Comparison

Confluence vs Notion

On the evidence we track, Confluence leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Confluence72
Notion65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Confluence72 / 100medium · 53%
Notion65 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tier
Confluence✓
Notion✓
Model
Confluencefreemium
Notionfreemium
Price level
Confluencelow
Notionlow
Starting price
Confluence–
Notion$0.00
Transparent
Confluence✓
Notion✗
Integrations
Count
Confluence7
Notion48
Security
Certifications
Confluence–
Disclosure policy
Confluence✓
Notion✓
Fedramp
Confluence✓
Notion–
Gdpr
Confluence✓
Notion✓
Hipaa
Confluence–
Notion✓
Iso27001
Confluence–
Notion✓
Soc2
Confluence–
Notion✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Confluence99.9
Notion–
Status page
Confluence✓
Notion✓
Content
Faq
Confluence6 items
Notion7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Confluence

Leader

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

Notion

A platform that enables teams to centralize information, search and retrieve answers across connected tools and content, and automate tasks using AI-powered capabilities integrated throughout the workspace.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Confluence

Leader
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 ↗

Notion

freemiumFree tier
  • FreeFree
  • Plus-
  • Business-
  • 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
Confluence✓
Notion✓
iOS
Confluence✓
Notion✓
Android
Confluence✓
Notion✓
macOS
Confluence✗
Notion✓
Windows
Confluence✗
Notion✓
Linux
Confluence✗
Notion✓
CLI
Confluence✗
Notion✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Confluence✓
Notion✓
Self-hosted
Confluence✓
Notion✗

Integrations

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

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

Confluence

Leader
8 total - 2 not shared
  • Bitbucket
  • Confluence
Independently observed

Notion

55 total - 49 not shared
  • GitHub
  • Amplitude
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Calendar
  • Gmail
  • Google Drive
  • Cursor
  • Claude Agents
  • Zendesk
  • Salesforce
  • YouTube
  • Linear
  • Stripe
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • OneLogin
  • Rippling
  • Outlook
  • Notion Calendar
  • Asana
  • Datadog
  • Splunk
  • Sumo Logic
  • Tableau
  • Mixpanel
  • +25 more
Independently observed
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