Comparison

Confluence vs Nuclino

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
Nuclino59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Confluence72 / 100medium · 53%
Nuclino59 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Confluence✓
Nuclino✓
Model
Confluencefreemium
Nuclinofreemium
Price level
Confluencelow
Nuclinolow
Transparent
Confluence✓
Nuclino✓
Integrations
Count
Confluence7
Nuclino2
Security
Disclosure policy
Confluence✓
Nuclino–
Fedramp
Confluence✓
Nuclino–
Gdpr
Confluence✓
Nuclino✓
Iso27001
Confluence–
Nuclino✓
Pci
Confluence–
Nuclino✓
Soc2
Confluence–
Nuclino✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Confluence99.9
Nuclino97
Status page
Confluence✓
Nuclino–
Market
Content
Faq
Confluence6 items
Nuclino6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Nuclino

A team collaboration platform that consolidates documentation, knowledge, and projects into a single shared workspace. Designed for simplicity and speed to reduce context-switching and improve team coordination.

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 ↗

Nuclino

SubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Free tier available. Paid plans from per-seat per month, billed monthly or yearly (up to 25% discount annually). Volume discounts available for 100+ users.

  • FreeFree
    • Up to 50 items
    • Up to 3 canvases
    • 2GB total storage
  • Starter-
    • Unlimited items
    • Unlimited canvases
    • Admin tools
    • Publishing
    • 30-day version history
    • +14 more
  • Business-
    • Everything in Starter
    • Sidekick (AI): Ask questions, Draft and edit, Generate images
    • Audit log
    • Team insights
    • Advanced security controls
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Slack

Confluence

Leader
8 total - 7 not shared
  • Jira
  • Trello
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Bitbucket
  • Figma
  • Loom
  • Confluence
Independently observed

Nuclino

2 total - 1 not shared
  • Google Drive
Independently observed
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