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Atlassian Confluence vs Hyland OnBase comparison

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.2
Users find Atlassian Confluence delivers significant ROI through cost-effectiveness, efficiency, knowledge sharing, and improved operational ease.
Sentiment score
4.6
Hyland OnBase enhances efficiency and cost savings by streamlining processes, reducing paper use, and supporting remote work.
I have seen a return on investment with Hyland OnBase because it provides a very reliable ECM platform for my organization, helps to remove the dependency on paper files and file folders, saves real estate costs, and facilitates the ability to work from anywhere.
Senior Software Engineer at Infosys
There's also prevention of financial loss because I have some workflows designed specifically to validate certain processes, and in the past a lot of money was lost because calculations were done incorrectly.
Analista at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Automation processes that used to take four or three weeks now only require days, and users can be easily trained to implement their own processes.
Process Analyst at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Atlassian Confluence's customer service is friendly, but technical support varies, with some users relying on forums or internal teams.
Sentiment score
5.8
Hyland OnBase offers responsive service, but support quality varies and may require premium packages for enhanced assistance.
This team manages all queries and uses various plugins, such as Tempo for time tracking.
Manager QA at [x]cube LABS
The Atlassian technical support team is reachable through different platforms.
Project Manager at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Our vendor relationship facilitated integration with our system and offered additional service beyond the Hyland OnBase product.
Program Manager at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Whenever I proved it was an issue on their side, they always followed up quickly and professionally and always resolved the problems.
Analista at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Customer support largely falls on us, as many aspects must be handled directly with Hyland.
Process Analyst at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Atlassian Confluence is scalable and adaptable, though large teams may face challenges, especially in high-user cloud environments.
Sentiment score
6.5
Hyland OnBase is praised for scalability and adaptability, efficiently expanding to support growing business demands despite setup costs.
Transitioning to cloud-based services may reduce these costs in the future.
Product owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Hyland OnBase's scalability is one of its most significant strengths.
Process Analyst at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
In the cloud it's easier to handle; you work with pods and other infrastructure elements.
Analista at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Atlassian Confluence is stable and reliable, with rare minor issues, improved performance, and effective communication on maintenance.
Sentiment score
8.2
Hyland OnBase is a stable, reliable platform with strong traceability, high performance, and minimal maintenance, akin to Windows.
Since then they've improved a lot, and now it's very stable.
Analista at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Hyland OnBase was a stable solution that worked effectively for us.
Program Manager at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Users seek improvements in Confluence's search, UI, integration, collaboration, content organization, pricing, and project management features.
Hyland OnBase needs improved usability, integration, and support, with simplified management, enhanced features, and better documentation and pricing adjustments.
The company using Atlassian Confluence needs to have a very clear structure for where information will be organized.
GM at a real estate/law firm with 501-1,000 employees
The software does not currently have any kind of AI integration.
Manager QA at [x]cube LABS
This chart used AI to offer users the option to create it based on the data.
Sr Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The application could potentially be more open-source, allowing integration with more solutions.
Program Manager at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Hyland is working on a new platform (HXP) to integrate features from all products, addressing some concerns.
Product owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
If AI could be used more at an enterprise level, since we are purchasing at an enterprise level for the subscription of Hyland OnBase, I would say if those AI informations would stay within the enterprise and not go outside of our enterprise boundaries, it would be secure and maintain our privacy.
Business Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers find Atlassian Confluence costly due to licensing, user volume, and plugin-related expenses, requiring strategic cost management.
Hyland OnBase offers modular enterprise solutions, with varied pricing and complex licensing, often seen as justified yet expensive.
It streamlines license management and renewal processes, which can otherwise lead to complications or lapses in access.
Manager QA at [x]cube LABS
Money is a factor because Atlassian Confluence is not free.
Project Manager at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
We also paid for workflow licenses, which allowed up to 250 concurrent users.
Program Manager at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
I find pricing to be on the higher side due to its monolithic architecture.
Product owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is very cost-effective and affordable.
Senior Software Engineer at Infosys
 

Valuable Features

Atlassian Confluence integrates with Jira for seamless teamwork, offering flexible collaboration, robust organization, and customizable document management.
Hyland OnBase excels in document management with scalable workflows, easy integration, customization, automation, and robust security features.
You can easily link Atlassian Confluence into a Jira ticket, which allows for a quick overview when you are in the ticket system and the ability to quickly dive deeper into the Wiki directly.
GM at a real estate/law firm with 501-1,000 employees
This tool provides a single repository for interacting with the entire team.
Sr Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
I use Atlassian Confluence for task management and other project management tasks, such as reporting, visualization of tasks, tracking the progress of tickets, and understanding how work is progressing.
Project Manager at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
It provided data security features, allowing restrictions on sensitive documents, such as who could view or modify them.
Program Manager at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
The workflow engine has made the biggest difference for me because it is excellent for automating approval processes.
Senior Software Engineer at Infosys
Hyland OnBase has impacted my organization positively by faster document retrieval, intuitive setup, reduced manual processing, and comes with security.
Business Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Atlassian Confluence
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
109
Ranking in other categories
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (2nd), Enterprise Social Software (3rd), Knowledge Management Software (2nd)
Hyland OnBase
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (13th), Enterprise Content Management (6th), Low-Code Development Platforms (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Atlassian Confluence and Hyland OnBase aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Atlassian Confluence is designed for Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) and holds a mindshare of 15.4%, up 13.3% compared to last year.
Hyland OnBase, on the other hand, focuses on Business Process Management (BPM), holds 1.0% mindshare, down 1.1% since last year.
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Atlassian Confluence15.4%
SharePoint21.6%
Drupal16.6%
Other46.4%
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)
Business Process Management (BPM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Hyland OnBase1.0%
Camunda7.2%
IBM BPM4.3%
Other87.5%
Business Process Management (BPM)
 

Featured Reviews

Talha Hussain. - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Manage projects effectively with seamless task tracking and integration, but deployment requires familiarity
We are conducting all our project management using Atlassian tools. We use Atlassian Confluence for task management, reporting, visualization of tasks, and reviewing the progress of tickets and work I use Atlassian Confluence for task management and other project management tasks, such as…
Joao Santiago - PeerSpot reviewer
Analista at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Digital workflows have transformed meeting minutes and document tracking across departments
There are some particular aspects of Hyland OnBase, such as layouts or some modules that have just been built, that are not designed with the end user in mind. That's something they need to improve. However, even if it's not adequate for the end user, you can still take that and, with custom development, use those modules and APIs in a user-friendly way. They need to improve the interface and usability of Unity and think more about usability. In terms of tool usability, sometimes there are too many clicks to perform an action, which, if you developed it yourself, you could do in two clicks, whereas within Unity you need four or five clicks to do the same process.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Construction Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise54
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise15
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Atlassian Confluence?
Money is a factor because Atlassian Confluence is not free. I need to purchase extra components when adding new projects or employees.
What needs improvement with Atlassian Confluence?
Much of the room for improvement lies not with the tool itself but with how people are using it. In many cases where we have had issues, it has been based on the lack of structure. The company usin...
What is your primary use case for Atlassian Confluence?
We are using Jira as an asset management and ticketing system along with Confluence. We have significant portions of the Atlassian system implemented. Atlassian Confluence is used as a Wiki for Jir...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hyland OnBase?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is very cost-effective and affordable.
What needs improvement with Hyland OnBase?
More training videos, if they are more findable, would improve documentation and training documentations from Hyland's side, because there is a lack of documentation and training materials from Hyl...
What is your primary use case for Hyland OnBase?
As a business analyst, while working on a recent project, I used Hyland OnBase as an enterprise-like document management tool. It was used for storing, organizing, and retrieving invoices regarding...
 

Also Known As

Confluence
OnBase
 

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Sample Customers

Facebook, Skype, Microsoft, NASA, Netflix, Adobe, Bonobos, LinkedIn, Pfizer, Citi.
Honda France Industries, Hill County Texas, Hylant Group, ING Lease France, State of South Carolina, Syracuse University, Swindon College, Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Rochester Institute of Technology, Moen, Odense University Hospital
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