# Atlassian Confluence vs BookStack

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Atlassian Confluence

| Attribute | Atlassian Confluence | BookStack |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 83.3 (41% (low)) | 59.9 (14% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 50 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 19,001 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | - |
| description.long | A cloud-based collaboration platform where teams build a central repository of documents, knowledge bases, and project information with integrated AI capabilities for content generation, intelligent search, and automated summarization. | - |
| integrations.count | 12 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Jira Service Management"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"Loom"},{"name":"Rovo"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Statuspage"},{"name":"Opsgenie"},{"name":"Crowd"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | PHP |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free for up to 10 users","features":["Project and task goal alignment","Form data collection","Multiple content views","Page creation and sharing","Space organization","Whiteboards and brainstorming","Screen and video recording","Basic workflow automation"],"minSeats":10,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free forever for up to 10 users","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"2GB","confluence_rule_runs":"10/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$13.08/user/month (save up to 17% with annual billing)","features":["All Free features","Rovo AI Search and Chat","User access controls","External partner collaboration","Unlimited video storage","Public page sharing","Advanced workflow automation"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":13.08,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Connect team work, goals, and knowledge","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"250GB","guest_invites":"5 per paid user","confluence_rule_runs":"100/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"$28.08/user/month (save up to 17% with annual billing)","features":["All Standard features","Enhanced Rovo credits","Atlassian Intelligence for content generation and summarization","Goal planning and tracking","Advanced whiteboards","Unlimited storage","Atlassian Guard Standard security","99.9% uptime SLA"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":28.08,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"AI-powered productivity across teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"Unlimited","confluence_rule_runs":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact sales for pricing (annual billing, 801+ users required)","features":["All Premium features","Maximum Rovo credits","Cross-instance analytics","Advanced data security policies","Multiple identity providers","Advanced audit logs","CRM integration","Instance customization","99.95% uptime SLA"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Advanced security and scale for large organizations","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"min_users":"801"}}],"summary":"Free for up to 10 users. Standard $13.08/user/mo. Premium $28.08/user/mo. Enterprise by quote. Annual billing saves up to 17%.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.atlassian.com/collections/teamwork/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T09:10:15.937Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":13.08,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.bookstackapp.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T09:08:13.578Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 12 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v26.05.4","date":"2026-08-24T12:49:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v26.05.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v26.05.3","date":"2026-07-29T09:44:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v26.05.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v26.05.2","date":"2026-07-02T09:44:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v26.05.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v26.05.1","date":"2026-06-09T12:13:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v26.05.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v26.05","date":"2026-05-28T11:41:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v26.05"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v26.03.5","date":"2026-05-21T13:02:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v26.03.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v26.03.4","date":"2026-04-30T10:43:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v26.03.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v26.03.3","date":"2026-04-05T21:46:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v26.03.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v26.03.2","date":"2026-03-23T12:00:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v26.03.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v26.03.1","date":"2026-03-17T11:03:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v26.03.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v26.03","date":"2026-03-15T13:29:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v26.03"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v25.12.9","date":"2026-03-12T11:04:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v25.12.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v25.12.8","date":"2026-02-27T10:33:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v25.12.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v25.12.7","date":"2026-02-19T23:36:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v25.12.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v25.12.6","date":"2026-02-18T19:53:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v25.12.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v25.12.5","date":"2026-02-17T18:42:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v25.12.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v25.12.4","date":"2026-02-17T11:44:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v25.12.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v25.12.3","date":"2026-01-29T15:29:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v25.12.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v25.12.2","date":"2026-01-24T14:01:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v25.12.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/releases/tag/v25.12.1","date":"2025-12-30T17:25:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v25.12.1"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fbookstackapp%2Fbookstack&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Wiki Software)

| Capability | Atlassian Confluence | BookStack |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Hierarchical nested page trees | - | - |
| BI directional backlinking | - | - |
| Rich markdown slash commands | - | - |
| Real time multiplayer editing | - | - |
| Page version history and diffing | - | - |
| AI automated content summarization | - | - |
| Slack ms teams chat embeds | - | - |
| Jira github engineering embeds | - | - |
| Figma lucidchart design embeds | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:53:15.622Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*