Confluence
Where knowledge and collaboration meet.
Overview
Confluence is a team collaboration and knowledge management tool that provides a single place to share information, documents, and ideas. It's a wiki-style platform where teams can create and edit pages, comment on content, and organize their work into spaces. Confluence is designed to be a central source of truth for a team's knowledge, making it easy for everyone to find the information they need.
✨ Key Features
- Pages and spaces for organizing content
- Real-time collaborative editing
- Templates for various document types (e.g., meeting notes, project plans)
- Comments and @mentions
- Powerful search
- Integration with Jira and other Atlassian products
- Permissions and restrictions
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Deep integration with Jira and other Atlassian products
- Powerful features for technical documentation
- Enterprise-grade security and permissions
Unique Value: Confluence provides a single source of truth for a team's knowledge, making it easy to create, share, and find information.
🎯 Use Cases (6)
✅ Best For
- Creating a centralized knowledge base for a team or company
- Documenting software requirements and technical specifications
- Collaborating on project plans and meeting notes
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Task and project management (better to integrate with Jira or another PM tool)
- Real-time, synchronous document editing for creative writing (Google Docs is often preferred)
- External-facing content management (dedicated CMS tools are better)
🏆 Alternatives
Confluence's deep integration with Jira makes it the ideal choice for teams that use Jira for project management. It also offers more powerful features for technical documentation than many of its competitors.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Premium tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 7-day free trial
Free tier: Up to 10 users, 2GB storage, limited features.
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