Choose Obsidian if you need
- Windows, Linux, Android or CLI. We haven't found them on Reflect's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Obsidian's lowest paid plan is Sync at $4 per user per month, billed annually, as of October 23, 2026.
- Both are available on macOS, iOS and Chrome extension.
- Only Obsidian lists Windows, Linux, Android and CLI.
- Obsidian has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Reflect.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Reflect if you need
No checked fact sets Reflect apart from Obsidian yet.
Obsidian
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Reflect
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Review ReflectThe facts
- What it does
- ObsidianThe free and flexible app for your private thoughts
- ReflectAn open-source note-taking app with daily notes, backlinks, and local Markdown files
- Free plan
- ObsidianYes
- ReflectYes
- Pricing
- ObsidianNot confirmed
- ReflectFree on Mac, paid on iPhone and iPad
- Paid plans from
- Obsidian
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- macOS
- iOS
- Chrome extension
Only Obsidian
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- CLI
Only ReflectNothing else listed
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Obsidian and Reflect yet.
Used either of them?
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