Bear vs Byword vs iA Writer vs Obsidian
| Attribute | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Note-taking & Knowledge | Content & Writing | Content & Writing | Note-taking & Knowledge |
| Pricing | Free tier | Paid | Paid | Free tier |
| Starting price | $2.99/month | — | — | $4/seat/month |
| Free tier | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | No | No | No |
| Deployment | — | — | — | Cloud |
| API available | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Platforms | — | — | — | ios, android, windows, macos, linux |
| Certifications | — | — | — | — |
| Integrations | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Company | — | — | Founded 2010 | Founded 2020 |
| Feature attributes | ||||
Also consider
Unknown values show as “Unknown”/“—”. Nothing is inferred — see each tool page for sources.