Atlassian Confluence vs Microsoft Teams comparison

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Updated on Apr 4, 2022

We performed a comparison between Atlassian Confluence and Microsoft Teams based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.

  • Ease of Deployment: Users of both solutions tell us deployment is very easy.
  • Features: The Wiki software that comes with Atlassian Confluence is a user favorite. Atlassian Confluence is extremely intuitive and user-friendly; one doesn’t have to be tech-savvy to use it. Atlassian Confluence has a great offering of templates that can be used for just about any situation, such as creating documents, charts, or enhanced tables. The hyper-linking and drawing tools are many users' favorite features. Atlassian Confluence recently stopped offering the self-hosted version of the product, which is a big dissatisfier for many users. The cloud-based service currently offered can be very expensive for smaller companies. Users would like more flexibility when it comes to editing a page to make it look the way they want it to look.

    Microsoft Teams has good conference call quality and users tell us it is perfect for large group meetings - the up to 90k+ capacity is amazing! The simplicity of scheduling for video conferencing, especially when using Outlook for email and calendar, makes everything super easy. One click schedules the meeting and one more click activates the meeting. It's that easy. Users tell us Microsoft Teams has different options for backgrounds, which many teams like very much. One favorite feature is the repository, which is great for knowledge management. Users can store and retrieve documents, maintain control, and collaborate freely and easily with each other. Users would like to see the same functionality between mobile and desktop applications, to make things less confusing. Some of the features vary greatly and this can make things somewhat difficult. Microsoft Teams takes up a lot of bandwidth, which can slow things down at peak times. This can also affect things like screen sharing, downloading, and losing sound and video.
  • Pricing: Users of both these solutions find the pricing to be very competitive.
  • Service and Support: Users of both these solutions tell us the need for technical support is rare, but when they do reach out they are happy with the response they receive.

Comparison Results: Based on the above variables we would conclude that Microsoft Teams finishes ahead of Atlassian Confluence. With Microsoft Teams, users get great collaborative options, documentation workflows, and follow-up. The additional benefit of extraordinary call conferencing options that are fully integrated with the entire Microsoft ecosystem makes it a very easy choice for many users.

To learn more, read our detailed Atlassian Confluence vs. Microsoft Teams Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The solution helped us to see where we were going wrong and where we were doing good, and that helped us to make proper decisions""It is a good collaboration tool.""It's easy to use and you can create all types of pages.""The most valuable features are the ease of creating documentation, as well as charts.""The most valuable feature of Atlassian Confluence is the ability to access your files from anywhere.""With Confluence, everything is in one place, so it's easy to find documentation.""There is a good library of templates for a wide range of needs.""The initial setup is very easy."

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"Screen sharing and chat retention are the most valuable features of Microsoft Teams.""The initial setup was okay.""I like the video call and document-sharing features.""The conversation capabilities and document management are the solution's most valuable features.""I am impressed with the tool's integration with SharePoint where we can access it with a single click from the platform. The solution is available in web and mobile versions so it gives a seamless experience when we move from one device to another. Especially when you're on the calls, you don't need to get out of one device, and then log in to another, and then join that meeting. You need to just switch.""The most valuable feature of Microsoft Teams is the ability to create Google calendar invites. When I click on that option to create an invite, it will go straight to Google in my web browser, and it creates a meeting folder. I'm able to share it with the customers. I've not seen that option in Zoom. Additionally, the solution has high performance, and the video and quality of the calls are good. It has all the features that I need.""I think it is stable when I use it for meetings with my customers...The initial setup of Microsoft Teams is easy.""Sharing screens is valuable."

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Cons
"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.""RAM usage seems to be higher than it should be.""It lacks ease of integration.""When we import the data in Confluence from Word or any other document, the formatting is not correct.""In the next release, I would like to have the ability to import pictures.""Some macros can be technical, and they are better managed on the Confluence cloud rather than on-premises. For example, when you add an image on the cloud, you can resize it just by using the mouse. This is not the case on-premises yet. You have to write pixels of the size of the image sometimes. Some of the very old macros are still there, and some of them are technical. It can be hard for users if they are not from an IT background to understand how to use them quickly.""The cost of the solution is too high.""An area for improvement in Atlassian Confluence is encouraging more vital interaction among the project members or users involved. I was researching a tool that could be used for better interactions offline among users on a specific topic or discussion. That feature would make Atlassian Confluence better."

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"The solution needs to be integrated with Microsoft Planner. I have also faced issues with stability in the first month.""The solution's stability can be better.""Microsoft Teams could log in faster.""The security needs improvement, as well as the ability to back up private chats.""The remote control needs some improvement.""They should allow switching between windows in a Teams meeting.""The solution could be lighter in terms of storage performance.""Its screen-sharing feature could be better compared to a few competitors."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "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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  • "Pricing is free to a threshold and then after that you have to license per user."
  • "It is the standard license which is part of many Office packets."
  • "We are satisfied with the price of this solution."
  • "If you have content that requires more security and you want to use it in a more secure manner, with more protection, then it will come at a higher cost."
  • "If you have clients who do not have a computer and are joining with their phones it's an additional fee of $5.00 per user."
  • "The pricing for Teams is very competitive."
  • "My understanding is that there are licensing fees, but I'm not sure how much they might be."
  • "It is affordable because it also includes the licenses on Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office and SharePoint."
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    Answers from the Community
    Netanya Carmi
    Tom - PeerSpot reviewerTom
    User

    Because Microsoft Teams is not a wiki, therefore it makes no sense to compare it to Confluence, a wiki.


    And one should be careful not to store wiki content in (Teams) chats because the data in the chat is not structured and is very difficult to find again.

    We would never choose Atlassian products again because the prices increase very much every year, longstanding errors are not fixed, the licensing for on-premise is exorbitantly high and you are practically forced to store the data on the Atlassian servers.


    That's why we have several projects underway that aim to replace JIRA, Confluence, etc. And it is a great joy and relief for all team members to be getting closer to this goal.

    reviewer1650858 - PeerSpot reviewerreviewer1650858 (Works)
    User

    Microsoft Teams has good conference call quality and is perfect for large group meetings - the up to 90k+ capacity is amazing! The simplicity of scheduling for video conferencing, especially when using Outlook for email and calendar, makes everything very easy. One click to schedule the meeting, one click activates the meeting. It's that easy. They offer different options with backgrounds, which our teams like very much. One favorite feature is the repository, which is great for knowledge management. We can store and retrieve documents, maintain control, and collaborate freely and easily with each other.


    We would like to see the same functionality between mobile and desktop applications, though. Some of the features vary greatly and this can make things difficult. Microsoft Teams takes up a lot of bandwidth, which can slow things down at peak times. This can also affect things like screen sharing, downloading, and losing sound and video.


    The Wiki software that comes with Atlassian Confluence is great. Atlassian Confluence is extremely intuitive and user-friendly; you don’t have to be tech-savvy to use it. Atlassian Confluence has a great offering of templates that can be used for just about any situation, such as creating documents, charts, or enhanced tables. The hyper-linking and drawing tools are one of our favorite features.


    Atlassian Confluence recently stopped offering the self-hosted version of the product. The cloud-based service currently offered can be very expensive for smaller companies. There could also be more flexibility when it comes to editing a page to make it look the way you want it to look.


    Conclusion


    For what we were looking for, we felt Microsoft Teams was the best fit. You get great collaborative options, documentation workflows, and follow-up. The additional benefit of extraordinary call conferencing options that are fully integrated with the Microsoft ecosystem made it a very easy choice for us.

    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 tool's integration with OneNote and Power BI is good. The current version of Microsoft Teams is significantly more user-friendly compared to previous versions. I find it easy to handle any user… more »
    Top Answer:I rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten. Its pricing is fixed.
    Top Answer:Microsoft Teams' current features are not user-friendly, making it difficult for end-users to locate and understand them. There have also been issues with crashes, which is a concern in the current… 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.

    At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our mission is grounded in both the world in which we live and the future we strive to create. Today, we live in a mobile-first, cloud-first world, and the transformation we are driving across our businesses is designed to enable Microsoft and our customers to thrive in this world.

    We do business in 170 countries and are made up of 114,000 passionate employees dedicated to fulfilling our mission of helping you and your organization achieve more.

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    Atlassian Confluence is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Social Software with 95 reviews while Microsoft Teams is ranked 1st in Enterprise Social Software with 144 reviews. Atlassian Confluence is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Teams 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 Microsoft Teams writes "Great for project planning and monitoring with easy communication capabilities". Atlassian Confluence is most compared with Office 365, Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, Zendesk and Slack, whereas Microsoft Teams is most compared with SharePoint, Symphony, Loom, Chatter and Huddle. See our Atlassian Confluence vs. Microsoft Teams report.

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