Obsidian alternatives
At 1 user with synced notes, Obsidian costs $10 a month. 1 note-taking app costs less, from $0 (Microsoft OneNote). Ranked by price at the size you pick, with free plans, price hikes and how to switch.
Alternatives to Obsidian at 1 user with synced notes, cheapest first
- Microsoft OneNote: free Storage shared with Outlook/OneDrive (Free (Microsoft account, 5 GB OneDrive)). Free plan: Free app with unlimited notebooks, synced via 5 GB of free OneDrive storage; no Copilot in-app. Last price hike: Jan 2025.
- Evernote: $24.99/mo Starter capped at 1,000 notes (Advanced). Free plan: Free plan: 50 notes, 1 notebook, 1 synced device, 1 GB storage. Last price hike: Sep 2025.
Prices at every size
- Obsidian: 1 user with synced notes $10/mo, 1 user with built-in AI no public price (Sync add-on; app itself is free)
- Microsoft OneNote: 1 user with synced notes free, 1 user with built-in AI $19.99/mo (Storage shared with Outlook/OneDrive)
- Evernote: 1 user with synced notes $24.99/mo, 1 user with built-in AI $24.99/mo (Starter capped at 1,000 notes)
Prices are for one person on monthly billing (annual-only plans divided by 12): the cheapest plan that keeps about 2,000 notes synced between a computer and a phone with no caps, and the cheapest plan that also includes the app's own AI. A free plan counts as $0 only when it covers the scenario without note, device, upload or storage caps.
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