# Obsidian vs Tettra

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Obsidian

| Attribute | Obsidian | Tettra |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 70.5 (55% (medium)) | 64.4 (72% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Knowledge Base Software.","source":"https://obsidian.md/pricing","question":"What is Obsidian?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Obsidian offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $4 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://obsidian.md/pricing","question":"Is Obsidian free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Obsidian supports Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://obsidian.md","question":"What platforms does Obsidian support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Obsidian can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://obsidian.md/pricing","question":"Can Obsidian be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 19 integrations for Obsidian, including Apple Notes, Notion, Evernote, Roam Research, Google Keep, OneNote, Airtable and Chrome, plus 11 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://obsidian.md/pricing","question":"What does Obsidian integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Obsidian is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Canada.","source":"https://obsidian.md/pricing","question":"Where is Obsidian available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Cloud-based knowledge management software that helps teams organize internal documentation, automatically answer common questions through an AI bot integrated with Slack, and maintain accurate content through verification workflows. It is indexed under Knowledge Base Software.","source":"https://tettra.com/pricing/","question":"What is Tettra?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Tettra is a paid product; published pricing starts at $8 per user per month. It is sold across 2 plans (Scaling and Enterprise). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://tettra.com/pricing/","question":"How much does Tettra cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Tettra supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://tettra.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Tettra support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Tettra, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://tettra.com/pricing/","question":"Can Tettra be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for Tettra, including Slack, Google Docs, Google Workspace, Google Drive, Zapier, Asana, Trello and Zoho Sprints. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://tettra.com/pricing/","question":"What does Tettra integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Tettra. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Tettra not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://tettra.com/privacy-policy/","question":"What security certifications does Tettra have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| 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. | Cloud-based knowledge management software that helps teams organize internal documentation, automatically answer common questions through an AI bot integrated with Slack, and maintain accurate content through verification workflows. |
| 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","bi_directional_backlinking_network":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","sso_scim":true,"free_tier":false,"api_access":true,"ai_assistant":true,"version_history":true,"public_publishing":true,"verification_expiry":true,"permissions_granularity":"page"}` |
| integrations.count | 20 | 8 |
| 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":"Google Docs"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Zoho Sprints"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CA","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":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":"Scaling","summary":"$8 per user/month (minimum 10 users). 20% discount for annual billing.","features":["AI answers in Slack","AI page tagging","AI FAQ generation","Train AI with Google Docs","Google Workspace integration","Slack integration with notifications","AI answers in DMs and channels","AI thread summarization","Mine existing answers from Slack","Questions & answers","Unlimited version history","Unlimited storage","External sites for public sharing","Page requests and tracking","Content verification workflows","Stale pages report","Unowned content report","Public content report","Zapier integration","API access","Usage analytics","Guest and read-only users","Invite-only categories","Page locking","Content import","Live chat support"],"minSeats":10,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing organizations looking to scale team knowledge with AI","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Contact sales for details.","features":["All Scaling plan features","Custom pricing","SSO & SCIM provisioning","Hands-on training","Custom import and onboarding","Custom reporting","Custom integrations","Priority support"],"description":"For companies requiring hands-on onboarding and premium support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Single sign-on (SAML)"},{"name":"User provisioning (SCIM)"}],"summary":"From $8/user/month. 30-day free trial. Annual billing saves 20%.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://tettra.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:19:27.938Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":8,"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.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Knowledge Base Software)

| Capability | Obsidian | Tettra |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-09-21T02:34:56.666Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*