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Atlassian Confluence vs Jive comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

Atlassian Confluence
Ranking in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)
2nd
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
3rd
Ranking in Knowledge Management Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
109
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Jive
Ranking in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)
7th
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
7th
Ranking in Knowledge Management Software
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (29th), Web Content Management (20th), Enterprise Intranet (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) category, the mindshare of Atlassian Confluence is 16.3%, up from 12.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Jive is 7.9%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Atlassian Confluence16.3%
Jive7.9%
Other75.8%
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)
 

Featured Reviews

PR
GM at a real estate/law firm with 501-1,000 employees
Collaborative workspace has improved cross-team documentation and now supports structured projects
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 using Atlassian Confluence needs to have a very clear structure for where information will be organized. As I mentioned, we have subsections that contain the same information, which makes searching problematic. When you search for a project, you suddenly get fifteen pages about the same project, which does not make sense. A lot of these issues lie with the site owner who needs to be more structured in their usage of the tool. Atlassian Confluence is used during meetings, especially during product evaluations where we work on collaborative projects. We also use it as a note dashboard for brainstorming and similar activities.
GD
VP - International Business at Amtex S.A.
A flexible solution that improves our administrative efficiency
We use Jive-n for followups on details regarding purchase orders, shipping documents, and other information We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge. This solution provides great flexibility of permission…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Users can create tables and directly pull all Jira tickets into a Tableau format."
"DocOps is a leading edge approach to technical content; we could not have done this without Confluence."
"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."
"The most valuable features are the ease of creating documentation, as well as charts."
"The macros feature in Confluence is quite valuable."
"The ease of use makes it accessible for all users."
"With respect to our experiences with Confluence, we haven't had any issues."
"The integration's very good. You still have integration with lots of third party products, and it's very good."
"The platform works well to collaborate with creating documents or media for a specific goal."
"In comparison to other platforms, Jive-n provides the fastest way to integrate new affiliates into your organization."
"Various business groups were able to collaborate effectively using this tool."
"Colleagues are more informed, it is easier to find content, and silo breaking has significantly improved our collaboration."
"Jive-n offers the best curated experience of the social-based content for enterprises."
"We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge."
"Jive came out on top for feature, price, and ability to meet regulatory needs."
"We recently rebranded our organization and used this tool as our primary channel."
 

Cons

"Managing user permissions and credentials could be easier."
"The product is considered expensive."
"The Atlassian cloud pricing model is pretty steep. Confluence should be accessible by a relatively large audience, but the pricing model prohibits this."
"An area for improvement would be the intuitiveness of using the features, especially if you want to customize."
"The UI is good but bland. It could be updated a bit to make it more modern and interesting to look at."
"Atlassian Confluence could improve how information is shared outside our company. We had some negative experiences with the rights we have with our information when sharing it within Atlassian Confluence and with other teams outside the company. It's due to the limitations on the rights we have on the export capabilities. We don't have sufficient rights to do so."
"I've always found search to be buggy."
"When we have a project that we don't want to share with everybody but want people to know that it exists, there is no way to do this in Confluence. When a project is not shared, people cannot see that it exits."
"Stream activity could be better organized."
"Jive-n can improve their integration, plugins and democratize their configuration abilities."
"The search engine could be improved and also provide some kind of indexing."
"Standard Silver technical support is similar to standard support by all vendors, i.e., not quick enough."
"The mobile app could be better."
"Create a better way of adding users in bulk by email address."
"A visual navigator would be very useful as many colleagues have an issue to find their way and connect the dots."
"We had major performance issues when our user base went up."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Making integration with other tools easier would be beneficial."
"We have to pay licensing fees."
"The issues I have with the pricing are in respect to the add-ons."
"There is an annual license."
"There is a license needed to use Atlassian Confluence."
"In my opinion, it's worth the investment"
"I am using the paid version. My company has purchased it for company employees. We are using Confluence as a company. I don't know how much it costs, but its price is good enough. Its price is not so high."
"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."
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Comparison Review

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Developer with 51-200 employees
Aug 23, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Construction Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

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 Business5
Large Enterprise5
 

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...
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Also Known As

Confluence
Clearspace, Jive SBS, Jive Engage, Jive-x, Jive-n
 

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Sample Customers

Facebook, Skype, Microsoft, NASA, Netflix, Adobe, Bonobos, LinkedIn, Pfizer, Citi.
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