Head to head
Penny Search vs Obsidian
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
Penny Search
Cio.github.ayoubsalem-spec/penny-searchNo reviews yet
Low-cost live web search for current facts, news, research, docs, and web grounding via x402.
Full listing
No reviews yet
Read, write, search, and surgically edit Obsidian notes, tags, and frontmatter via MCP.
Full listingThe short version
Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Obsidian (92/100 against 67). Penny Search is hosted and callable through the gateway; Obsidian runs on your own machine. Obsidian has noticeably more public adoption.
| Penny Search | Obsidian | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | C67/100 | A92/100 |
| Adoption | New | Established |
| GitHub stars | – | 682 |
| Downloads / week | – | 5.5k |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | — | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | — | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | — | 2026-09-19 |
| Category | Productivity | Productivity |