# Coda vs Obsidian

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Obsidian

| Attribute | Coda | Obsidian |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 83.9 (63% (medium)) | 84.7 (35% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` |
| description.long | Coda (now rebranded as Superhuman Docs) is a collaborative platform that combines document editing, structured databases, and application-building capabilities with AI assistance. Teams use it to consolidate tools, automate workflows, and collaborate in real time. | The free and flexible app for your private thoughts. Stores notes locally on your device with open file formats and optional cloud sync via end-to-end encrypted Obsidian Sync. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","sso_scim":true,"free_tier":true,"api_access":true,"ai_assistant":true,"version_history":true,"databases_tables":true,"public_publishing":true,"real_time_coediting":true,"permissions_granularity":"page"}` | `{"hosting":"both","free_tier":true,"api_access":true,"local_first":true,"markdown_native":true,"version_history":true,"public_publishing":true,"bidirectional_links":true,"real_time_coediting":true,"permissions_granularity":"workspace"}` |
| integrations.count | 600 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Google Calendars"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Grammarly"},{"name":"Mail"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Google Docs"},{"name":"Airtable"},{"name":"Notion"}]` | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever","features":["Collaborative docs","Docs AI (limited trial)","Connected tables, views, and forms","Formulas and automations","MCP (limited trial)","Grammarly","36+ integrations"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Includes collaborative docs, Docs AI (limited trial), connected tables, forms, Grammarly, and 36+ integrations","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"attachments":"1GB per doc","version_history":"7 days","connector_refresh":"manual"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"£10/Doc Maker/month billed annually (£12/month when billed monthly)","features":["Everything in Free","Unlimited doc size","AI write, edit, and ask (Beta)","AI trackers, pages, and views (Beta)","Claude integration via MCP","30-day version history","Hide specific pages","Custom icons, branding, domains","Grammarly Go","46+ integrations"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"Doc Maker","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Unlimited doc size, AI write/edit/ask, AI trackers and views (Beta), 30-day version history, custom domains, Claude integration","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"attachments":"5GB per doc","version_history":"30 days","connector_refresh":"daily"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"£28/Doc Maker/month billed annually (£33/month when billed monthly)","features":["Everything in Pro","Databases (Beta)","Unlimited automations","Unlimited version history","Private folders for teams","Doc and page locking","Restrict who can unlock","Sync and take actions across docs","Group trainings","Grammarly Go","Mail","72+ integrations"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"Doc Maker","amount":28,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Databases (Beta), unlimited automations, unlimited version history, doc/page locking, private team folders","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"attachments":"Unlimited","automations":"Unlimited","version_history":"Unlimited","connector_refresh":"hourly"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Contact sales.","features":["Everything in Business","SAML SSO","User provisioning via SCIM","AI admin controls","Doc and folder governance","Advanced access controls","Audit events","Advanced user management","SOC 2 Type 2 report","HIPAA compliance","Grammarly Go","Mail","85+ integrations"],"description":"SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning, AI admin controls, doc and folder governance, audit events, SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA compliance","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From £10/Doc Maker/month (billed annually). Free tier available.","currency":"GBP","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://coda.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:25:16.010Z","startingPrice":{"amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Sync (billed annually)","summary":"$4/user/month billed annually","features":["End-to-end encryption","Version history","Collaborate on shared vaults","Priority support"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Sync notes across devices with end-to-end encryption","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Sync (billed monthly)","summary":"$5/user/month billed monthly","features":["End-to-end encryption","Version history","Collaborate on shared vaults","Priority support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Sync notes across devices with end-to-end encryption","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Publish (billed annually)","summary":"$8/site/month billed annually","features":["Publish notes to the web","No technical knowledge required","Customizable theme","Graph and full text search","Priority support"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Publish notes to the web","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Publish (billed monthly)","summary":"$10/site/month billed monthly","features":["Publish notes to the web","No technical knowledge required","Customizable theme","Graph and full text search","Priority support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Publish notes to the web","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Catalyst","summary":"$25 one-time","features":["Early access to beta versions","Community badges","Exclusive channels"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":25,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Support Obsidian development","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Commercial","summary":"$50/user/year","features":["Support development","Become a featured organization"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Commercial use license (optional)","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free core app. Optional: Sync from $4/user/mo (annual) or $5/user/mo (monthly). Publish from $8/site/mo (annual) or $10/site/mo (monthly). 40% discount for students, faculty, and nonprofits.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://obsidian.md","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T14:59:43.396Z","startingPrice":{"amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 10 | 4 |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Knowledge Base Software)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-08-07T00:02:00.332Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*