{
  "$comment": "§New-2 Stage-2 extraction artifact for Obsidian. This file is the evidence behind every Obsidian number rendered anywhere on 0saas. If a field's confidence is not 'verified', the UI must render a link to the source, never a number.",
  "incumbent": "Obsidian",
  "source_url": "https://obsidian.md/pricing",
  "fetched_at": "2026-09-28",
  "extraction_method": "fetch official pricing page in-session (2026-09-28), extract plan cards + comparison table to strict JSON (no training-data recall)",
  "currency": "USD",
  "price_view_captured": "Yearly/Monthly toggle, 2026-09-28: both rates printed for Sync and Publish, the US$25 one-time Catalyst, the US$50 per user per year Commercial licence, the 40% education/nonprofit discount and the refund terms read verbatim.",
  "plans": [
    {
      "name": "Obsidian (the app)",
      "price": null,
      "price_period": "free without limits, no sign-up required",
      "highlights": [
        "'Free without limits'",
        "No strings attached",
        "Optional paid add-ons for sync and publish",
        "100% user-supported"
      ],
      "confidence": "verified"
    },
    {
      "name": "Sync",
      "price": "US$4",
      "price_period": "per user per month, billed annually (US$5 billed monthly)",
      "highlights": [
        "Sync notes across devices",
        "End-to-end encryption",
        "Version history",
        "Collaborate on shared vaults"
      ],
      "confidence": "verified"
    },
    {
      "name": "Publish",
      "price": "US$8",
      "price_period": "per site per month, billed annually (US$10 billed monthly)",
      "highlights": [
        "Publish notes to the web",
        "No technical knowledge required",
        "Graph and full text search",
        "Customisable theme"
      ],
      "confidence": "verified"
    },
    {
      "name": "Catalyst",
      "price": "US$25",
      "price_period": "one-time payment, non-refundable",
      "highlights": [
        "Early access to betas",
        "Community badges",
        "Exclusive channels"
      ],
      "confidence": "verified"
    },
    {
      "name": "Commercial licence",
      "price": "US$50",
      "price_period": "per user per year, non-refundable",
      "highlights": [
        "Not required for commercial use",
        "Encouraged for organisations",
        "40% discount for students, faculty and nonprofit employees on Sync and Publish"
      ],
      "confidence": "verified"
    }
  ],
  "free_tier_ceiling_for_displacement_brief": {
    "claim": "There is no ceiling to displace, and pretending otherwise would be the dishonest page. The app is free without limits. What the page prints above that line is infrastructure: US$4 a month to sync your devices and US$8 a month to publish a site.",
    "confidence": "verified",
    "period_caveat": "Obsidian's own page states that a commercial licence is not required for commercial use, and that Sync and Publish carry a 40% discount for students, faculty and nonprofit employees. Both are on this page because they change the answer for the reader who qualifies."
  },
  "field_confidence": {
    "free_tier_limit": "verified",
    "paid_tier_price": "verified",
    "per_feature_checkmarks": "unconfirmed"
  },
  "receipts": [],
  "next_check_due": "2026-10-28"
}