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Notion vs Obsidian

Side-by-side technology stack comparison.

Notion
Notion Labs
Obsidian
Dynalist Inc.

Quick Facts

Notion
Obsidian
PlatformmacOSmacOS
Runtimeelectronelectron
Versionv7.31.3v1.13.7
Size465 MB896 MB
ArchitectureApple SiliconUniversal (Apple Silicon + Intel)
Dependencies883
Last UpdatedAug 18, 2026Aug 12, 2026
Notion
Platform
macOS
Runtime
electron
Version
v7.31.3
Size
465 MB
Architecture
Apple Silicon
Dependencies
88
Last Updated
Aug 18, 2026
Obsidian
Platform
macOS
Runtime
electron
Version
v1.13.7
Size
896 MB
Architecture
Universal (Apple Silicon + Intel)
Dependencies
3
Last Updated
Aug 12, 2026

Technology Stack Comparison

1 shared technologies. 49 unique to Notion. 2 unique to Obsidian.

TechnologyNotionObsidian
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electron-updater—
Cloud
Google Cloud—
Firebase—
Compression
fflate—
Cryptography
md5—
Database
SQLite—
electron-store—
Prisma—
Date & Time
luxon—
Desktop Framework
VS Code Extension API—
Error Tracking
Sentry—
File System
fs-extra—
file-uri-to-path—
Internationalization
FormatJS—
Logging
debug—
electron-log—
Machine Learning
LangChain—
Observability
OpenTelemetry—
Parser
colord—
Platform Binding
bindings—
node-addon-api—
Runtime
Electron
Serialization
js-yaml—
State Management
Redux—
UI Framework
React—
Utility
Lodash—
semver—
Validation
Ajv—
Web Server
Fastify—
Other
cf-prefs—
loudness—
scheduler—
@common/ai—
@common/utils—
@noble/hashes—
email-validator—
@notionhq/shared—
@hitarth-gg/devtron—
@common/recordModels—
@notionhq/shared-intl—
@notionhq/shared-icons—
@notionhq/shared-routes—
@notionhq/shared-sqlite—
@notionhq/shared-styles—
@vercel/request-context—
@notionhq/desktop-native—
@notionhq/test-framework—
@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop—
@jasonscheirer/native-progress-bar—
@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop-hitbox—
btime—
get-fonts—

Auto Update

electron-updater
NotionObsidian

Cloud

Google Cloud
NotionObsidian
Firebase
NotionObsidian

Compression

fflate
NotionObsidian

Cryptography

md5
NotionObsidian

Database

SQLite
NotionObsidian
electron-store
NotionObsidian
Prisma
NotionObsidian

Date & Time

luxon
NotionObsidian

Desktop Framework

VS Code Extension API
NotionObsidian

Error Tracking

Sentry
NotionObsidian

File System

fs-extra
NotionObsidian
file-uri-to-path
NotionObsidian

Internationalization

FormatJS
NotionObsidian

Logging

debug
NotionObsidian
electron-log
NotionObsidian

Machine Learning

LangChain
NotionObsidian

Observability

OpenTelemetry
NotionObsidian

Parser

colord
NotionObsidian

Platform Binding

bindings
NotionObsidian
node-addon-api
NotionObsidian

Runtime

Electron
NotionObsidian

Serialization

js-yaml
NotionObsidian

State Management

Redux
NotionObsidian

UI Framework

React
NotionObsidian

Utility

Lodash
NotionObsidian
semver
NotionObsidian

Validation

Ajv
NotionObsidian

Web Server

Fastify
NotionObsidian

Other

cf-prefs
NotionObsidian
loudness
NotionObsidian
scheduler
NotionObsidian
@common/ai
NotionObsidian
@common/utils
NotionObsidian
@noble/hashes
NotionObsidian
email-validator
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/shared
NotionObsidian
@hitarth-gg/devtron
NotionObsidian
@common/recordModels
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/shared-intl
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/shared-icons
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/shared-routes
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/shared-sqlite
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/shared-styles
NotionObsidian
@vercel/request-context
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/desktop-native
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/test-framework
NotionObsidian
@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop
NotionObsidian
@jasonscheirer/native-progress-bar
NotionObsidian
@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop-hitbox
NotionObsidian
btime
NotionObsidian
get-fonts
NotionObsidian

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Security Posture

NotionObsidian
Code Signed
Notarized
Hardened Runtime
Security ScoreExcellentExcellent
Entitlements105
NotionExcellent
Code Signed
Notarized
Hardened Runtime
ObsidianExcellent
Code Signed
Notarized
Hardened Runtime
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