshservice
  • +33 more
Independently observed

Obsidian

Leader
22 total - 21 not shared
  • Apple Notes
  • Notion
  • Evernote
  • Roam Research
  • Google Keep
  • OneNote
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Firefox
  • Edge
  • Brave
  • Arc
  • Orion
  • Vivaldi
  • Stripe
  • WeChat
  • Alipay
  • PayPal
  • Discord
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
Independently observed
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