About Confluence

Confluence is a shared workspace to create and manage all your work. Unlike document and file-sharing tools, Confluence is open and collaborative, helping your team and your company do their best work together. From technical teams and project management, to marketing, HR, and finance - the more people in an organization that use it, the more value teams get from it.

Confluence makes it easy to organize and find the information you need. Group related pages together in a dedicated space for your work, your team, or cross-functional projects. Depending on permissions, a space in Confluence can be made accessible to just you or the entire company. Page trees, which create a hierarchical list of pages within a space, highlight topics on parent pages and help keep work tidy.

Need to find something? Do a quick search to find any page ever created. You can even locate a comment someone posted to a page. Even after someone has left your company, you can still search for work they did, so knowledge is never lost.

Just about every type of project imaginable has started as a simple page in Confluence, from planning an office party to NASA's mission to Mars. Whether you need to capture meeting notes, document product requirements, or kick-off a design review, Confluence is a flexible platform for all your team's work.

Adapt Confluence to your specific work style to create a familiar place for your team to connect. Confluence's open workspace helps teams collaboratively create, review, revise, and finalize plans so work keeps moving forward.

No surprise that Confluence works seamlessly with Atlassian tools. Its pages provide a great backdrop for Jira Software tickets or Trello cards and boards. Inserting Jira tickets on your Confluence pages is as simple as copy/past, or create new tickets directly from your page by right-clicking on highlighted text. If you work in Trello, you can make updates directly to your cards right from Confluence pages.

In addition to seamless Atlassian integrations, there are hundreds of apps available for Confluence in the Atlassian Marketplace. Whether you want to add spreadsheets to your page, insert diagrams, showcase design prototypes or integrate with other popular apps like Google Drive or Salesforce, Marketplace apps make it easy to add more power to your pages to do your best work.

Pricing starting from:

US$55,00/month

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Key benefits of Confluence

  • One platform that houses content creation, real time editing, document management, social features, and more.
  • Industry trusted by 30,000+ organizations.
  • First class Jira integration.
  • Customize with over 3,000 apps from the Atlassian Marketplace
  • Flexible enough to grow with your team and your organization through a consistent and logical organization method.
  • Available on both desktop and mobile native apps.
  • Typical Customers

    • Freelancers
    • Small Businesses (2-50)
    • Mid-size Companies (51-500)
    • Large enterprises (500 and more)

    Deployment

    • Cloud-based
    • On-premise

    Markets

    Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada and 29 others

    Supported Languages

    English, French, German, Japanese, Korean and 3 others

    Pricing starting from:

    US$55,00/month

    • Free Version
    • Free Trial
    • Subscription

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    Confluence Software - Have a home for all your documentation and organize them in a consistent structure
    Confluence Software - Collaborate with your teammates using @-mentions and page comments
    Confluence Software - Use Confluence's powerful search engine to find what you need, when you need it.
    Confluence Software - Use our first class Jira integration to add context to your issues in Confluence
    Confluence Software - Create anything from marketing plans to product requirements documents, and more with our pre-made templates
    Confluence Software - Create meeting notes, project planning pages, and more.
    Confluence Software - Share documents with anyone on your team so you can collaborate together.
    Confluence Software - Assign important tasks to your teammates and create task lists for your projects.
    Confluence Software - Apply apps from our Marketplace to customize your page to fit your needs
    Confluence Software - Import files and media into your pages to add context, and provide feedback on attachments.
    Confluence Software - Create roadmaps to keep your team on track for important projects and launches
    Confluence Software - Use the dashboard to stay on top of all updates within your team and discover more with popular pages that are trending
    Confluence Software - Use in-line comments to provide contextual feedback on projects and pages
    Confluence Software - Collaborate with your team and receive notifications on the go with the Confluence mobile app.
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    Confluence Software - Have a home for all your documentation and organize them in a consistent structure
    Confluence Software - Collaborate with your teammates using @-mentions and page comments
    Confluence Software - Use Confluence's powerful search engine to find what you need, when you need it.
    Confluence Software - Use our first class Jira integration to add context to your issues in Confluence
    Confluence Software - Create anything from marketing plans to product requirements documents, and more with our pre-made templates
    Confluence Software - Create meeting notes, project planning pages, and more.
    Confluence Software - Share documents with anyone on your team so you can collaborate together.
    Confluence Software - Assign important tasks to your teammates and create task lists for your projects.
    Confluence Software - Apply apps from our Marketplace to customize your page to fit your needs
    Confluence Software - Import files and media into your pages to add context, and provide feedback on attachments.
    Confluence Software - Create roadmaps to keep your team on track for important projects and launches
    Confluence Software - Use the dashboard to stay on top of all updates within your team and discover more with popular pages that are trending
    Confluence Software - Use in-line comments to provide contextual feedback on projects and pages
    Confluence Software - Collaborate with your team and receive notifications on the go with the Confluence mobile app.
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    Features

    Total features of Confluence: 87

    • @mentions
    • API
    • Access Controls/Permissions
    • Activity Dashboard
    • Activity Tracking
    • Alerts/Notifications
    • Archiving & Retention
    • Assignment Management
    • Audio File Management
    • Audit Trail
    • Brainstorming
    • Calendar Management
    • Cataloging/Categorization
    • Collaboration Tools
    • Commenting/Notes
    • Communication Management
    • Content Management
    • Content Publishing Options
    • Customizable Branding
    • Customizable Templates
    • Data Security
    • Discussions/Forums
    • Document Capture
    • Document Classification
    • Document Generation
    • Document Management
    • Document Review
    • Document Storage
    • Documentation Management
    • Drag & Drop
    • Due Date Tracking
    • Email Management
    • Feedback Management
    • File Management
    • File Sharing
    • For the IT sector
    • Full Text Search
    • Gamification
    • Gantt/Timeline View
    • Goal Management
    • Goal Setting/Tracking
    • Idea Management
    • Idea Ranking
    • Ideation
    • Information Governance
    • Innovation Management
    • Knowledge Base Management
    • Knowledge Management
    • Marketing Calendar
    • Milestone Tracking
    • Mind Maps
    • Mobile Access
    • Planning Tools
    • Portfolio Management
    • Prioritization
    • Process/Workflow Automation
    • Progress Tracking
    • Project Management
    • Project Planning
    • Project Planning/Scheduling
    • Project Tracking
    • Real Time Data
    • Real Time Editing
    • Release Planning
    • Reporting/Analytics
    • Reporting/Project Tracking
    • Requirements Management
    • Resource Management
    • Rich Text Editor
    • Risk Management
    • Search/Filter
    • Self Service Portal
    • Stakeholder Defined Attributes
    • Status Tracking
    • Strategic Planning
    • Surveys & Feedback
    • Tagging
    • Task Management
    • Task Progress Tracking
    • Template Management
    • Text Editing
    • Third Party Integrations
    • Traceability
    • Unified Directory
    • Version Control
    • Visualization
    • Workflow Management

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    Reviews

    Overall rating

    4,4 /5
    (2 857)
    Value for Money
    4,3/5
    Features
    4,3/5
    Ease of Use
    4,2/5
    Customer Support
    4,3/5

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    Steve
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    • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
    • Company size: 501-1 000 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Value for Money
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    The Collaboration Platform You've Waited For

    Reviewed on 2019/10/31

    We document everything in Confluence. I run a digital marketing team of around 20 people and have...

    We document everything in Confluence. I run a digital marketing team of around 20 people and have a total of 40 users in the tool (a few other teams besides mine use it). It's been a fantastic tool to get everyone on the same page and keep track of our how-tos, meeting notes, plans, goals, features/specs, etc.

    Pros

    Real-time simultaneous editing
    Ease of finding and organizing what I've written
    Constantly adding new features
    Integration with Jira and Trello is great, but also works as lightweight project management by itself

    Cons

    Honestly, they've fixed my biggest cons, like storage space (now you can buy a bigger plan) and they keep adding more things.
    I think my colleagues would say there's still a learning curve, which is understandable, and I think Confluence has been changing the interface with more tips and features for new users (which is sometimes confusing for long-time users like me, LOL)
    One big con is still the limited integration with MS Office. Confluence fully replaces the need for Word in most cases, so that's not a big deal, but I wish the Excel integration and/or the table functionality was better.
    Also, printing is pretty tough when you have tables.

    Alternatives Considered

    Microsoft SharePoint

    Reasons for Switching to Confluence

    Confluence is quite inexpensive for what you get and it's super powerful. I really love the quick, accurate search results. The macro functionality and new "Slack" style slash commands are really cool. The notification system is very nice, especially the @mentions.
    Denise
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    • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
    • Company size: 201-500 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Ease of Use
    • Customer Support
    • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

    All-in-one collaboration platform

    Reviewed on 2022/07/17

    Aids in the development of specialized work areas, wherein employees may carry out their duties in...

    Aids in the development of specialized work areas, wherein employees may carry out their duties in a relaxed and conducive setting. Integrating with other Atlassian products, as well as third-party apps, makes the platform more robust. It's easy to implement, fits any budget, and can help any business expand its operations.

    Pros

    Atlassian Confluence is a platform for teamwork and information exchange that has helped our company greatly improve its operations. The platform is accessible to all users and features a straightforward interface, enabling our company to set up shared workspaces where employees can efficiently complete a wide range of assignments. It's steady, and it's facilitated the simple expansion of our holdings.

    Cons

    There was a difficult learning curve for some of our less tech-savvy consumers to become proficient on the site. Some users may find it inconvenient that customer service is only offered in English.

    Verified Reviewer
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    • Industry: Law Practice
    • Company size: 5 001-10 000 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    An excellent resource for collaborating and working together as a team.

    Reviewed on 2023/02/15

    Confluence is an extremely flexible tool that can serve multiple purposes, such as document...

    Confluence is an extremely flexible tool that can serve multiple purposes, such as document creation, project collaboration, knowledge management, and internal wiki creation. It provides a plethora of templates and macros that can streamline and automate various tasks. Its collaboration features are abundant, including real-time co-authoring of documents and the ability to tag individuals in comments.Additionally, Confluence provides robust access control and permission settings to guarantee that only authorized individuals can access specific information.

    Pros

    It's incredibly simple to work collaboratively and provide feedback on written documents using this platform. Its "wiki on steroids" approach is particularly effective for overcoming writer's block, allowing users to start writing without hesitation and continuously improve their work.In addition, the tool's seamless integration of pages and information, as well as its ability to connect with Jira and extract relevant data, are noteworthy.

    Cons

    Many essential features are only accessible through paid plugins, which is disappointing. For instance, the team calendar should be a standard feature available to all users.Furthermore, the administrative features are often difficult to use and unclear, particularly for larger organizations that require a greater degree of granularity.The pricing model for the plugins is also problematic. For example, users are required to purchase a license for each person on the platform, even if only a small number of individuals will use the plugin.

    Chelsea
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    • Industry: Defense & Space
    • Company size: 51-200 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
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    • Ease of Use
    • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

    Cannot Find what you Looking for by Searching

    Reviewed on 2023/02/14

    I wish the search worked, otherwise it’d be a great program.

    I wish the search worked, otherwise it’d be a great program.

    Pros

    I like the task tracking. You can easily see from a big picture where projects are at in terms of progress.

    Cons

    The search feature. It is extremely difficult to find what you want. You have to watch or favorite a page to ever find it again.

    Abhinav
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    • Industry: Telecommunications
    • Company size: 1 001-5 000 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

    Document Management cant be more simpler!

    Reviewed on 2022/12/07

    Pros

    The product is pretty easy to use, have a great UI. The simplicity of the features are a blessing for all users. Its has made document sharing so easy that anyone can use it without any training.Also, the seamless integration with JIRA and other widgets eases our power to use the tool at the best!

    Cons

    The only thing i dislike is when we edit a document in space or add a new document, its really troublesome to remove it properly.Also, the import and export functionality can be improved.

    Alternatives Considered

    Miro

    Reasons for Switching to Confluence

    We were already using JIRA, so using confluence was an addition to the product suite.
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    Confluence offers the following pricing plans:

    • Starting from: US$55,00/month View Pricing Plans
    • Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
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    Confluence offers flexible pricing. $0 for teams up to 10 Standard: $5.50 per user/month Premium: $10.50 per user/month

    Confluence has the following typical customers:

    Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1 000, 1 001-5 000

    Confluence supports the following languages:

    English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

    Confluence supports the following devices:

    Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

    Confluence integrates with the following applications:

    Balsamiq, DocuSign, Evernote Teams, Gliffy, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Google Workspace, HipChat, Jira, Lucidchart, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft SharePoint, diagrams.net

    Confluence offers the following support options:

    Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat

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