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 · paid per 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?
The Free plan is free. Paid plans are billed per user per month, and the price depends on your country — see the current prices on the pricing page. A 14-day Pro trial is included (up to 30 days 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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