“I wouldn't hesitate to use Obsidian for a 10,000–20,000-note knowledge base.”
+ backlinks at scale
“Backlinks are probably the feature I'd trust most in Obsidian for a large knowledge base.”
+ local graph
“Local graph is much more scalable as a daily knowledge-navigation tool.”
+ knowledge navigation
“The real strength is that you can navigate your knowledge through backlinks, local graphs, search, and curated indexes without ever needing to see the entire knowledge base at once.”
− global graph readability at scale
“Global graph | Increasingly cluttered”