Heptabase vs Smart Connections
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Heptabase
Card-and-whiteboard knowledge base with an AI agent and tutor
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Smart Connections
Local-first related-note discovery for Obsidian
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| RECATOOLS Score | 6.8 / 10 | 6.9 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Subscription | Freemium |
| Free tier | No self-serve free plan; 7-day trial with Premium-level AI credits. Invited collaborators get a limited free plan (edit shared whiteboards, no AI) | Core plugin free: related-notes pane, footer connections, Lookup semantic search, local embeddings with no API key or account |
| Paid from | From $11.99/mo monthly, or $8.99/mo billed yearly (Pro) | $25/mo billed yearly ($299/yr) or $30/mo (Pro All-access) |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✓ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | — | — |
| Founded | 2021 | 2022 |
| Maker | — | Jobsi, Inc. |
| Verdict | Heptabase pairs an infinite whiteboard with card-based notes, PDF annotation and daily journals, plus an AI agent and tutor that work over your own library. Its strength is the spatial canvas for working through complex... |
Smart Connections does one job well: it surfaces related notes and passages beside the note you are writing, using a local embedding model with no API key or account. Chat and every API model integration have moved out i... |
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