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Top 8 Obsidian Alternatives in 2026

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Obsidian

Freemium★ 4.8

Knowledge base on local Markdown files

⚡ Productivity
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Capacities

Freemium★ 4.4

Object-based note-taking for clarity

Same category with shared features: note-taking, knowledge management, PKM

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Tana

Freemium★ 4.4

Supertag-powered workspace for complex thinking

Same category with shared features: note-taking, knowledge management

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RemNote

Freemium★ 4.3

Note-taking with spaced repetition

Same category with shared features: note-taking, PKM

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Scrintal

Freemium★ 4.3

Visual mind mapping meets note-taking

Same category with shared features: note-taking

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Reflect

Paid★ 4.6

Fast networked note-taking with AI

Same category with shared features: note-taking, PKM

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Logseq

Free★ 4.5

Privacy-first outliner for knowledge management

Same category with shared features: note-taking, knowledge management

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Heptabase

Paid★ 4.5

Visual note-taking for complex topics

Same category with shared features: note-taking, knowledge management

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Roam Research

Paid★ 4.3

Tool for networked thought

Same category with shared features: note-taking, PKM

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