Confluence

Name: Confluence
Brand: Atlassian
Rating: 4.3 (11431 reviews)

Confluence is a team knowledge management and collaboration platform that creates, organizes, and maintains internal documentation using hierarchical spaces and pages, provides collaboration features (comments, mentions, version history, permissions), and integrates with work systems such as Jira.

Est 2002|Valuation $57.1B|Raised $1.5B|208 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 2.3M|Website|Web traffic 29.4M|FTEs 13,813|HQ Sydney, New South Wales, AU

MarketsKnowledge Management Productivity & Collaboration Suite

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis (where alternatives excel)

Confluence vs Notion - Notion is often preferred by smaller teams for flexible personal and team workflows, while Confluence is stronger for structured knowledge sharing and access controls in organizations that use Jira. - Notion tends to be chosen by teams seeking an integrated notes+database UX; Confluence tends to be chosen when hierarchical wiki structure and integration with development workflows are priorities. Confluence vs SharePoint - SharePoint commonly serves as an enterprise document repository and intranet foundation, particularly in Microsoft-first environments. - Confluence is typically selected for wiki-native use cases (pages, page trees, templates) and for engineering/product documentation workflows. - SharePoint may be preferred when document management, retention, and native Word/Excel/Teams integration are primary requirements. Lighterweight alternatives (Nuclino, Guru, GitBook) - Tools such as Nuclino offer reduced friction and faster onboarding for teams that find Confluence heavy. - GitBook is often preferred for developer-facing public documentation and product docs publishing.

When customers choose competitors instead (and why)

Common reasons to select alternatives:

Need for flexible personal and team productivity features (Notion)
Existing Microsoft 365 standardization and desire to minimize distinct tools (SharePoint)
Preference for simplicity and faster time-to-value (Nuclino)
Requirement for docs-as-product publishing workflows (GitBook)

	Confluence	Notion	Microsoft SharePoint Online
Starting Price	Free tier for small teams; low-cost per-user standard tier, paid premium tier, enterprise contract option	Free tier available; paid per-user tiers at a moderate price	Entry-level SharePoint plan available as part of Microsoft 365 licensing; enterprise plans for broader capabilities
Best For	Organizational knowledge base and structured wiki, especially when integrated with Jira	Flexible all-in-one workspace, personal/team productivity databases	Microsoft-centric organizations needing document management and intranet
Key Strength	Integration with Atlassian ecosystem; spaces and hierarchical organization; versioning	Flexibility, rapid iteration, template and database capabilities	Native M365 integration, document libraries, enterprise governance
Key Weakness	Reported search, UX, and performance issues at scale; requires governance	Can become inconsistent without structure; enterprise controls vary by tier	Can be file/folder-centric; administration and intranet complexity

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis (where alternatives excel)

Confluence vs Notion

Notion is often preferred by smaller teams for flexible personal and team workflows, while Confluence is stronger for structured knowledge sharing and access controls in organizations that use Jira.
Notion tends to be chosen by teams seeking an integrated notes+database UX; Confluence tends to be chosen when hierarchical wiki structure and integration with development workflows are priorities.

Confluence vs SharePoint

SharePoint commonly serves as an enterprise document repository and intranet foundation, particularly in Microsoft-first environments.
Confluence is typically selected for wiki-native use cases (pages, page trees, templates) and for engineering/product documentation workflows.
SharePoint may be preferred when document management, retention, and native Word/Excel/Teams integration are primary requirements.

Lighterweight alternatives (Nuclino, Guru, GitBook)

Tools such as Nuclino offer reduced friction and faster onboarding for teams that find Confluence heavy.
GitBook is often preferred for developer-facing public documentation and product docs publishing.

When customers choose competitors instead (and why)

Common reasons to select alternatives:

Need for flexible personal and team productivity features (Notion)
Existing Microsoft 365 standardization and desire to minimize distinct tools (SharePoint)
Preference for simplicity and faster time-to-value (Nuclino)
Requirement for docs-as-product publishing workflows (GitBook)

	Confluence	Notion	Microsoft SharePoint Online
Starting Price	Free tier for small teams; low-cost per-user standard tier, paid premium tier, enterprise contract option	Free tier available; paid per-user tiers at a moderate price	Entry-level SharePoint plan available as part of Microsoft 365 licensing; enterprise plans for broader capabilities
Best For	Organizational knowledge base and structured wiki, especially when integrated with Jira	Flexible all-in-one workspace, personal/team productivity databases	Microsoft-centric organizations needing document management and intranet
Key Strength	Integration with Atlassian ecosystem; spaces and hierarchical organization; versioning	Flexibility, rapid iteration, template and database capabilities	Native M365 integration, document libraries, enterprise governance
Key Weakness	Reported search, UX, and performance issues at scale; requires governance	Can become inconsistent without structure; enterprise controls vary by tier	Can be file/folder-centric; administration and intranet complexity