Notion vs Obsidian Bases

Notion

By ClawHub Community

Create and manage pages, databases, and content in your Notion workspace

Obsidian Bases

By Steph Ango (Kepano / Obsidian)

Create database views over your Obsidian notes to track projects, tasks, and reading lists.

Notion

• Creates new pages and databases in your Notion workspace
• Adds and updates content blocks (paragraphs, lists, headings) on any page
• Queries databases to find specific items based on filters and sorts
• Updates page properties like status, dates, tags, and custom fields
• Searches across all your Notion pages and databases

Obsidian Bases

• Creates table, card, list, or map views of your notes based on filters you set
• Lets you group and sort notes by any property (status, date, tags, folders)
• Calculates fields automatically like days until deadline or price totals
• Shows summaries like averages, sums, and counts across your filtered notes
• Works with your existing Obsidian notes without changing how you write them

Reach for Notion when…

• You need to quickly create a new project page or meeting notes without opening Notion
• You want to update task statuses or add entries to a database from your chat
• You're gathering information and want to save it directly to your Notion knowledge base
• You need to pull specific data from a Notion database to review or reference

Reach for Obsidian Bases when…

• You're managing projects or tasks in Obsidian and want a cleaner view than scattered notes
• You need to track reading lists, book notes, or research with custom filters and groupings
• You want to see calculated info like "days overdue" or "total budget" without manual updates
• You're organizing lots of notes and need different views (table vs cards) for different contexts