We performed a comparison between Atlassian Confluence and SharePoint based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."There is a good library of templates for a wide range of needs."
"The interface is good....I didn't face any issues with the scalability. It was very good."
"With Confluence, everything is in one place, so it's easy to find documentation."
"The most valuable features are the ease of creating documentation, as well as charts."
"The most valuable feature of Atlassian Confluence it's very easy to use and there are different options."
"Confluence is easy to use and integrate with other solutions, including social media platforms."
"The most valuable feature of Atlassian Confluence is the ability to access your files from anywhere."
"We have found limiting permissions and history very valuable."
"The product makes it easy to manage lists, forms, searching, and security. One of the most valuable features is its integration with Active Directory."
"Quantity and variety of partners with solution development ability on the platform."
"The online editing capabilities, file sharing, auditing, information security, ease of solution management, and the easy user adaptation to the platform are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to easily build intranet sites for communicating within teams, storing documentation, product information, pricing policies, updates on product infrastructure, and other related news."
"What I like about SharePoint is that they keep up with a lot of updates, and they bring out new features. I also like that the system is integrated with the Microsoft 365 suite of apps."
"For SharePoint, I believe the most valuable feature is the customization and allowing you to share and edit files and documents. Being able to share externally and the precise administration of the files in terms of giving permissions and controlling who has access to what is a very good feature."
"Its configuration management ability is critical for document-based systems."
"The search feature is valuable."
"It would be good if they can continue working towards making documentation and editing as quick and easy as possible. It has got a lot of capability, but I don't know how to use it. I don't find some of the things that intuitive. Sometimes, it doesn't seem obvious to me how to use it, but it is like learning any new tool. You actually need to get trained on the tool to get maximum out of it."
"The standard table capability is substandard and virtually unusable."
"RAM usage seems to be higher than it should be."
"An area for improvement would be the intuitiveness of using the features, especially if you want to customize."
"There are some issues with performance when creating tables."
"The price could be improved. I have heard that certain adjustments would be made in 2024 and that it will then be more expensive, but I don't know the specifics."
"The user interface is a little bit stale. The file attachments and how they work could be improved. There is also room for improvement when it comes to CDNs."
"The solution is not very user-friendly."
"Too many versions being released in a short time period. Too much time being devoted to migration planning."
"Improve the user-friendliness."
"It does not integrate despite being part of the Microsoft family."
"The company also needs to make sure that their policies are dictating how information is stored and used, instead of letting SharePoint take control."
"Workflow is something that can become more intelligent."
"Using SharePoint is difficult."
"It should have more user-friendly customization, as it still requires developers to get engaged and build sites."
"I would like it to be more compliant with global regulations. There are certain features which could be included that currently are not there, such as compliance and record management capabilities."
Atlassian Confluence is ranked 2nd in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) with 98 reviews while SharePoint is ranked 1st in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) with 146 reviews. Atlassian Confluence is rated 8.2, while SharePoint is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Atlassian Confluence writes "Good usability, helpful community support, and facilitates well-structured documentation ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SharePoint writes "Good integrations, helps with collaboration, and increases visibility". Atlassian Confluence is most compared with Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Microsoft OneDrive, Zendesk and Slack, whereas SharePoint is most compared with Citrix ShareFile, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, Box and Hyland OnBase. See our Atlassian Confluence vs. SharePoint report.
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