Notes

Notes tools here are personal knowledge bases: linked notes, outliners, and local markdown. A wiki, a chat, and a document suite are not the same object even when a search result calls all of them a Notion alternative.

ObsidianPriceFreemiumPlatformsDesktop, iOS, Android
LogseqPriceOpen sourcePlatformsDesktop, iOS, Android
NotionPriceFreemiumPlatformsWeb, Desktop, iOS, Android
Roam ResearchPricePaidPlatformsWeb
AnytypePriceFreemiumPlatformsDesktop, iOS, Android
ReflectPricePaidPlatformsWeb, Desktop, iOS
CapacitiesPriceFreemiumPlatformsWeb, Desktop, iOS
RemNotePriceFreemiumPlatformsWeb, Desktop
AFFiNEPriceOpen sourcePlatformsWeb, Desktop
CraftPriceFreemiumPlatformsmacOS, iOS, Web
JoplinPriceOpen sourcePlatformsDesktop, iOS, Android

The split that matters is where the files live. Local markdown stays in a folder you control. A hosted workspace stays in the vendor's account. Sync, publishing, and collaboration follow from that split. Read the platform and the license before you migrate a vault.