Obsidian changes
Approved price and plan changes, with observation and effective dates kept separate.
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Provider announcement · historical baseline
Obsidian removed the requirement to buy a Commercial licence for work. Paid support remains optional; Sync and Publish remain separate add-ons.
Commercial licence required for work at companies with two or more employees → Commercial licence optional; work use permitted free of licence charge
Commercial licence for work · Provider licence policy; no UK-specific exception stated · business
Announcement date 2025-02-20 · source checked 2026-09-13T19:51:06Z · effective 2025-02-20
No monetary saving is calculated: this announcement does not establish the previous licence price or a buyer’s renewal terms.
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Provider announcement · historical baseline
Obsidian announced a permanent 50% reduction for Publish alongside service improvements. Existing subscribers move to the lower price at their next renewal.
USD 192.00 annual → USD 96.00 annual
Publish add-on, annual billing · Provider USD list; UK tax and checkout not established · product
Announcement date 2023-04-18 · source checked 2026-09-13T19:51:06Z · effective 2023-04-18
The previous USD 192 annual list price is derived from the announced 50% reduction to USD 96, not a Sideperk observation of an earlier checkout.
Annual list-price difference: -USD 96.00 (one annual payment).
Undiscounted annual billing for the same named add-on. Taxes, exchange rates and individual discounts are excluded; this is a list-price difference, not realised buyer savings.
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