Team Brain vs Obsidian
Team Brain is a shared, AI-first workspace for whole companies: real databases, helpers that work on their own on your data, and room for as many people as you want. Obsidian is an offline, one-person notes tool: you own your files, but you build the team side yourself.
What makes Team Brain different
Multiplayer vs single-player
Team Brain
Team Brain is a shared workspace from day one. Everyone in your company edits the same docs and databases at the same time, with roles and permissions built in.
Obsidian
Obsidian is built for one person. Working together needs the paid Sync add-on, which merges changes only after files save, with no live cursors.
Team Brain vs Obsidian
| Capability | Team Brain | Obsidian |
|---|---|---|
| AI & agents | ||
| Built-in AI helpers | Yes, run on their own | None built in |
| When it runs | Schedule, event, email, webhook | No automation |
| Updates your data | Reads and updates it | No built-in automation |
| Ask your workspace | Built-in chat and search | Only via add-ons |
| Use your own AI | Your account or ours | Only through paid add-ons |
| Workspace & data | ||
| Notes and docs | Rich blocks, images, embeds | Plain text notes only |
| Real databases | Tables that link both ways | Bases, no links or totals |
| Database views | Table, board, calendar, gallery | Views over plain notes |
| Links between notes | Backlinks and mentions | Graph view, no database |
| Where it lives | Shared cloud or self-host | Local, sync costs extra |
| Adding features | Built-in connections and skills | DIY community add-ons |
| Collaboration & sharing | ||
| Edit together live | Yes, live cursors | Syncs only after save |
| Team or solo | Shared team workspace | One person by default |
| People you can add | Unlimited, no per-person fee | Paid Sync per person |
| Roles and permissions | Built in, owner to viewer | None built in |
| Public links | Included | Publish, paid per site |
| Guest invites | Guests with email controls | Not available |
| Deployment & pricing | ||
| Starter plan | Pay-as-you-go | Free, one person only |
| Team pricing | $300/mo, unlimited people | About $5 per user, plus Publish |
| Sharing and sync | Built in, no add-ons | Sync and Publish cost extra |
| Run it yourself | Self-host on Custom | Local files, no shared host |
| Time to get going | Ready out of the box | Assemble add-ons yourself |
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