Comparison

Confluence vs Outline

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
Outline64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Confluence72 / 100medium · 53%
Outline64 / 100low · 38%
Pricing
Free tier
Confluence✓
Outline✗
Model
Confluencefreemium
Outlinecommercial
Price level
Confluencelow
Outlinelow
Transparent
Confluence✓
Outline✓
Integrations
Count
Confluence7
Outline48
Security
Disclosure policy
Confluence✓
Outline–
Fedramp
Confluence✓
Outline–
Gdpr
Confluence✓
Outline–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Confluence99.9
Outline–
Status page
Confluence✓
Outline–
Market
Content
Faq
Confluence6 items
Outline6 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Deployment model
Confluencecloud_managed_saas
OutlineSelf hosted on premise
Hierarchical nested page trees
Confluence✓
Outline-
BI directional backlinking
Confluence-
Outline-
Rich markdown slash commands
Confluence✓
Outline✓
Real time multiplayer editing
Confluence✓
Outline✓
Page version history and diffing
Confluence✓
Outline✓
AI automated content summarization
Confluence✓
Outline-
Slack ms teams chat embeds
Confluence✓
Outline✓
Jira github engineering embeds
Confluence✓
Outline✓
Figma lucidchart design embeds
Confluence✓
Outline✓
SOC2 type ii
Confluence-
Outline-
ISO 27001
Confluence-
Outline-
Pricing model
ConfluenceFreemium
Outline-

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

Outline

A fast, real-time collaborative platform for documenting and sharing team knowledge, with markdown support and deep integrations.

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 ↗

Outline

from $10/moSubscription30-day trial

From $10/month based on team size. 30-day free trial. Annual billing available. 30% discount for non-profits and education.

  • Starter$10/month for 1–10 members
  • Team$79/month for 11–100 members
  • Business$249/month for 101–200 members
  • 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✓
Outline✓
iOS
Confluence✓
Outline✗
Android
Confluence✓
Outline✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Confluence✓
Outline✓
Self-hosted
Confluence✓
Outline✓
On-premise
Confluence✗
Outline✓

Integrations

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

In common (4)
  • Slack
  • Trello
  • Figma
  • Loom

Confluence

Leader
8 total - 4 not shared
  • Jira
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Bitbucket
  • Confluence
Independently observed

Outline

49 total - 45 not shared
  • Google Docs
  • Alfred
  • Zapier
  • Airtable
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Linear
  • Google
  • Discord
  • OpenID Connect
  • Make
  • Google Analytics
  • Matomo
  • Umami
  • Notion
  • Slab
  • Webhooks
  • Abstract
  • Canva
  • Framer
  • InVision
  • Marvel
  • Google Drawings
  • Diagrams.net
  • +21 more
Independently observed
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