LiKE vs Obsidian
Obsidian is a local-first app built on Markdown files: graph view, plugins, offline by default — great for personal and small shared vaults. LiKE is a cloud knowledge engine for teams: shared spaces, real-time co-editing, and AI answers with cited sources — for your team and your customers. Many people happily use both.
Personal vaults capture thinking. Teams need answers
Personal vaults capture thinking. Team knowledge has a different job: answering questions — for colleagues and customers.
Team answers — not just personal recall
Teams use Obsidian too, but its search and graph are built around individual work in a vault. LiKE is built for a team asking questions: the AI answers from your shared knowledge base and cites the exact articles it used — in the portal, in Slack and Telegram, and on your website.
- Sources cited under every answer
- Multilingual teams: ask in one language, get answers from articles written in another
- Gap Alerts: see the questions your base failed to answer
- Search history & recommendations
Publish answers, not just pages
A published site shows pages; visitors still have to read them. LiKE’s widget answers their question directly from your public docs — embedded on your site with one script tag, Shadow-DOM isolated, themeable, API-key secured.
- Light / dark / auto themes
- Slack & Telegram bots run on the same engine
- Scoped: the widget sees only what you allow
Capture thoughts by voice — get articles
Dictate on the go. LiKE transcribes voice notes and structures them into clean articles — protocols, how-tos, checklists. It organizes what was said rather than inventing content, so personal capture becomes knowledge the whole team can use.
- Meeting protocols with decisions & agreed tasks
- Key points in one click
- Share by link or e-mail
Your Markdown is welcome here
LiKE imports Markdown directly — drop in your notes and they become team articles. If your vault lives in a Git repository, connect it through the GitHub or GitLab sync and LiKE will keep answering over it as it evolves. And everything exports back to Markdown at any time — no lock-in.
- File import: .md, .txt, .docx, .pdf, .rtf
- Vault in Git? Sync read-only via GitHub / GitLab connector
- Export articles back to Markdown, HTML, PDF, DOCX anytime
- Keep Obsidian for personal notes — LiKE for the team layer
Head-to-head, honestly
Different tools for different jobs. Here is where each one is strong — including where the other tool wins.
| Capability | LiKE by Lynkora | Obsidian | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Teams & customers | Individual-first | |
| Real-time collaborative editing | ✓ | – | Obsidian is local-first; Sync shares files and shared vaults exist, but there’s no live multi-cursor co-editing of one document |
| AI answers with cited sources | ✓ | – | LiKE: core of the product · Obsidian: no built-in AI (community plugins vary) |
| Website Q&A widget for your visitors | ✓ | – | Obsidian Publish publishes your vault as a website; LiKE adds an embeddable answer widget |
| Slack & Telegram bots answering from your notes | ✓ | – | |
| Voice notes → structured articles | ✓ | – | |
| Spaces, roles & SSO for a team | ✓ | – | LiKE: corporate, private & personal spaces (personal is hidden even from admins) · Obsidian: Sync adds shared vaults with per-vault access — no workspace roles or SSO |
| Gap Alerts & answer analytics | ✓ | – | |
| Works fully offline, local files first | ✕ | ✓ | Obsidian: files on your device, offline. LiKE: cloud (EU hosting), with export anytime |
| Graph view & backlinks | – | ✓ | |
| Own your content in plain files | ✓ | ✓ | LiKE: export to Markdown/HTML/PDF/DOCX anytime · Obsidian: your vault IS plain Markdown |
| Native mobile apps | ✕ | ✓ | |
| Community plugin ecosystem | – | ✓ | |
| Pricing | Free $0 · paid from $5/user/mo | Free app + add-ons | LiKE: 14–30-day Pro trial · Obsidian: free app; Sync/Publish are paid |
Obsidian capabilities are described in general terms from publicly available information. Feature availability and limits change — verify current details on the official website. Prices shown are LiKE’s own; we don’t list competitor prices. Last reviewed: July 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
Is LiKE an Obsidian replacement?
They do different jobs. Obsidian is a local-first vault for personal and small shared knowledge; LiKE is a cloud knowledge base for teams with AI answers, roles and a website widget. Many people keep Obsidian for personal notes and use LiKE as the team layer.
Can I import my Obsidian vault into LiKE?
Yes — LiKE imports Markdown files directly. If your vault lives in a Git repository, connect it via the GitHub or GitLab read-only sync and LiKE will answer over it as it changes.
Will I lose ownership of my notes?
No. Articles export back to Markdown, HTML, PDF or DOCX at any time. LiKE is a cloud service hosted in the EU; Obsidian keeps files locally — pick per job.
Does LiKE have a graph view?
No. LiKE links articles and collections, but there is no Obsidian-style graph. If graph thinking is central to your workflow, keep Obsidian for it.
How much does LiKE cost?
Free plan $0. Paid plans start at $5 per user/month: Starter from $5, Pro from $12.5, Business from $20 (billed annually — 2 months free; monthly billing slightly higher). Prices are regional and may differ by country. A 14–30-day Pro trial is included (14 days, or 30 if you complete the onboarding survey).
Bring your Markdown — keep your workflow
Import your notes, ask a question and see the answer with sources. Free plan included — and everything exports back to Markdown.
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