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Atlassian

Confluence

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.1 /10

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What is Confluence?

Confluence is your remote-friendly team workspace where knowledge and collaboration meet. Confluence turns conversations into action built for lasting knowledge so you never lose great ideas or context in a transient notification or chat. From marketing and sales to development and operations, Confluence has solutions for every type of team and project to get your team doing the real work right away.

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Awards & Recognition

Confluence won the following awards in the Knowledge Management category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2022

Confluence Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Confluence?

1% Negative

6% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Reliable
Fair
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Role-Based Access

Version Control

Workflow and Approval Management

Intelligent Search

Multiple File Type Support

Configurable Knowledge Repository

API Integration

Cataloging

Rich Text Editor

Reporting and Analytics

Multi-Language Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

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Score 9.2

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Score 9.0

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Document Management

Score 8.8

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Confluence Reviews

Thabo R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

Task planning made easy.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Confluence from other similar products?

Integration with Atlassian Ecosystem.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Knowledge Management.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Can be expensive when used with other Atlassian products.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Confluence is designed to scale with the growth of teams and organizations.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Gregory D.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Electronics
Involvement: Vendor Management and Renewal

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2023

Excellent solution, fully integrated with Jira

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Confluence from other similar products?

Confluence is well integrated with other Atlassian products and in particular with Jira. So if you already use and love Jira, it makes sense to use Confluence for wikis and documentation.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favourite aspects of Confluence are the ease of use, the integration with Jira and the fact that the cost is reasonable,

What do you dislike most about this product?

Aside from some minor usability issues, there is not much to dislike about Confluence!

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Atlassian allows customers to run a free trial, so do take advantage of this before buying!

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Helps Innovate

Cons

Less Efficient Service

Anamika M.

Role: Operations
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

A Project Manager’s Perspective on Confluence

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Confluence from other similar products?

Confluence stands out because it seamlessly combines documentation with real-time collaboration and tight Jira integration. It feels purpose-built for project teams who need structure, traceability, and teamwork in one place.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect is having all project knowledge in one centralized, searchable space. It makes collaboration smoother and prevents information from getting lost.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I dislike most is that advanced task management and reporting require integrations with other tools

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend it to teams that prioritize documentation and collaboration, especially if they already use Jira.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Confluence Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Confluence?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Role-Based Access Enable different levels of access based on role, allowing different articles to be available only to specific audiences as needed.

Version Control Tracking of document versions with each iteration of document changes.

Workflow and Approval Management Ability to model, build, and execute automatic workflows for the purpose of managing content-centric processes.

Intelligent Search Provide user with filters and facets to refine search results, with auto-suggest capabilities, natural language search and search engine indexing.

Multiple File Type Support Write or translate articles to multiple languages and allow users to search in multiple languages to support global customers.

Configurable Knowledge Repository The solution provides the ability to create, manage, disseminate and archive knowledge articles in a structured format.

API Integration API integrations with enterprise apps e.g. collaboration/communication tools, CRM, ECM, and existing knowledge sources allow access to content in multiple ways.

Cataloging Ability to organize documents and data based on similar tags, keywords and groupings.

Rich Text Editor Allows users to create and share information using text and other formats such as charts, images, audio, and video, with easy formatting options.

Reporting and Analytics Detailed analytics and dashboards on content usage and performance, including how information is accessed and by whom, search query performance, etc.

Multi-Language Support Write or translate articles to multiple languages and allow users to search in multiple languages to support global customers.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

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Task Management

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Document Management

Confluence Reviews

Thabo R.

Task planning made easy.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Gregory D.

Excellent solution, fully integrated with Jira

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Anamika M.

A Project Manager’s Perspective on Confluence

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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