trying to decide between these two for my long-term knowledge base. notion is great if you need
structured databases and easy collaboration with a team. it feels much more like a traditional workspace where everything stays in one tidy place. obsidian is the opposite because its all about
local-first control and markdown files. the graph view makes it easy to see how ideas connect, but managing plugins can get overwhelming quickly.
>everything lives on your hard driveif you rely heavily on a web browser, notion might feel more seamless. however, i found that
obsidian is much faster for quick note-taking during deep work sessions . if you want to use the terminal to move files around, you can just run
ls -R ~/Documents/notes
to see your structure. it really comes down to whether you prefer a managed service or a private vault ➡ im leaning towards obsidian for the privacy benefits.