The emergence of acreom, a new second brain tool for software engineers, has sparked discussions in the developer community about its potential as an Obsidian alternative, with particular focus on enterprise adoption challenges and feature comparisons.
Enterprise Integration Concerns
A significant point of discussion centers around acreom's enterprise readiness. While the tool offers PRO features including GitHub, Jira, and Linear sync capabilities, community feedback highlights a crucial limitation: the lack of git-based vault synchronization. This limitation is particularly relevant for development teams looking to collaborate on markdown documentation.
Enterprise users have also noted that acreom's current integration strategy may not fully align with corporate environments:
- Limited Microsoft 365 integration, despite its dominance in enterprise settings
- Vault synchronization primarily optimized for iCloud
- Restricted calendar sync options for enterprise platforms
Feature Comparison with Obsidian
Community members have identified several key differences between acreom and Obsidian:
Acreom's Strengths:
- End-to-end encrypted sync across devices
- Built-in task management
- Native integration with developer tools (PRO)
- Clean, Things3-inspired mobile interface
Notable Omissions:
- No graph view functionality, a signature feature of Obsidian
- Absence of an extensions marketplace
- Limited customization options compared to Obsidian's plugin ecosystem
Pricing and Support
Acreom operates on a PRO subscription model, with server costs supported by the community of PRO users. At $7/month per user, some potential enterprise adopters find the pricing reasonable but hesitate due to the limited enterprise-focused features.
Development and Extensibility
The tool is open source under the GNU GPLv3 License and welcomes community contributions. However, unlike Obsidian's mature plugin ecosystem, acreom currently lacks an extensions marketplace, which could limit its appeal to users seeking extensive customization options.
For developers interested in contributing, acreom requires:
- Node.js ≥18.16
- yarn ≥1.22
The community discussion suggests that while acreom shows promise as a developer-focused note-taking tool, it may need to address enterprise integration gaps and expand its feature set to compete more effectively with established alternatives like Obsidian.