Obsidian Hidden Costs 2026
What they don't show you on the pricing page
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Obsidian costs Free to $50 per month as of May 2026. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.
Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.
- Free tier: No free tier available
Obsidian true cost runs 70% above the listed $0-$50/month price as of May 2026. For a 25-person team, expect ~$12,750 in year-one costs vs the $7,500 base license. Key hidden costs: obsidian sync costs $4-5/month for official cross-device syncing, obsidian publish costs $8-10/month per site for web publishing, sync limited to 5 remote vaults and 10gb per vault. Verified from 1 sources by CostBench.
Example: True Cost for 25 Users
| License (25 × $25 × 12) | $7,500/yr |
| Implementation (one-time) | +$15,000–$50,000 |
| Premium Support (20%) | +$1,500/yr |
| Training (25 × $500) | +$12,500 |
| Admin (part-time) | +$15,000–$25,000/yr |
| Estimated Year 1 Total | ~$12,750 |
That's roughly 1.7× the advertised license price.
The median Obsidian contract is $330/yr across 213 Vendr purchases.