Choose Obsidian if you need
- CLI or Chrome extension. We haven't found them on Simplenote'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, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
- Only Obsidian lists CLI and Chrome extension.
- Only Simplenote lists Web.
- Obsidian has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Simplenote.
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 Simplenote if you need
- Web. We haven't found it on Obsidian's website.
Obsidian
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Simplenote
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Review SimplenoteThe facts
- What it does
- ObsidianThe free and flexible app for your private thoughts
- SimplenoteThe simplest way to keep notes, light, clean, and free.
- Free plan
- ObsidianYes
- SimplenoteYes
- Pricing
- ObsidianNot confirmed
- SimplenoteFree
- Paid plans from
- Obsidian
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
Only Obsidian
- CLI
- Chrome extension
Only Simplenote
- Web
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Obsidian and Simplenote yet.
Used either of them?
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