Earlier this year I said AI will kill PKM tools like Tana, Heptabase and Notion.
Evidence comparison
Notion vs Obsidian
Across all dates, 54 tracked creators have mentioned Notion, compared with 21 for Obsidian.
Mentions can include recommendations, criticism or sponsorship. They do not establish current use.
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Public switch records: Notion to Obsidian
0Public switch records: Obsidian to Notion
Notion
Note-taking & PKM
What it does
Connected workspace combining notes, documents, wikis and databases. Pages are built from blocks and can embed tables, boards and calendars; teams and solo creators use it for planning, documentation and content pipelines. Includes the Notion AI add-on.
54 creators · all time18 mentions / 30 days87% organic · all time
- All-time public mentions
- 245
- Pricing
- freemium
- Tracked since
- 11 Jun 2026
- Website
- notion.so
Public mentions by creator · all time
Mentions over the past 12 weeks
Obsidian
Note-taking & PKM
What it does
Local-first Markdown note app built around bidirectional links and a graph view. Notes are plain files on disk, extended by thousands of community plugins. Optional paid services add end-to-end-encrypted sync and web publishing.
21 creators · all time6 mentions / 30 days100% organic · all time
- All-time public mentions
- 47
- Pricing
- freemium
- Tracked since
- 11 Jun 2026
- Website
- obsidian.md
Public mentions by creator · all time
Mentions over the past 12 weeks
Affiliate links · Werbung›
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All-time totals and creator mention counts include every public receipt, with no date limit. Organic share excludes mentions with unclear sponsorship. The 30-day counts reflect the latest score update. A zero switch count means no switch with a public source is available here; it does not prove that nobody switched.
Recent public mentions and sources
Notion
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Is there a newer or better option?
Other Note-taking & PKM tools creators are actually adopting — beyond Notion and Obsidian, by real momentum.
Creators with public mentions of both tools
Questions, answered with receipts
How many creators have mentioned Notion and Obsidian?
Across all dates, 54 tracked creators have mentioned Notion, compared with 21 for Obsidian.
Which creators have public mentions of both Notion and Obsidian?
Creators with public mentions of both tools include Kevin Stratvert, Tina Huang, Nick Saraev.
data updated