My moving from Notion to...

October 2, 2022

My comparison table

✅ — Definetely yes
❌ — No
🌕 — Yes with extension or workaround
🌗 — Partial

Feature	Notion	Obsidian	Dendron (VSCode)
Move to…	✅	🟡	❌ (WIP)
Databases / Queries	✅	🟡	❌ (WIP)
Power text editing	🌗	🟡	✅
Instant Markdown rendering	✅	✅	🟡
Self hosting (md-files)	❌	✅	✅
Alfred Integration	✅	✅	❓
Formulas	✅	🟡	❌ (WIP)
Synced blocks	✅	🌗	✅
Customizible shortcuts	❌	✅	✅
Graph view	❌	✅	✅
Collaboration	✅	🟡	🟡

Comparison by Dendron

https://wiki.dendron.so/notes/b33d1803-6e4e-418f-a269-c4d4bde967cf/

Software Name	Extensions	Rich text editing	Local-first	Fast and performant	Open source	Bi-directional links	Outlining	Flexible Hierarchy
Obsidian	✅	🌕	✅	✅	❌	✅	🌕	❌
Dendron	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❓	✅
Notion	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅
Foam	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Roam	❓	❓	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌