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Yuque vs Obsidian

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Yuque

6.0
Cloud & Storage

Cloud knowledge base

Obsidian

8.0
Productivity

Knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files

Metric Yuque Obsidian
Category Cloud & Storage Productivity
AI Score 6.0 8.0
30-day Installs 20 16.9K
90-day Installs 74 50.7K
365-day Installs 415 198.2K
Version 4.2.1.1333,BJ573111a41a6d47e0a380a8cac832ae49 1.14.4
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars — 15.5K
GitHub Forks — 5.6K
Open Issues — 1.5K
License — —
Language — —
Last GitHub Commit — 7mo ago
First Seen Oct 21, 2020 May 27, 2020

Reviews

Yuque

Yuque is a cloud-based knowledge base that offers real-time collaboration and structured content management. It's ideal for teams and individuals who need to organize and share information securely.

Yuque is a cloud-based tool for creating and managing a collaborative knowledge base with structured content.

Pros

  • + Real-time collaboration features
  • + Strong support for structured content organization
  • + Cloud-based with data security focus

Cons

  • - No auto-update functionality
  • - Limited community traction and discussion

Obsidian

Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that organizes plain text Markdown files, offering extensive plugins and integrations. It benefits productivity-focused users who prefer a flexible, local-first approach to note-taking and information management.

Obsidian is a knowledge base that organizes and enhances plain text Markdown files with rich features and plugins.

Pros

  • + Works with local Markdown files, offering flexibility and control
  • + Extensive plugin ecosystem for customization
  • + Introduction of CLI and TUI enhances accessibility

Cons

  • - Steep learning curve for new users
  • - Limited cloud sync features compared to competitors