Obsidian Pricing
Complete pricing breakdown for Obsidian including all plans, hidden costs, and limitations.
Pricing score: 90/100
Plans & Pricing
- All core features
- Community plugins and themes
- Unlimited notes and vaults
- Desktop and mobile apps
- Commercial use allowed (license optional)
User limit: Unlimited
Storage: Unlimited (local)
- End-to-end encrypted sync
- 1 synced vault
- Unlimited devices
- 1 month version history
- Shared vaults
User limit: 1 user
Storage: 1 GB total, 5 MB per file
- End-to-end encrypted sync
- 10 synced vaults
- Unlimited devices
- 12 months version history
- Shared vaults
User limit: 1 user
Storage: 10 GB (upgradable to 100 GB), 200 MB per file
- Publish notes as a website
- Customizable theme
- Graph and full-text search for readers
- Priority support
User limit: 1 site
- Early access to beta versions
- Community badges
- Exclusive channels
User limit: 1 user
- Supports development
- Eligible to be a featured organization
User limit: Per user
Pricing Issues Reported by Users
Obsidian Sync costs $48-60/year just to use notes on your phone
The core app is free, but official cross-device sync starts at Sync Standard: $4/month billed annually or $5/month billed monthly. Standard covers only 1 vault, 1 GB total storage, 5 MB max file size and 1 month of version history, so users who assumed 'free' meant full multi-device use end up paying or wrestling with iCloud/Dropbox/Syncthing workarounds.
Sync Standard's 1 GB and 5 MB file cap push users to Sync Plus
Sync Standard ($4/month annual, $5 monthly) allows only 1 GB total and 5 MB per file, which PDFs, audio and image-heavy vaults hit quickly. Sync Plus doubles the price to $8/month annual or $10 monthly for 10 GB (upgradable to 100 GB), 200 MB files, 10 vaults and 12 months of history.