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Obsidian vs chat-recall
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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 68). chat-recall is hosted and callable through the gateway; Obsidian runs on your own machine. Obsidian has noticeably more public adoption.
| Obsidian | chat-recall | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A92/100 | C68/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 682 | 2 |
| Downloads / week | 5.5k | 1.3k |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | — | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | NOASSERTION |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-16 |
| Category | Productivity | Productivity |