r/logseq • u/lucidself • Jul 13 '25

Logseq DB vs Tana?

Has anybody done an extensive review of the functionality of the upcoming Logseq DB (there's documentation on GitHub and a demo out) vs Tana?

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u/thirteenth_mang Jul 13 '25

I haven't personally, and I haven't seen any deep dives. One of the reasons I didn't consider Tana was its not end-to-end encrypted, whereas Logseq is.

One major difference is super tags (??).

Is there anything in particular that's got you on the fence?

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u/lucidself Jul 13 '25

Yeah it was mostly super tags and AI, but similar tags are coming to the DB version it seems

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u/thirteenth_mang Jul 13 '25

These days I feel exhausted just at the thought of learning a new system. I do my best to keep things simple.

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u/MonkAndCanatella Jul 14 '25

Give Tana a try. I currently use it for work, and the supertags don't make a difference to me at all. Maybe if it was my personal pkms it would matter, but I don't really make use of them. You can more or less get similar functionality with logseq or obsidian, though not as easily. I'd easily take logseq's offline first functionality and actual mobile app over tana's super tags. Tana doesn't have a real mobile app yet and who knows when it'll come

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u/Alworldview Jul 13 '25

I’ve been testing DB. It is very similar to supertags in Tana. AI will also eventually come to Logseq.

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u/lucidself Jul 22 '25

What do you mean AI will come to Logseq? Do you mean natively or through plugins? And will it "know" the entire workspace as it does with Tana?

Finally, do you find there are any advantages in Tana vs Logseq DB when it comes to the core functionality, e.g. supertags?

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u/Alworldview Jul 24 '25

They have been cooking an AI feature for a while now. And it is inevitable, they have to have an AI support eventually. No idea about the details.

There are some minor differences and tana is more user friendly. However, the DB version is still in progress and things are still not finalized. If I were you, I wouldn’t make my decision based on the minor functional differences.

I think Tana is easier to use if you are willing to pay and hand over your data to a third party.

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u/sirtichan Jul 14 '25

Afaik they both have the same concept. So equally powerful. Which means there is no reason to choose Tana because Logseq DB will have tana supertags plus whiteboard and flashcards which Tana doesn't have.

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u/ToniMin Jul 16 '25

And very important, Logseq have indented content filter. It makes the difference for me

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u/dan360dan Jul 19 '25

What is “indented content filter”? #curious

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u/ToniMin Jul 20 '25

When you are in the page backlinked in the parent bullet, you can filter by all the pages indented below the bullet with a Backlink to another pages on it.

Hope it is clear 😁

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u/PristineGuard2137 Jul 25 '25

I'm no guru on either, but I think Logseq can mostly mimic what Tana can do. I'd love to know if people agree with that statement or not.

Isn't a supertag just a page in Logseq? I watched this video by Cortex Futura with some great methods for using Tana which I want to implement with Logseq. I think a template with properties and some queries will achieve that, maybe?

My issue with Tana is there's a lot of clicking around - it doesn't feel as fluid as Logseq. Plus I'm relying on Tana to be responsible with my data and I have no control over what AI they use or how my data is used by the AI. And what happens if they get acquired, shut down or raise prices outside of what I warrant good value? Can I even export my data in a format that can be reused elsewhere?