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Comparison

Glassy vs Obsidian

Obsidian is an excellent local Markdown editor. Glassy is a web-native workspace that syncs with your vault and adds local AI, MCP, and hybrid search on top.

Glassy Obsidian vault browser — access your vault from any browser with full wikilink support

Glassy

Web-based — access from any browser, any device. No Electron app required.

Obsidian

Desktop app required. Mobile is a separate, limited client.

Glassy

Local AI in your browser via WebGPU. Summaries, tags, transcription — no server round-trip.

Obsidian

AI requires third-party plugins and external API keys. No built-in local inference.

Glassy

MCP server built in. Query your knowledge base from Claude Desktop or Cursor.

Obsidian

Community MCP plugins exist but require manual setup and a separate server process.

Glassy

Two-way Obsidian sync. Your vault stays intact — Markdown, wikilinks, frontmatter all preserved.

Obsidian

Native vault is local files. Sync requires a paid add-on or third-party solution.

Glassy

Hybrid search: BM25 + vector with Reciprocal Rank Fusion. Find by meaning or exact phrase.

Obsidian

Full-text search only. No semantic or vector search built in.

Glassy

$17/month for the whole workspace. No per-device or per-feature pricing.

Obsidian

Sync is $4–$8/month per user. Publish is $8–$16/month. Costs stack.

Glassy

Self-hostable Docker stack. Your data, your server, your rules.

Obsidian

Local-first but sync is cloud-only through Obsidian's servers.

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No credit card. Your Obsidian vault stays intact.