# Obsidian vs Slite

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Obsidian

| Attribute | Obsidian | Slite |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 74.5 (55% (medium)) | 67.4 (73% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A team knowledge base with real-time collaborative editing, AI-powered detection of information drift across connected tools, and automated verification workflows to keep documentation current and accurate. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","sso_scim":false,"free_tier":true,"api_access":true,"local_first":true,"ai_assistant":true,"markdown_native":true,"version_history":true,"databases_tables":true,"public_publishing":true,"bidirectional_links":true,"real_time_coediting":false,"verification_expiry":false,"permissions_granularity":"workspace"}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","sso_scim":true,"free_tier":true,"api_access":true,"local_first":false,"ai_assistant":true,"markdown_native":true,"version_history":true,"databases_tables":true,"public_publishing":true,"bidirectional_links":false,"real_time_coediting":true,"verification_expiry":true,"permissions_granularity":"page"}` |
| integrations.count | 20 | 40 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Apple Notes"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Evernote"},{"name":"Roam Research"},{"name":"Google Keep"},{"name":"OneNote"},{"name":"Airtable"},{"name":"Chrome"},{"name":"Safari"},{"name":"Firefox"},{"name":"Edge"},{"name":"Brave"},{"name":"Arc"},{"name":"Orion"},{"name":"Vivaldi"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"WeChat"},{"name":"Alipay"},{"name":"PayPal"},{"name":"Discord"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"ClickUp"},{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"Monday.com"},{"name":"Google Sheets"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Google Docs"},{"name":"Google Slides"},{"name":"Airtable"},{"name":"BigQuery"},{"name":"Metabase"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"Miro"},{"name":"Excalidraw"},{"name":"Draw.io"},{"name":"Lucidchart"},{"name":"Mural"},{"name":"Whimsical"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Canva"},{"name":"Adobe XD"},{"name":"Pitch"},{"name":"YouTube"},{"name":"Vimeo"},{"name":"Loom"},{"name":"Typeform"},{"name":"Calendly"},{"name":"Rows"},{"name":"Grain"},{"name":"Jam"},{"name":"Microsoft Forms"},{"name":"CodePen"},{"name":"X (Twitter)"},{"name":"Mermaid"},{"name":"LaTeX"},{"name":"LottieFiles"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CA","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["Local note storage","Plugins and themes","Bidirectional linking","Graph visualization","Offline access"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":null,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Core app without sync or publish services","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Sync","summary":"$4/user/mo (annual) or $5/user/mo (monthly)","features":["Sync across devices","End-to-end encryption","Version history","Collaborative vaults","Priority support"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Synchronize notes across devices with end-to-end encryption","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Publish","summary":"$8/site/mo (annual) or $10/site/mo (monthly)","features":["Publish to web","Customizable theme","Full-text search","Graph view","No coding required","Priority support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"site","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Publish notes to the web as a wiki or knowledge base","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":"One-time license for early access to beta features and community perks","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Commercial","summary":"$50/user/year","features":["Support development","Featured organization badge"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":50,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Annual license for organizational support","contactSales":false}],"summary":"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.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://obsidian.md/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:22:04.285Z","startingPrice":{"amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"$10/user/month billed annually","features":["Unlimited docs","Real-time collaborative editor","Comments, mentions & notifications","Custom templates","Schedule recurring docs","Doc history","File upload (up to 200MB)","5GB storage per user","PDF, Markdown, HTML exports","Doc verification","Doc ownership","Knowledge Management Panel","Doc insights","AI search & answers (within Slite)","AI writing assistant","Chrome extension","Public API","Service accounts","Embeds & link previews","MCP access","Public sharing","Guest collaborators","User groups","Doc permissions","Protect doc editing","Reader access on docs","Automatic data backups","SOC 2 Type II compliance"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"5GB per user","ai_edits":"30 per user/month","file_upload":"200MB","ai_questions":"30 per seat/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$20/user/month billed annually","features":["Everything in Basic","The Slite Agent","Search across connected tools","Doc fact-checking with suggested fixes","Agent workflows","50 monthly credits per seat","OpenID SSO","Custom domain for public docs","10GB storage per user","Unlimited file upload","Unlimited AI edits/month","AI answers insights","Bulk mode","AI answers in Slack (from Slite docs)","AI answers in Slack (across connected tools)","Authenticated embeds","Workspace analytics","Control who can invite","Control public sharing","Control who can create channels","Control who can manage user groups"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Recommended","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"10GB per user","ai_edits":"Unlimited per user/month","file_upload":"Unlimited","ai_questions":"Unlimited","agent_credits":"50 per seat/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing—contact sales","features":["Everything in Pro","Reader-only seats","Advanced security and controls","Audit logs","Service Level Agreement","Dedicated account manager","Priority support","Custom agent sources","Migration and onboarding support","SCIM provisioning","HIPAA compliance"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $10/user/month (billed annually). 14-day free trial, no credit card required.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://slite.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:26:51.572Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Knowledge Base Software)

| Capability | Obsidian | Slite |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | Workspace | Page |
| **Knowledge** |  |  |
| Answer verification / expiry | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud only |
| **Enterprise** |  |  |
| SSO / SCIM | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Public API | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:30:42.147Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*