Logseq vs Dendron

Logseq is a privacy-first tool for thought.

Similar to Roam's technique of letting the notes flow with links to each other.

Every topic is its own flat file. Nothing is better than keeping your data in the file system with an option of git source control or online backup.
https://www.inkandswitch.com/local-first/

The daily journal feature allows you to quickly capture disparate topics under today's date and by way of tags make things organized and findable from any topic page.

Logseq is opensource.

Lots of apps are too graphically flexible in how they allow content to be entered, placed, and formatted. They act like Word when what you want when authoring content is Markdown. Content and semantic structure, not graphical frills.

Logseq support Emacs Org syntax out of the box.

Dendron does not pull notes off your system unless you want to explicitly. There are easy guides for syncing with Github or you can always use Dropbox, Onedrive etc. to sync your notes wherever you want.

If you're already developing in VSCode, it's great to have your notes in a familiar environment. Reduces switching costs and you can use familiar keybindings.

Dendron makes it easy to create and refactor hierarchies at will.

Dendron ships with a configuration for publishing your notes with Next.js. The resulting site is searchable and easy to navigate, and the VS Code extension can easily place links to notes in your clipboard for rapid sharing.

You can literally just start writing; Dendron doesn't force you into bullets, folders, projects, etc. You build your vault the way you want it, and Dendron takes care of the presentation.

Dendron's developers are always putting out videos and office hours to help others become familiar with Dendron.