vioscaleAI
Comparison

Nuclino 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.

Nuclino full profile →Obsidian full profile →
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Nuclino59
★Obsidian71
Score
vioscaleAI score
Nuclino59 / 100medium · 72%
Obsidian71 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tier
Nuclino✓
Obsidian✓
Model
Nuclinofreemium
Obsidianfreemium
Price level
Nuclinolow
Obsidianlow
Transparent
Nuclino✓
Obsidian✓
Integrations
Count
Nuclino2
Obsidian20
Security
Gdpr
Nuclino✓
Obsidian–
Iso27001
Nuclino✓
Obsidian–
Pci
Nuclino✓
Obsidian–
Soc2
Nuclino✓
Obsidian–
Reliability
Sla pct
Nuclino97
Obsidian–
Status page
Nuclino–
Obsidian✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Nuclino6 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
Nuclino✓
Obsidian✗
Content
Structured database / table blocks
Nuclino✓
Obsidian✓
Bidirectional links / backlinks
Nuclino-
Obsidian✓
Markdown-native
Nuclino✓
Obsidian✓
Version history
Nuclino✓
Obsidian✓
Storage
Local-first / offline files
Nuclino-
Obsidian✓
AI
AI writing / Q&A over content
Nuclino✓
Obsidian✓
Publishing
Publish pages to the web
Nuclino✓
Obsidian✓
Access
Permissions granularity
NuclinoPage
ObsidianWorkspace
Knowledge
Answer verification / expiry
Nuclino-
Obsidian✗
Deployment
Hosting
NuclinoCloud only
ObsidianCloud + self-hosted
Enterprise
SSO / SCIM
Nuclino✓
Obsidian✗
Extensibility
Public API
Nuclino✓
Obsidian✓
Pricing
Free tier
Nuclino✓
Obsidian✓

What each one is

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

Nuclino

A team collaboration platform that consolidates documentation, knowledge, and projects into a single shared workspace. Designed for simplicity and speed to reduce context-switching and improve team coordination.

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.

Nuclino

SubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Free tier available. Paid plans from per-seat per month, billed monthly or yearly (up to 25% discount annually). Volume discounts available for 100+ users.

  • FreeFree
    • Up to 50 items
    • Up to 3 canvases
    • 2GB total storage
  • Starter-
    • Unlimited items
    • Unlimited canvases
    • Admin tools
    • Publishing
    • 30-day version history
    • +14 more
  • Business-
    • Everything in Starter
    • Sidekick (AI): Ask questions, Draft and edit, Generate images
    • Audit log
    • Team insights
    • Advanced security controls
    • +5 more
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
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

Nuclino

2 total
  • Slack
  • Google Drive
Independently observed

Obsidian

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