We performed a comparison between Atlassian Confluence and HCL Connections 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."The most valuable feature of the solution stems from its document-controlling feature. In Atlassian Confluence, controlled documents cannot be edited by anyone else."
"The most valuable feature of Atlassian Confluence is the ability to access your files from anywhere."
"The scalability is enough for our use cases. It covers all our needs."
"What I find the most valuable about Confluence is how easy it is to use."
"We value the way we can tag documentation to Jira because we can cross-reference a Jira ticket to a Confluence page, and we can also add a Confluence page to a Jira ticket."
"What's most valuable to me in Atlassian Confluence is that it allows the concurrent development of documentation. I also like how you can add comments offline and implement changes directly on the document."
"It is a good collaboration tool."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the Activity flow that is used to catch new activities."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"I would like Confluence to include the ability to draw flowcharts and diagrams."
"I'd like to see some improved reporting on usage."
"When you are creating a table in Confluence, there is no tool to export it into Excel sheet for quick references. We can only export it as an a PDF file, but not into an editable file."
"Atlassian should rethink its withdrawal of the self-hosted version of the product. They only offer cloud-based service or the "datacenter-edition", which is quite expensive for small companies and private users."
"In the next release, I would like to have the ability to import pictures."
"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."
"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 inclusion of a file plugin for Windows Explorer would make it easier to use."
"The support is an area where the product can improve...If you are having an issue on a Monday, the support personnel will contact you next Monday."
Atlassian Confluence is ranked 2nd in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) with 99 reviews while HCL Connections is ranked 6th in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) with 55 reviews. Atlassian Confluence is rated 8.2, while HCL Connections is rated 8.2. 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 HCL Connections writes "Provides potent document sharing with good integration with the Microsoft desktop and smartphones". Atlassian Confluence is most compared with Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint and Zendesk, whereas HCL Connections is most compared with SharePoint, Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Business. See our Atlassian Confluence vs. HCL Connections report.
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