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LibreDiary workspace dashboard
| Feature | LibreDiary Ours | Notion | Obsidian | AppFlowy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||||
| Free to use | Free tier with limits | Free for personal use | ||
| No per-user pricing | ||||
| No vendor lock-in | Markdown files but proprietary plugins | |||
| Self-hosting | ||||
| Self-hostable | ||||
| Docker deployment | ||||
| Full infrastructure control | Local files only | |||
| Open Source | ||||
| Open source codebase | ||||
| Community contributions welcome | Plugin ecosystem only | |||
| Transparent development | ||||
| Real-time Collaboration | ||||
| Real-time editing | In development | |||
| Presence indicators | ||||
| Comments and mentions | Basic support | |||
| Offline/Local-first | ||||
| Works offline | Limited offline mode | |||
| Local-first architecture | ||||
| Instant response times | Depends on connection | |||
| Data Ownership | ||||
| Data stored on your servers | ||||
| No third-party data access | ||||
| Full data export | Limited export formats | |||
| Block Editor | ||||
| Rich block editor | Markdown-based | |||
| Slash commands | ||||
| Drag and drop blocks | ||||
| Databases | ||||
| Database views | Via plugins | |||
| Multiple field types | Limited via Dataview | |||
| Filters and sorting | Via plugins | |||
| Multi-tenant | ||||
| Organisation workspaces | Basic workspace support | |||
| Role-based access control | Limited roles | |||
| Member management | Basic support | |||
| AI Features | ||||
| AI writing assistant | Via plugins | |||
| Self-hosted AI (no data sent externally) | Depends on plugin | Optional self-hosted | ||
| Customisable AI providers | Via plugins | |||
| SSO/Enterprise | ||||
| SSO/SAML integration | Enterprise plan only | In development | ||
| Audit logs | Enterprise plan only | |||
| Admin panel | Limited controls | Basic admin features | ||
| Backups | ||||
| Automated backups | Manual export only | Local file backups | Manual export | |
| Point-in-time recovery | ||||
| Custom backup schedules | ||||
| API & Webhooks | ||||
| Public REST API | 95+ endpoints | Limited API | ||
| Webhook delivery | HMAC-SHA256 signatures with retries | |||
| API token management | Bearer tokens with rate limiting | |||
| GDPR & Compliance | ||||
| Data export | Limited export formats | Local Markdown files | Manual export | |
| Right to erasure | 30-day grace period with cascading anonymisation | Delete local files | ||
| Audit trail | 50+ action types logged | Enterprise plan only | ||
| Notifications | ||||
| In-app notifications | ||||
| Email notifications | ||||
| Notification preferences | Limited controls | |||
| Templates | ||||
| Template library | Community templates via plugins | |||
| Custom template creation | Via Templater plugin | |||
| Template categories | ||||
| Search | ||||
| Full-text search | Meilisearch + PostgreSQL FTS | |||
| Typo tolerance | Meilisearch fuzzy matching | |||
| Faceted filtering | Filter by date, author, type | |||
| Command palette (Cmd+K) | ||||
Pricing
Free to use
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
No per-user pricing
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
No vendor lock-in
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Self-hosting
Self-hostable
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Docker deployment
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Full infrastructure control
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Open Source
Open source codebase
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Community contributions welcome
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Transparent development
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Real-time Collaboration
Real-time editing
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Presence indicators
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Comments and mentions
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Offline/Local-first
Works offline
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Local-first architecture
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Instant response times
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Data Ownership
Data stored on your servers
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
No third-party data access
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Full data export
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Block Editor
Rich block editor
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Slash commands
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Drag and drop blocks
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Databases
Database views
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Multiple field types
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Filters and sorting
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Multi-tenant
Organisation workspaces
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Role-based access control
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Member management
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
AI Features
AI writing assistant
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Self-hosted AI (no data sent externally)
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Customisable AI providers
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
SSO/Enterprise
SSO/SAML integration
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Audit logs
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Admin panel
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Backups
Automated backups
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Point-in-time recovery
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Custom backup schedules
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
API & Webhooks
Public REST API
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Webhook delivery
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
API token management
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
GDPR & Compliance
Data export
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Right to erasure
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Audit trail
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Notifications
In-app notifications
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Email notifications
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Notification preferences
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Templates
Template library
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Custom template creation
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Template categories
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Search
Full-text search
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Typo tolerance
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Faceted filtering
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Command palette (Cmd+K)
LibreDiary
Notion
Obsidian
AppFlowy
Supported
Partial
Not supported
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