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24 alternatives to Obsidian

The open-source foundation your product needs to succeed.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Obsidian launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Calderafree▲195

   Your Obsidian vault as a living profile and linked garden

   10d ago · caldera.social · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Obsidian for Mobile – Plain-text knowledge base on the go▲760

   Obsidian Mobile brings the power of our desktop app to your mobile devices.

   2021 · obsidian.md · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Obsidian▲202

   The first unit economics intelligence platform

   2024 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Beautiful Open▲132

   Beautiful sites for Open Source projects

   2014 · beautifulopen.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   AppStarter.io▲285

   Build native iOS prototypes online.

   2015 · jyx.uk.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   hibi▲78

   an open-source obsidian alternative

   1d ago · hibi.garden · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Obsidian Starter Kit▲43

   A solid knowledge management system for Obsidian

   2024 · developassion.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   GetIncredibles▲102

   A curated marketplace of games/AR/VR talent

   2017 · getincredibles.com · its alternatives →

9. 9OS
   Open-Source Memex – Alternative Approach to Roam/Obsidian▲188

   2020 · steveliu.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Obsidian 2.0▲126

    OTP authenticator for iOS & macOS

    2021 · sproul.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    NativeBase▲200

    Experience the awesomeness of React Native without the pain

    2016 · nativebase.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Form▲203

    Interaction & prototyping design tool for iOS apps

    2014 · m3.material.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Build Y▲98

    Open-source playground for breakthrough inventions

    2025 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    OpenCollective▲179

    A virtual entity for your community, transparent by design.

    2017 · opencollective.com · its alternatives →

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    Obsidian▲3

    Think clearly. Connect ideas. Own your knowledge.

    Jul 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Ideaverse for Obsidian▲175

    A Starter Kit to Manage Your Whole Life

    2023 · start.linkingyourthinking.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    MarkupKit▲99

    A framework for creating native iOS applications

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Indiegogo iOS app▲90

    Discover/ fund projects and causes you love on Indiegogo.

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Magma▲107

    Foundation Model for Multimodal AI Agents

    2025 · microsoft.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Frontends▲93

    A community for front-end developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Portalble▲71

    Augmented reality apps made hands-on interactive

    2022 · portalble.cs.brown.edu · its alternatives →

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    Obsidian▲10

    Awesome portfolio template built on NextJS and TailwindCSS.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    🎙 It Depends 007: Open Source▲55

    Your business gains from leveraging+participating!

    2016 · podcast.clearfunction.com · its alternatives →

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    GameDevMap▲81

    A map and catalog of game development organizations.

    2017 · gamedevmap.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →