Confluence Overview

Confluence is a remote-friendly team workspace by Atlassian. It supports documentation, project collaboration, and Jira integrations.

Use Cases

Customers recommend Collaboration, Knowledge Management, Content Management, as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied with while using Confluence.

Other use cases:

  • Sales Document Management
  • Onboarding
  • Communication Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Engagement Management
  • Products & Pricelist Management
  • Helpdesk Management
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Business Priorities

Scale Best Practices and Improve Internal Communications are the most popular business priorities that customers and associates have achieved using Confluence.

Other priorities:

  • Enhance Customer Relationships
  • Acquire Customers
  • Improve Efficiency
  • Improve Visibility
  • Launch New Products
  • Grow Market Share
  • Increase Sales & Revenue
  • Enter New Markets Internationally Or Locally
  • Shorten Ramp Up Time
  • Improve ROI
  • Improve Navigation
  • Improve Stakeholder Relations
  • Manage Risk
  • Improve Consistency
  • Increase Customer Life Time Value
  • Establish Thought Leadership
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Confluence Use-Cases and Business Priorities: Customer Satisfaction Data

Confluence's features include Templates, Widgets, Alerts: Popups & Notifications, etc. and Confluence support capabilities include Phone Support, Email Support, Chat Support, etc. also Confluence analytics capabilities include Analytics, and Custom Reports.

Reviews

"Everyone can see how an idea flows from strategy to execution." - Sky Frostenson

Peer review evidence (same sources as the product rating summary)

"...Benefit realized has been the seamless and easy communication and collaboration, Ability to collaborate on developing project assets...." Peer review by Consultant in Information Technology and Services
"...Confluence helps solve the problems of needing a knowledge base as well as work spaces for our employees...." Peer review by Don D., Education
"...Each project can have lots of pages associated and links to documents are shared...." Peer review by Diane K, Project Manager

Confluence, livepro, Shelf.io, Slite, Panviva, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Knowledge Management. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

Popular Business Setting

for Confluence

Top Industries

  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Internet

Popular in

  • Mid Market
  • Enterprise
  • Large Enterprise

Confluence is popular in Computer Software, Information Technology And Services, and Internet and is widely used by Mid Market, Enterprise, and Large Enterprise.

Confluence Customer wins, Customer success stories, Case studies

How efficiently Does Confluence manage your Collaboration?

How can Confluence enhance your Knowledge Management process?

What benefits does Confluence offer for Content Management?

How does Confluence address your Sales Document Management Challenges?

How can Confluence enhance your Onboarding process?

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Confluence solved their Knowledge Management needs. Cuspera uses 17675 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Knowledge Management needs.

CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
Confluence testimonial

Sky Frostenson

Dir. of Technical Product Management

VSCO

Everyone can see how an idea flows from strategy to execution. Testimonial By Sky Frostenson
Confluence testimonial

Katie Burke

Chief People Officer

Hubspot

Confluence has enabled anyone in the company equal opportunity to participate, ask questions, and use their voice towards building a company our employees’ grandkids can be proud of. Testimonial By Katie Burke
Confluence testimonial

Terrence Caldwell

Product Marketing Manager

Blend

Confluence became the single-source of truth for client facing teams and helped them deliver on promises to the customer. Testimonial By Terrence Caldwell
CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
Confluence testimonial

Sky Frostenson

Dir. of Technical Product Management

VSCO

Everyone can see how an idea flows from strategy to execution. Testimonial By Sky Frostenson
Confluence testimonial

Katie Burke

Chief People Officer

Hubspot

Confluence has enabled anyone in the company equal opportunity to participate, ask questions, and use their voice towards building a company our employees’ grandkids can be proud of. Testimonial By Katie Burke
Confluence testimonial

Terrence Caldwell

Product Marketing Manager

Blend

Confluence became the single-source of truth for client facing teams and helped them deliver on promises to the customer. Testimonial By Terrence Caldwell

U.S. Space Force - Government Administration - Large

Washington, D.C., USA

Atlassian helped the U.S. Space Force save 120 hours per week and increase launch speed by 70%. The team replaced outdated systems with Jira, Confluence, and Jira Service Management. They built a cus...tom solution in under six months. The new tools automated ticket filtering and data sharing. Staff can now manage workflows and updates faster. The platform improved mission readiness and reduced development costs.

United Airlines - Transportation/Trucking/Railroad - Very Large

Chicago, USA

Atlassian Cloud Enterprise helped United Airlines cut deployment times by 5x. The airline migrated 5,000 employees to Jira and Confluence Cloud. Agile coaching plans are now created 80% faster. Unite...d benefits from 99.95% guaranteed uptime, improved security, and premium support. The migration supports United’s rapid growth and digital transformation goals.

trivago - Internet - Large

Düsseldorf, Germany

trivago used Atlassian's Teamwork Collection to improve collaboration and save time and costs. The company integrated tools like Jira, Confluence, Loom, and Rovo to streamline workflows. With these s...olutions, trivago achieved a 20% time savings in some AI-related tasks. Over 340 employees adopted Loom, and more than 200 users engaged with Rovo. The changes led to better teamwork and more efficient project management.

Thumbtack - Internet - Medium

San Francisco, USA

Jira Service Management helped Thumbtack automate 15% of support tickets using a virtual agent and AI. The company cut annual tool costs by 60%, saving over $60,000 per year. Teams now save 180 hours... monthly and improved SLA compliance from 90% to 95%. Integrations with Slack, Okta, and Workday streamlined ITSM workflows. Employees get faster support and focus more on innovation.

Sun Life - Financial Services - Very Large

Toronto, Canada

Sun Life migrated to Atlassian Cloud, saving $250,000 in 10 months. The company increased efficiency by 80% using Confluence Cloud. User satisfaction scores reached 97% after the migration. Teams cen...tralized workflows and improved collaboration with Jira Cloud and Confluence Cloud. Employees adapted quickly, citing easier access to information and better security. The migration was supported by Adaptavist and Atlassian’s migration tools.

The Telegraph - Entertainment And Media - Large

London, UK

Jira Service Management helped The Telegraph bring IT service management in-house. The team launched the new system in under three months. They cut resolution time by 66% and wait time by 50%. Custom...er satisfaction rose by 140%. Integration with Jira Software and Confluence improved collaboration and self-service support. The Telegraph now supports 25 million monthly users across its digital and print platforms.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What buyers ask before choosing Confluence

What is Confluence?

Confluence is a workspace collaboration software that helps in project collaboration, knowledge management thereby aiding in employee engagement and team work.

This tool can be used by different functions - developers, HR, sales and marketing and any function that needs collaborative tool. Confluence provides support for various artifacts for collaboration - meeting notes, policy documents, product requirements and marketing plans to name a few with associated templates. It helps in keeping the work artifacts organized with search ability to look for content easily.

It supports collaborative review with ability to give feedback inline with comments.

What is Confluence used for?

Confluence is a Knowledge Management Software mainly used by its customers to Scale Best Practices and Improve Internal Communications by Collaboration, Knowledge Management and Content Management .

What are the top features of Confluence?

Templates, Widgets and Alerts: popups & Notifications are some of the top features of Confluence.

Who uses Confluence?

Confluence is used by Computer Software, Information Technology And Services and Internet among other industries.

What are Confluence alternatives?

Livepro, Shelf.Io, Slite and Panviva are popular alternatives for Confluence.

Where is Confluence located?

Confluence is headquartered at Level 6/341 George St, Sydney, NSW 2000, AU.
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Peers used Confluence for collaboration and knowledge management

Confluence Features

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FEATURE RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

3.34/5

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Analytics

4.31/5

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Custom Reports

3.41/5

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CAPABILITIES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

3.34/5

Read Reviews (6)
Analytics

4.31/5

Read Reviews (185)
Custom Reports

3.41/5

Read Reviews (2152)

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Atlassian US, Inc News

Awards

Atlassian (DX) Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Developer Productivity Insight Platforms

Atlassian has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Developer Productivity Insight Platforms. The recognition highlights Atlassian's ability to execute and completeness of vision in the DPIP market. Atlassian's DX platform integrates AI measurement capabilities, helping organizations quantify AI's impact on productivity and providing insights at an enterprise scale.

Product

Bamboo, Confluence & Co.: Atlassian closes 100 security vulnerabilities

Atlassian has addressed 100 security vulnerabilities across its products, including Bitbucket, Confluence, and Jira Service Management. The updates, which include fixes for critical vulnerabilities with CVSS scores of 10, are available immediately. Administrators are advised to install these updates to prevent potential attacks.

Product

Inside Atlassian’s Forge Billing Architecture for Distributed Usage Tracking at Scale

Atlassian has detailed the engineering of its Forge billing platform, designed for usage-based pricing in its cloud application ecosystem. The system processes high-volume events for accurate billing, utilizing a Kafka-based streaming infrastructure for real-time visibility. This architecture supports distributed usage tracking and ensures financial accuracy through validation and normalization processes.

Product

Atlassian, Splunk Patch Critical Vulnerabilities

Atlassian and Splunk have released patches for critical vulnerabilities in their products. Atlassian addressed security defects across multiple products, including Bamboo, Bitbucket, and Jira. The vulnerabilities involved third-party dependencies like Axios and Apache Tomcat. Users are advised to update to patched versions promptly.

Atlassian US, Inc Profile

Company Name

Atlassian US, Inc

Company Website

https://www.atlassian.com/

HQ Location

Level 6/341 George St, Sydney, NSW 2000, AU

Employees

1001-5000

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Financials

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