Head to head
Obsidian vs Excel
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Read, write, search, and surgically edit Obsidian notes, tags, and frontmatter via MCP.
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Create and edit Excel workbooks locally with rows and sheets. No network and no key.
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 65). Obsidian has noticeably more public adoption.
| Obsidian | Excel | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A92/100 | C65/100 |
| Adoption | Established | — |
| GitHub stars | 682 | – |
| Downloads / week | 5.5k | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | No | No |
| Tools | — | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | — |
| Category | Productivity | Productivity |