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"We have found limiting permissions and history very valuable.""Confluence can link any ticket or task from JIRA to be included on the Confluence page.""This solution allowed us to easily input details beyond just text, such as creating basic data charts to monitor team performance.""The scalability is enough for our use cases. It covers all our needs.""The templates are a valuable feature. You can make templates. There is a space inside where you can create pages. When you use the template, the page auto-generates text and images. You do not have to think about the structure of your page as well, which I think is a very good thing for a user. Because usually when you're in front of a blank page, it can be a bit dreadful to know where to start.""Confluence is easy to use and integrate with other solutions, including social media platforms.""It integrates well with other Atlassian products""Easy to share information and the integration with JIRA is good."

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"It is really easy to load files to and from this solution.""Governance and ease of use are why I think a lot of people like Box, including ourselves. Basically, we're concerned about what information is being sent to Box, so we use a lot of the Box governance features to make sure that what is being sent to Box is appropriate. If it is not appropriate, it is not allowed to be sent. It is also pretty easy to use. It is the easiest to use for customers and for technologists.""Box is extremely stable, they have not been hacked or lost any data in the past seventeen years. I am very impressed with it.""File sharing, authorization on the back, its ease of use and reliable uptime performance are valuable features of this solution.""The solution is used for data storage and any kind of visualization.""File sharing with collaborators not on the same domain with offline access from multiple devices: I work on many projects that are multi-organizational, such as with customers, suppliers, or acquisitions.""The solution is scalable.""Box is very realistic when it comes to sharing capabilities."

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Cons
"I would like to see integration with Slack.""I would like to see more macros provided by the company included in the license.""The standard table capability is substandard and virtually unusable.""I would like to see the text editor upgraded from its current limited abilities.""The flexibility and simplicity of this solution could be improved. We would also like the ability to add plugins.""It would be interesting if they had graphical templates that allowed typical agile ceremonies to be documented better.""The scalability for larger companies could be improved.""In the next release, I would like to have the ability to import pictures."

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"Better integration with other solutions is needed.""The upload speed needs improvement.""I don't like the low level of role-based security it provides – it's very cumbersome, and the support is ordinary at times.""I find their API to be quite complex and it could be more straightforward.""With OneDrive, you can continuously save your files over a Box folder. That is something I wish we could have.""I would love to see the ability to invite collaborators extended to a file level, not just the folder level.""Tasks and comments could be easier to see, report, search, and manage.""It could be cheaper."

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  • "For us, it's free to use. We don't pay any licensing."
  • "When you purchase this solution you get some support."
  • "The issues I have with the pricing are in respect to the add-ons."
  • "The price of the on-premises data center version is too expensive."
  • "Licenses are quite expensive"
  • "There is an annual license."
  • "Pricing wise, it ends up being an expensive solution. In the beginning it's cheap, but by the time you have all the functions you need, it turns out to be expensive."
  • "We have a site license for Atlassian Confluence and there are some limitations on external users."
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  • "The pricing may seem steep at first, but delve into the features and you'll soon realize it is incredible value for what you get."
  • "It is expensive per head, as you need the enterprise license to get full security and tools. So negotiate a discount!"
  • "Better sign a full year's contract to get a discount."
  • "I'm in Higher Ed, so we purchase through Internet2-Net+. I absolutely recommend going that route for Higher Ed customers."
  • "A business account has a minimum of three users. If you are more than three people in-house, go for the Enterprise version. All the external users are free of charge."
  • "Our pricing and licensing is excellent. I'd tell all Higher Ed customers to talk with Internet2 for excellent pricing and support."
  • "I believe Box is cheaper than SharePoint."
  • "They are very price competitive when pushed. Initially, they come out with a standard list price, but they are willing to be very competitive. The Box price was pretty much equal to or lower than the Citrix price, and Box has more features."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Atlassian Confluence is flexible and allows adding different types of context on the page and connecting a hypertext, like a web page, without a source.
    Top Answer:When it comes to affordability, I give it an eight out of ten. It's reasonably priced since many people are using it.
    Top Answer:Atlassian Confluence is not really a community-friendly solution. If you have a company, you'll have a license for each person, but it does not have such features as commenters. For example, Jira… more »
    Top Answer:The solution is used for data storage and any kind of visualization.
    Top Answer:The solution does not have the feature to retrieve deleted data. The solution's data security should be improved. While outsiders cannot access it, people within the organization can access the data… more »
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    Overview

    Project management is easy with Atlassian's Confluence as your single source of truth. It integrates with JIRA so you can easily add context to your projects in one central location. Create and track issues & product requirements, publish release reports, track release progress, and more when you connect Confluence and JIRA. Confluence allows you to create, share, evolve, and capture your team's project documentation so you can collaborate better, smarter, and as a team.

    Confluence also organizes your powerful repository of information, opinions, and knowledge to help you answer questions, create how-to docs, and possibly identify the next big thing. Logical and consistent management of knowledge and a powerful search engine ensure that you can always find the right content, when you need it most. Share, organize, and discover content all in one platform.

    Confluence has multiple deployment options to provide the flexibility your organization needs.

    Cloud is a fully hosted service for customers who want to iterate quickly and have us take care of managing the infrastructure.

    For customers who need to run our applications behind their firewall, we have Server and Data Center options. Server delivers greater capacity for a larger user base and gives you more control, allowing you to remain compliant with your enterprise IT, security, IP and privacy policies. For our largest customers, Data Center provides all the capability of our Server option, along with high availability, instant scalability and performance at scale.

    Atlassian also offers premium support and strategic services for enterprise customers. Technical Account Managers are cross-functional technical advisors providing proactive planning and strategic guidance across your organization. Premier Support goes above and beyond our standard offerings to give you account-wide support from a team of senior support engineers.

    Box is a Modern Content Management Platform for companies of all sizes and industries. The difference that Box brings is that it offers the security and controls admins need with the sharing and collaboration capabilities end users want. Box has made it easier for people to securely share ideas, collaborate and get work done faster. Today, more than 62,000 businesses, including 59% of the Fortune 500, trust Box to manage content in the cloud.

    The Box platform provides HIPAA, FINRA, FedRAMP, and many other compliances to go with granular access permissions and advanced security capabilities.

    By using Box you can sync, share, and collaborate on all types of files, anywhere, on any device - but that's just the beginning. You can choose where to store your data, to manage your own encryption keys, and set workflows to automate content-based processes. You can also assign custom metadata tags to content, watermark sensitive content, and set file retention or legal hold policies.

    Box has deep, native integrations with Microsoft Office and Outlook, Google Apps for Work, Salesforce, Netsuite, Docusign, Adobe, and many other best-of-breed solutions you may already be using.

    Sample Customers
    Facebook, Skype, Microsoft, NASA, Netflix, Adobe, Bonobos, LinkedIn, Pfizer, Citi.
    GE, Toyota, P&G, Caterpillar, Flex, Schneider Electric, Sally Beauty, Eurostar, AstraZeneca, AirBnB, Whirlpool, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Nationwide, Aeropostale etc
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Cloud Provider6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization64%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    Computer Software Company5%
    Manufacturing Company4%
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    Non Tech Company26%
    University10%
    Construction Company10%
    Real Estate/Law Firm10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization47%
    Computer Software Company7%
    Financial Services Firm5%
    Manufacturing Company5%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise44%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business7%
    Midsize Enterprise68%
    Large Enterprise25%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise54%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise51%
    Large Enterprise34%

    Atlassian Confluence is ranked 2nd in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) with 42 reviews while Box is ranked 4th in Enterprise Content Management with 10 reviews. Atlassian Confluence is rated 8.2, while Box is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Atlassian Confluence writes "Flexible, efficient, allows the concurrent development of documentation and lets you add comments offline". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Box writes "User-friendly, easy to navigate, and has helpful support". Atlassian Confluence is most compared with Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint and OpenText Documentum, whereas Box is most compared with SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive, Citrix ShareFile, Office 365 and Nasuni.

    We monitor all Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.