# Confluence vs Microsoft OneNote

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Confluence

| Attribute | Confluence | Microsoft OneNote |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 72.2 (53% (medium)) | 42.3 (27% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Confluence is a cloud platform where teams collaboratively create and maintain documentation, knowledge bases, and shared content. It provides AI-powered features for automating tasks, searching information, and summarizing content to help teams work more efficiently together. It is indexed under Knowledge Base Software.","source":"https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing","question":"What is Confluence?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Confluence offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $5.42 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence","question":"Is Confluence free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Confluence. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing","question":"What platforms does Confluence support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Confluence, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing","question":"Can Confluence be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for Confluence, including Slack, Jira, Trello, Microsoft Teams, Bitbucket, Figma and Loom. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing","question":"What does Confluence integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Confluence. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Confluence not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.atlassian.com/trust/compliance/resources/fedramp","question":"What security certifications does Confluence have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"Digital note-taking app that lets you capture ideas, organize projects, and collaborate with others across all your devices. It is indexed under Knowledge Base Software.","source":"https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app","question":"What is Microsoft OneNote?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Microsoft OneNote is a paid product; published pricing starts at $32 per user per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app","question":"How much does Microsoft OneNote cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Microsoft OneNote. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app","question":"What platforms does Microsoft OneNote support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Microsoft OneNote, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app","question":"Can Microsoft OneNote be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Digital note-taking app that lets you capture ideas, organize projects, and collaborate with others across all your devices. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","sso_scim":true,"free_tier":true,"ai_assistant":true,"pricing_model":"freemium","version_history":true,"databases_tables":true,"deployment_model":"cloud_managed_saas","real_time_coediting":true,"slack_ms_teams_chat_embeds":true,"block_based_rich_text_editor":true,"rich_markdown_slash_commands":true,"real_time_multiplayer_editing":true,"ai_global_search_and_synthesis":true,"figma_lucidchart_design_embeds":true,"hierarchical_nested_page_trees":true,"jira_github_engineering_embeds":true,"page_version_history_and_diffing":true,"relational_database_tables_inline":true,"ai_automated_content_summarization":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","ai_assistant":true,"real_time_coediting":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"Loom","native":true},{"name":"Confluence","native":true}]` | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"automation_steps":"150/month","email_notifications":"100/day"}},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"rovo_credits":"25/user/month","automation_steps":"400/user/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"rovo_credits":"70/user/month","automation_steps":"750/user/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"rovo_credits":"150/user/month","automation_steps":"1000/user/month"}}],"summary":"Free plan available; Standard, Premium, and Enterprise paid plans with 7-day trial","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T11:15:49.070Z","freeTrialDays":7,"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot","summary":"$32.00/user/month, billed annually","features":["Copilot in OneNote for drafting and organizing","Sketch, annotate, and highlight with digital ink","Share and collaborate","Accessible across desktop, web, and mobile"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":32,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"OneNote included with Copilot and other Microsoft 365 business apps","contactSales":false}],"summary":"$32.00/user/month, billed annually as part of Microsoft 365 Business Premium","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T14:59:24.955Z","startingPrice":{"amount":32,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | mid |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://www.atlassian.com/trust/resilience | - |

## Capabilities (Knowledge Base Software)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:01:58.833Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*