“Notion: Excellent for structured information and databases, but its workspace model creates more migration complexity.”
“Excellent for structured information and databases”
“its workspace model creates more migration complexity.”
“Notion explicitly notes that you cannot instantly recreate your original workspace by reimporting that export.”
“My starting recommendation would be Obsidian if long-term data ownership is your primary concern.”
“Obsidian: Particularly attractive because its notes are ordinary Markdown files in a folder you control.”
“You want a flexible personal knowledge management system.”
“You like organising ideas through links and connections.”
“You want direct access to Markdown files.”
“You want to retain control over your storage infrastructure.”
“A convenient paid alternative managed by Obsidian.”
“Logseq: Interesting if you naturally think in outlines, daily notes and interconnected ideas.”
“Interesting if you naturally think in outlines, daily notes and interconnected ideas.”
“Joplin: A good alternative if you prefer open-source software and want flexibility around synchronisation.”
“You prefer open-source software.”
“You want traditional notebooks and note organisation.”
“You value end-to-end encryption.”
“You want flexibility in choosing your synchronisation provider.”
“it supports multiple synchronisation backends, including Nextcloud, WebDAV, Dropbox and OneDrive.”
“Syncthing: Synchronises files directly between your devices without requiring a central cloud provider.”
“Synchronises files directly between your devices without requiring a central cloud provider.”
“Nextcloud: Provides a personal cloud that you can self-host or obtain from a hosting provider.”
“Provides a personal cloud that you can self-host or obtain from a hosting provider.”
“it supports multiple synchronisation backends, including Nextcloud, WebDAV, Dropbox and OneDrive.”
“it supports multiple synchronisation backends, including Nextcloud, WebDAV, Dropbox and OneDrive.”