Head to head
Confluence vs Notion
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
65/100Higher score | 62/100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #1 | #2 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 83 | 92 |
| AI Authority | 71 | 69 |
| Web Authority | 33 | 9 |
| Expert Assessment | 62 | 65 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | Standard $5.16 per user (G2 block labelled "Pricing provided by Confluence"; billing period and currency not verified) · free tier: Free plan available; G2's vendor-supplied block lists it at 10 users | USD $10 per member/month (yearly billing); monthly per-seat rate not captured from the vendor page · free tier: Free $0 per member/month: unlimited pages and blocks for a solo user but limited blocks for 2+ members, 5 MB file uploads, 7-day page history, 10 external guests, 1 chart, 1 notion.site domain, limited Notion AI trial |
| Pricing model | Subscription (per-seat), with a free tier | Subscription (per member/month) with credit-based AI add-ons |
| Best for | Organisations already running Jira that have a dedicated admin or documentation owner to enforce space naming, hierarchy and permission conventions, and that need governed, versioned, permissioned internal documentation — including regulated or large enterprises wanting self-hosted Data Center deployment. | Startups and SMB teams of roughly 5–100 people who want the company wiki, docs and project tracking in one tool and will land on the $20/seat Business tier where SSO, private teamspaces, page verification and Enterprise Search unlock; also strong for students and educators (free Plus) and teams needing unlimited free external guests. |
| Avoid if | You are a small team with no dedicated admin, your primary requirement is fast forgiving search across a large corpus, you are Microsoft-centric, you want a lightweight minimal writing surface, or you are budgeting on headline seat price without modelling marketplace app spend. | You need zero LLM data retention, audit logs or SCIM without an Enterprise negotiation, expect a workable multi-user knowledge base on Free or $10/seat, require firm predictable annual cost despite consumption-based agent credits, have volatile headcount, need GA-status enterprise search today, or must pay by invoice/ACH at self-serve tiers. |
| Markets | SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise, Software & IT teams, Product and project teams | SMB, Startups, Individuals, Education, Enterprise |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | — | — |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.