WPS Office vs Obsidian

WPS Office: what it's good at

WPS Office offers a well-designed, fast office suite with excellent Microsoft format compatibility and one of the best mobile document editors available. The free tier is fully usable, with ads and some premium features reserved for paid plans.

• Writer, Spreadsheets and Presentation
• Strong Microsoft Office compatibility
• Excellent Android and iOS apps
• Tabbed multi-document interface

Obsidian: what it's good at

Obsidian stores your notes as ordinary Markdown files in a folder on your own disk, then layers linking, backlinks, graph views and a large plugin ecosystem on top. Free for personal use, with no lock-in — your notes remain readable in any text editor.

• Plain Markdown files stored locally
• Bidirectional links and graph view
• Large community plugin ecosystem
• Free for personal use

Which should you choose?

Both are free, so the honest answer is that you can install either and decide for yourself — that is the advantage of free software over a paid trial.

Both run on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS.

We deliberately do not publish a star rating for either. We have no way to verify a rating that would be honest at scale, and an invented one would be worse than none — so we give you the facts and let you decide.

Frequently asked questions

Is WPS Office better than Obsidian?

Neither is universally better. WPS Office polished, lightweight office suite with a strong mobile version, while Obsidian linked note-taking over plain Markdown files you own. The right pick depends on your platform and workflow.

Are both really free?

WPS Office is free tier and Obsidian is free. Both can be downloaded without paying.

Can I install both?

Yes. Since neither costs anything, installing both and comparing them on your own files is usually the fastest way to decide.