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Synthesised from 47 reviews | Last Published April 24, 2026


This product assessment is based on a synthesis of 47 recent reviews of Atlassian Confluence across multiple dimensions. Confluence is primarily used as a central knowledge base and documentation repository, with 43% of reviewers citing this use. It also serves as a documentation platform (34%), supports knowledge sharing (26%), and aids project management and collaboration (23%). A key strength, mentioned by 28% of reviewers, is its integration with Jira, which streamlines workflows. Users also value its documentation and knowledge management capabilities (23%), ease of use (around 10%), and page organization features (8%). However, Confluence has areas needing improvement. Search functionality is a significant concern, cited by 30% of reviewers, while 13% note formatting and layout limitations. UI/UX issues are also present (11%). Despite these drawbacks, Confluence delivers a positive ROI by saving time and increasing efficiency (40%), improving documentation (28%), and enhancing collaboration (21%). Alternatives like Microsoft SharePoint (26%) and Jira (13%) are frequently considered.


  • Strong integration with Jira for streamlined workflows
  • Effective documentation and knowledge management capabilities
  • Time savings and efficiency gains reported by users
  • Improved collaboration and teamwork
  • Centralized knowledge base and documentation repository
  • Inaccurate and irrelevant search results
  • Limited formatting and layout customization options
  • UI/UX issues affecting intuitiveness and navigation
  • Concerns regarding permissions and access control
  • Table functionality limitations

Confluence Reviews

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Confluence for great documentation of your projects and company

Rating: 8 out of 10
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Atlassian Confluence as the company wiki for all IT related documentation. So it is primarily used by the IT department to document, although other departments are using the information also. At the moment we are using the on-prem version of Atlassian Confluence but are looking at the SaaS cloud version soon.

Pros

  • Easy to use
  • Integrates nicely with Jira

Cons

  • Automated documentation could improve more.
  • Occasional editing does not function properly, but not so often to impede your work.
  • Interface is quite basic. Though there is a point to make that is a pro instead of a con.

Likelihood to Recommend

Great for creating company documentation and/or manuals. Being able to create spaces makes organizing your wiki easier. It is better than many free or cheap/open-source alternatives where you would have to do a lot more work to create something similar. Having add-ons for further features is excellent.
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Atlassian Confluence
2 years of experience