Obsidian vs Outline

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

Obsidian

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USD · US · source: obsidian.md

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Sync — default	USD 5 monthly · USD 4 / month with annual commitment $4 USD Per user, per month, billed annually	Seat · Per user, per month	Standalone · Fixed
Publish — default	USD 10 monthly · USD 8 / month with annual commitment $8 USD Per site, per month, billed annually	Other · Per site, per month	Standalone · Fixed

Outline

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USD · US · source: www.getoutline.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Cloud 1–10	USD 10 monthly $10 per month	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Cloud 11–100	USD 79 monthly $79 per month	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Cloud 101–200	USD 249 monthly $249 per month	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Obsidian

Sync — default

Highlights Sync notes across devices: Included
Highlights End-to-end encryption: Included
Highlights Version history: Included
Highlights Collaborate on shared vaults: Included
Highlights Priority support: Included

Publish — default

Highlights Publish notes to the web: Included
Highlights No technical knowledge required: Included
Highlights Customizable theme: Included
Highlights Graph and full text search: Included
Highlights Priority support: Included

Outline

Cloud 1–10

Plan card 1–10 team members: Included
Plan card Unlimited docs and version history: Included
Plan card Realtime collaborative editing: Included

Cloud 11–100

Plan card 11–100 team members: Included
Plan card SSO authentication: Included
Plan card API and webhooks: Included

Cloud 101–200

Plan card 101–200 team members: Included
Plan card Security audit log: Included
Plan card Priority support: Included

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

Obsidian

August 27, 2026 Source
- Sync — default: USD 5 monthly · USD 4 / month with annual commitment
- Publish — default: USD 10 monthly · USD 8 / month with annual commitment

Outline

August 27, 2026 Source
- Cloud 1–10: USD 10 monthly
- Cloud 11–100: USD 79 monthly
- Cloud 101–200: USD 249 monthly