Comparison

Coda vs Confluence

On the evidence we track, Coda leads this comparison with a composite score of 91/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Coda91
Confluence72
Score
vioscaleAI score
Coda91 / 100medium · 70%
Confluence72 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tier
Coda✓
Confluence✓
Model
Confluencefreemium
Price level
Codalow
Confluencelow
Starting price
Coda£10
Confluence–
Transparent
Coda✓
Confluence✓
Integrations
Count
Coda600
Confluence7
Security
Certifications
Confluence–
Disclosure policy
Coda✓
Confluence✓
Fedramp
Coda–
Confluence✓
Gdpr
Coda✓
Confluence✓
Hipaa
Coda✓
Confluence–
Iso27001
Coda✓
Confluence–
Soc2
Coda✓
Confluence–
Reliability
Sla pct
Coda99.9
Confluence99.9
Status page
Coda✓
Confluence✓
Content
Faq
Confluence6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for knowledge base software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Collaboration
Real-time co-editing
Coda✓
Confluence✓
Content
Structured database / table blocks
Coda✓
Confluence✓
Bidirectional links / backlinks
Coda-
Confluence-
Markdown-native
Coda-
Confluence-
Version history
Coda✓
Confluence✓
Storage
Local-first / offline files
Coda✓
Confluence-
AI
AI writing / Q&A over content
Coda✓
Confluence✓
Publishing
Publish pages to the web
Coda✓
Confluence-
Access
Permissions granularity
CodaPage
Confluence-
Knowledge
Answer verification / expiry
Coda-
Confluence-
Deployment
Hosting
CodaCloud only
ConfluenceCloud only
Enterprise
SSO / SCIM
Coda✓
Confluence✓
Extensibility
Public API
Coda✓
Confluence-
Pricing
Free tier
Coda✓
Confluence✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Coda

Leader

A cloud-based team collaboration platform that integrates document editing, structured databases, and AI assistance to help teams create, organize, and refine content together in real time.

Independently observed

Confluence

A work management platform for tracking issues and planning across teams, featuring automated workflows triggered by AI agents, cross-functional planning tools, and integration with thousands of third-party applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Coda

Leader
from £10/seat/moSubscriptionFree tier

From £10/seat/month for Pro plan. Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • Collaborative docs
    • Docs AI (limited trial)
    • Connected tables, views, and forms
    • Formulas and automations
    • 36+ integrations
  • Pro£10/seat/month (annual billing) or £12/seat/month (monthly billing)
    • Everything in Free
    • AI writing and editing
    • AI-powered trackers and views
    • Claude integration via MCP
    • 30-day version history
    • +2 more
  • Databases£28/seat/month (annual billing) or £33/seat/month (monthly billing)
    • Everything in Pro
    • Unlimited automations
    • Unlimited version history
    • Private team folders
    • Document and page locking
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • SAML SSO
    • SCIM provisioning
    • Document and folder governance
    • Advanced access controls
    • Audit logs
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Confluence

SubscriptionFree tier7-day trial

Free plan available; Standard, Premium, and Enterprise paid plans with 7-day trial

  • FreeFree
  • Standard-
  • Premium-
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Coda✓
Confluence✓
iOS
Coda✗
Confluence✓
Android
Coda✗
Confluence✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Coda✓
Confluence✓
Self-hosted
Coda✗
Confluence✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (6)
  • Slack
  • Figma
  • Jira
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Confluence
  • Trello

Coda

Leader
35 total - 29 not shared
  • Salesforce
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Drive
  • Zoom
  • Miro
  • AWS
  • Snowflake
  • GitHub
  • Asana
  • HubSpot
  • Mailchimp
  • Dropbox
  • Gong
  • Airtable
  • Notion
  • Gmail
  • Quip
  • FigJam
  • Amazon S3
  • Google Docs
  • Google Slides
  • Box
  • Azure DevOps
  • ChatGPT
  • +5 more
Independently observed

Confluence

8 total - 2 not shared
  • Bitbucket
  • Loom
Independently observed
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Coda or Confluence: which one depends on you

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