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Obsidian

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workspace · desktop · mobile · local

Why I love it

My Second Brain is the knowledge system around the work. I keep project notes, decisions and operating instructions in Obsidian, use qmd to retrieve them, and give recurring practices a consistent structure in a Knowledge Catalog. An assistant can then find the relevant context before starting the next task. This page began with those records.

How it fits into my setup
Track changes

Provider website ↗ · UK availability: not established

What it’s useful for

It can help with knowledge management, notes. I’ve included it for consultant, developer.

Where a price, access rule, export option or data detail is unclear, I leave it open rather than guessing. A free trial or a lower headline price does not always mean two tools do the same job.

Similar tools

  • Obsidian and Notion · Keeps documents, project information and team knowledge in one workspace. The startup benefit applies to workspace access, rather than a stand-alone AI credit balance.

These are category neighbours, not equivalent entitlements or personal endorsements.

Plans and UK costs

Provider prices and your own paid charges are recorded separately. A non-GBP price stays in its billing currency; the budget supports a dated indicative exchange rate.

Core app

USD 0.00 one-off

No recurring equivalent established

VAT treatment unspecified

  • Optional Sync and Publish are separate purchases.

Pricing source ↗ · Source checked 2026-09-13

Track changes

Sync

USD 5.00 per month per seat

USD 5.00 monthly

VAT treatment unspecified

    Pricing source ↗ · Source checked 2026-09-13

    Track changes

    Sync annual

    USD 48.00 paid annually per seat

    USD 4.00 monthly equivalent

    VAT treatment unspecified

    Commitment: 12 months.

    • $4 per user per month billed annually.

    Pricing source ↗ · Source checked 2026-09-13

    Track changes

    What I could verify

    I show the provider details I could verify first. Anything missing or unchecked stays folded away below, so it is there when you need it without pretending I know the answer.

    security evidence
    End-to-end encryption listed for Sync verified (Sync)
    Evidence type
    official vendor
    Applies to
    Sync · Provider documented scope
    Checked
    2026-09-13T18:48:38Z
    Observed
    2026-09-13T18:48:38Z
    Effective
    Unspecified

    Source ↗

    Does not describe third-party plugins or independent backup services.

    Report an update
    31 details not yet verified

    These fields remain research gaps. An unknown value does not mean no cost, restriction or data transfer.

    uk availability
    No supported value recorded yet.
    storage region
    No supported value recorded yet.
    processing region
    No supported value recorded yet.
    training policy
    No supported value recorded yet.
    retention
    No supported value recorded yet.
    dpa
    No supported value recorded yet.
    uk transfer mechanism
    No supported value recorded yet.
    subprocessors
    No supported value recorded yet.
    commercial use
    No supported value recorded yet.
    cancellation
    No supported value recorded yet.
    refund
    No supported value recorded yet.
    export
    No supported value recorded yet.
    soc2
    No supported value recorded yet.
    iso27001
    No supported value recorded yet.
    nhs evidence
    No supported value recorded yet.
    vat
    No supported value recorded yet.
    auto renewal
    No supported value recorded yet.
    commercial rights
    No supported value recorded yet.
    data storage
    No supported value recorded yet.
    inference region
    No supported value recorded yet.
    uk transfer
    No supported value recorded yet.
    data export
    No supported value recorded yet.
    support
    No supported value recorded yet.
    collaboration
    No supported value recorded yet.
    storage allowance
    No supported value recorded yet.
    local files
    No supported value recorded yet.
    sso
    No supported value recorded yet.
    sync encryption
    No supported value recorded yet.
    plugin permissions
    No supported value recorded yet.
    ai plugin provider
    No supported value recorded yet.
    backup
    No supported value recorded yet.

    How the evidence labels work

    How this connects

    These records describe a product connection, such as an included entitlement or compatible service. They do not mark a personal recommendation or an equivalent plan.

    • Product relationships have not yet been established.

    Rationalisation uses your declared usage and commitments; shared capabilities alone do not prove redundancy.

    Reviews elsewhere

    No independently checked review rating is recorded. Provider case studies and owner experience do not count as independent reviews.

    What’s changed

    1. eligibility

      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.

      Previous source ↗ · Current source ↗
    2. price

      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.

      Previous source ↗ · Current source ↗

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