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Obsidian vs Standard Notes
Obsidian takes the higher overall SoftwareScore (70 vs 60), but the right pick depends on what you weigh most. Both are scored on the same public formula — see how.
Where each one wins
Obsidian leads on Value (price vs features), Feature depth, Data ownership / privacy, AI capability. Standard Notes leads on Ease of use, Cross-platform & sync.
Value (price vs features) 9 6
Ease of use 5 7
Feature depth 9 5
Cross-platform & sync 7 8
Data ownership / privacy ◆ 10 9
Collaboration 3 3
AI capability 4 2
Axis (◆ = data ownership, our under-served focus) Obsidi Standa
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