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Folevi vs Obsidian
Obsidian keeps your notes as Markdown files in a folder on your own device, and it’s free to use. It has apps for desktop and mobile, a large library of community plugins and themes, and paid add-ons for sync and publishing. It suits people who want local files and to shape the app themselves. Folevi is a hosted notes app: sync, sharing and team workspaces are part of every plan, and it runs in the browser.
Obsidian’s details checked on . Updated .
At a glance
- Free plan
Folevi$0, with 1 GB of storage, 25 AI credits a month and 2 devices
ObsidianThe app is free, including for work. A commercial licence is optional, at $50 per user a year. Sources: 1, 2
- Paid plans, monthly
FoleviCore $1.99, Pro $4.99 and Pro AI $12.99 a month
ObsidianSync: Standard $5 or Plus $10 per user a month. Publish: $10 per site a month. Sources: 3, 4
- Paid plans, yearly
FoleviCore $19, Pro $49 and Pro AI $149 a year
ObsidianSync: Standard $4 or Plus $8 per user a month, billed yearly. Publish: $8 per site a month, billed yearly. Sources: 2, 3, 4
- AI
FoleviMetered in credits: Free 25 a month, Pro 180, Pro AI 550 (fair use). Core has no AI. Packs of 500 for $7.99 or 1,000 for $14.99.
ObsidianNo AI assistant among the app’s core plugins. The Web Clipper’s Interpreter can use a language model with your own API key. Sources: 5, 6
- Offline
FoleviYes, in the browser. Every edit is saved on the device first and syncs when you reconnect.
ObsidianYes. Notes are Markdown files in a folder on your device. Sources: 7
- Apps
FoleviWeb, in any modern browser, and installable as a web app. Mac app coming soon. No iOS, iPad, Android or Windows app yet.
ObsidianMac, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android Sources: 8
- Working together
FoleviWorkspaces with roles, guests, comments and mentions. If two people change the same block at once, Folevi shows a conflict to resolve.
ObsidianShared vaults through Sync, up to 20 collaborators, each with a Sync subscription Sources: 9
- Public sharing
FoleviPublic links with an optional password and expiry date, revocable at any time
ObsidianObsidian Publish turns notes into a website, with a custom domain Sources: 4
- Export
FoleviA page as Markdown, HTML or PDF (through print). Everything as a ZIP of Markdown files.
ObsidianNotes are already Markdown files. Canvas files use the open JSON Canvas format. Sources: 7, 10
- Import
FoleviMarkdown and text files, folders and ZIPs, with their images
ObsidianThe Importer plugin: Notion, Evernote, Apple Notes, Bear, Craft, OneNote, Google Keep and more Sources: 11
- Storage
Folevi1 GB on Free, 20 GB on Core and Pro, 50 GB on Pro AI. Files up to 100 MB.
ObsidianSync Standard: 1 GB, 5 MB per file. Sync Plus: 10 GB to 100 GB, 200 MB per file. Sources: 12
- Encryption
FoleviEncrypted in transit and at rest. Not end-to-end encrypted.
ObsidianSync is end-to-end encrypted (AES-256) by default Sources: 13
- Templates
Folevi26 built-in templates, plus your own
ObsidianA Templates core plugin that inserts saved snippets into a note Sources: 14
- Version history
Folevi30 days on every plan
ObsidianWith Sync: 1 month on Standard, 12 months on Plus Sources: 12
| Feature | Folevi | Obsidian |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | $0, with 1 GB of storage, 25 AI credits a month and 2 devices | The app is free, including for work. A commercial licence is optional, at $50 per user a year. Sources: 1, 2 |
| Paid plans, monthly | Core $1.99, Pro $4.99 and Pro AI $12.99 a month | Sync: Standard $5 or Plus $10 per user a month. Publish: $10 per site a month. Sources: 3, 4 |
| Paid plans, yearly | Core $19, Pro $49 and Pro AI $149 a year | Sync: Standard $4 or Plus $8 per user a month, billed yearly. Publish: $8 per site a month, billed yearly. Sources: 2, 3, 4 |
| AI | Metered in credits: Free 25 a month, Pro 180, Pro AI 550 (fair use). Core has no AI. Packs of 500 for $7.99 or 1,000 for $14.99. | No AI assistant among the app’s core plugins. The Web Clipper’s Interpreter can use a language model with your own API key. Sources: 5, 6 |
| Offline | Yes, in the browser. Every edit is saved on the device first and syncs when you reconnect. | Yes. Notes are Markdown files in a folder on your device. Sources: 7 |
| Apps | Web, in any modern browser, and installable as a web app. Mac app coming soon. No iOS, iPad, Android or Windows app yet. | Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android Sources: 8 |
| Working together | Workspaces with roles, guests, comments and mentions. If two people change the same block at once, Folevi shows a conflict to resolve. | Shared vaults through Sync, up to 20 collaborators, each with a Sync subscription Sources: 9 |
| Public sharing | Public links with an optional password and expiry date, revocable at any time | Obsidian Publish turns notes into a website, with a custom domain Sources: 4 |
| Export | A page as Markdown, HTML or PDF (through print). Everything as a ZIP of Markdown files. | Notes are already Markdown files. Canvas files use the open JSON Canvas format. Sources: 7, 10 |
| Import | Markdown and text files, folders and ZIPs, with their images | The Importer plugin: Notion, Evernote, Apple Notes, Bear, Craft, OneNote, Google Keep and more Sources: 11 |
| Storage | 1 GB on Free, 20 GB on Core and Pro, 50 GB on Pro AI. Files up to 100 MB. | Sync Standard: 1 GB, 5 MB per file. Sync Plus: 10 GB to 100 GB, 200 MB per file. Sources: 12 |
| Encryption | Encrypted in transit and at rest. Not end-to-end encrypted. | Sync is end-to-end encrypted (AES-256) by default Sources: 13 |
| Templates | 26 built-in templates, plus your own | A Templates core plugin that inserts saved snippets into a note Sources: 14 |
| Version history | 30 days on every plan | With Sync: 1 month on Standard, 12 months on Plus Sources: 12 |
Where Folevi is different
Sync and sharing are included
Every Folevi plan syncs, including Free, and you can share a page with people by email or with a public link. Team workspaces have roles, and guests are free. With Obsidian, sync, shared vaults and publishing are paid add-ons.
Offline first, in the browser too
Folevi writes every edit to your device before it sends it anywhere, and that includes the web app. The page says Saved only once the server has confirmed every change. With no connection you keep writing, and the status counts the edits waiting on this device. Obsidian keeps notes on your device as files; Folevi keeps them on the device and on our servers. See offline notes.
Tasks inside your notes
Every to-do in a page is a task. Give it a date and it shows up in Today and on the calendar, and ticking it off there ticks it off in the note. See tasks.
AI counted in credits
One AI credit is one cent of what the AI costs Folevi to run. Rewriting a paragraph uses about 1 credit, a question to Foli about 2 and a flowchart 3 to 5. Settings shows what’s left this month and when it resets. See what an AI credit is.
Note themes with artwork
Each page can take one of 57 artwork themes, or your own image, and the theme colours the cover, the paper and the text. The app around it stays plain white, or near-black in dark mode. See note themes.
Where Obsidian may suit you better
You want your notes as files you own
Obsidian’s vault is a folder of Markdown files on your computer. Folevi stores notes in its own format and exports them as Markdown, HTML or PDF, or everything as a ZIP.
You want to shape the app
Obsidian has thousands of community plugins and themes, a graph view and Canvas. Folevi has no plugins.
You need desktop and mobile apps, or Linux
Obsidian has apps for Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android. Folevi runs in the browser today. The Mac app is coming soon, and there is no iPhone, iPad, Android or Windows app yet. You can install the web app from your browser so it opens in its own window.
You want end-to-end encrypted sync
Obsidian Sync is end-to-end encrypted by default. Folevi encrypts data in transit and at rest, and isn’t end-to-end encrypted.
Switching from Obsidian
Folevi imports Markdown and plain text. The way across is to export your notes as Markdown, then import the files.
- Your Obsidian vault is already a folder of Markdown files. Choose the folder, or a ZIP of it.
- In Folevi, open Settings → Import & export and choose the files, the folder or a ZIP of them. Images the Markdown points to by a relative path (PNG, JPEG, GIF or WebP) are uploaded and become image blocks.
- Folevi imports up to 50 documents at a time and lists anything it couldn’t bring across. The new pages land in Drafts, where you can file them.
Two things don’t carry over. Wiki links written as [[Page]] come in as plain text, so relink them with [[ in Folevi. Images embedded with Obsidian’s ![[image.png]] syntax also stay as text; standard Markdown image links come in as images.
The details are in Import and export, and moving your notes into Folevi explains what comes across.
Questions
- Is Folevi an Obsidian alternative?
- It is if you want linked notes with sync, sharing and team workspaces included, in the browser. If you want local Markdown files and plugins, Obsidian does that and Folevi doesn’t.
- Can I import my Obsidian vault?
- Yes. Choose the vault folder, or a ZIP of it, in Settings → Import & export. Wiki links come in as plain text.
- Does Folevi have backlinks?
- Yes. Type [[ to link a page. The linked page lists every page that links to it, with a line of text around each link.
- Does Folevi have mobile apps?
- Not yet. Folevi runs in the browser, and the Mac app is coming soon. There is no iOS or Android app yet.
- Is Folevi end-to-end encrypted?
- No. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, but Folevi’s servers can process your content so search, sharing and sync work.
Sources
Obsidian’s details come from its own website. Each was checked on . Folevi’s come from our pricing, features and docs.
- Obsidian: License, checked 30 September 2026
- Obsidian: Pricing, checked 30 September 2026
- Obsidian: Sync, checked 30 September 2026
- Obsidian: Publish, checked 30 September 2026
- Obsidian Help: Core plugins, checked 30 September 2026
- Obsidian Help: Web Clipper Interpreter, checked 30 September 2026
- Obsidian Help: How Obsidian stores data, checked 30 September 2026
- Obsidian: Download, checked 30 September 2026
- Obsidian Help: Collaborate on a shared vault, checked 30 September 2026
- Obsidian Help: Canvas, checked 30 September 2026
- Obsidian Help: Import notes, checked 30 September 2026
- Obsidian Help: Sync plans and storage, checked 30 September 2026
- Obsidian Help: Sync security and privacy, checked 30 September 2026
- Obsidian Help: Templates, checked 30 September 2026
Prices and features of other products are from their public websites on 30 September 2026 and may have changed. Obsidian is a trademark of its owner. If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.
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