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Every time someone mentions Obsidian, I'm reminded that I like it, but not as much as paying $8 USD monthly for being able to sync notes to my other devices.

I pay a couple of cents per GB per month for rsync.net, and I understand they're very different use cases, but why is syncing my 40 MB of notes so expensive?



Obsidian runs on a local folder of files on your device, so there are a dozen different sync services you can use including several free options, e.g. Git, Syncthing, etc.

With Obsidian Sync, your $8 don't only go towards syncing. It helps Obsidian remain profitable and 100% user-supported (no VC investors). Subsidizing costs in pursuit of growth is what got Evernote here.


I sync with Google drive and Drive Sync on Android for free.




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