Atlassian Confluence vs Microsoft OneDrive comparison

The compared Atlassian and Microsoft solutions aren't in the same category. Atlassian is ranked #2 in CP , with an average rating of 8.5, and holds a 16.0% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #2 in CCP , with an average rating of 10.0, and holds a 10.7% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Atlassian users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Atlassian Confluence

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90% willing to recommend

Microsoft OneDrive

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90% willing to recommend

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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

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

105

Ranking in other categories

Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (2nd), Enterprise Social Software (2nd), Knowledge Management Software (1st)

Microsoft OneDrive

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Content Collaboration Platforms (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Atlassian Confluence is designed for Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) and holds a mindshare of 16.0%, down 19.4% compared to last year.
Microsoft OneDrive, on the other hand, focuses on Content Collaboration Platforms, holds 10.7% mindshare, down 13.3% since last year.

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RabindraMaharana

Business Consultant at Tech Mahindra Limited

Editing features improve document accessibility

There is a holiday calendar, however, I need to install an app or add something to it. The add-on feature is not readily available or well-documented. Guidance on this should be available in a forum. Recently, I used a feature in another tool—perhaps GitHub—where it helped prepare a chart. It involved listing resources, like having fifteen people in the X team, ten in the Y team, and seven in the Z team. It created a bar chart showing these numbers. This chart used AI to offer users the option to create it based on the data. It was then created on a separate page and made available.

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Victor Bayouwa

Owner at VBTECH-IT

I love the backup capabilities and the offline sync

We use OneDrive to share documents throughout the organization and collaborate. It is also used for backups. The backup capability is one feature I love about OneDrive. I also like how it syncs when you're working offline. Everything is updated once you connect again. It takes too long for…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"With Confluence, everything is in one place, so it's easy to find documentation."

"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."

"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."

"The sharing of information and simple formatting are valuable features. That is, there are no templates, and everything uses one format. This means that people don't need to worry about formatting."

"It is a good collaboration tool."

"The solution offers a lot of freedom when drafting directly online."

"The ease of use has been one of the most valuable features. It has a very simple wiki."

"Confluence can link any ticket or task from JIRA to be included on the Confluence page."

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"The most valuable feature is to be able to modify the file online and keep it stored on the cloud, since it is not necessary to download it to make modifications."

"Ability to share documents."

"Image management is great since the search is simple, and accessing images with labels is easy."

"Being able to use OneDrive as a mapped drive in Windows Explorer is the most valuable feature. Rather than using OneDrive on a browser, you can also open up the Windows Explorer and I can see the file structure in the normal format."

"It was extremely easy to setup."

"The backup capability is one feature I love about OneDrive. I also like how it syncs when you're working offline. Everything is updated once you connect again."

"It is good as a central hub for the storage of documents and sharing among team members."

"It is simple to use and it allows me to give me the opportunity to access anything I want from any device."

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Cons

"The way Atlassian Confluence handles tickets could be improved."

"Confluence cannot replace Microsoft Word at the moment, so even though it can be used as a document management system, it is not meant for document creation, which adds a lot of limitations to it."

"Confluence could incorporate stronger records management and automation features. The current management structure is too open, which becomes an issue."

"I'd like to see some improved reporting on usage."

"The flexibility and simplicity of this solution could be improved. We would also like the ability to add plugins."

"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."

"The UI is good but bland. It could be updated a bit to make it more modern and interesting to look at."

"The one way in which this solution could be improved is by offering better design and UI."

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"The area that can be improved is to be able to share easily with folks outside the organization and with folks who don't have an office account. Sometimes, when you send a link, you might have some form of repetition. If you don't know how to share it properly, whoever you are sharing it with will have issues using it. Also, the link that you use to share a document can be made a bit shorter. It doesn't have to be long. Typically, when you want to share a document, it has everything, such as the name of the organization, SharePoint, etc. A short URL will be easier to use, and it will just make life easier, especially because a lot of people are now going mobile. I'm not sure if there's a mobile version of Microsoft OneDrive, similar to Google Drive. If they don't have a mobile app, it would also be nice to have a mobile app because that would help in checking out your documents. It would be easy to check your documents on the go on your phone."

"The user interface could be a little more intuitive."

"Recent functionality changes have actually made the product more confusing to use."

"There are not enough ways to assign permissions to shared folders and files."

"The security is not as flexible as it is with Dropbox, which means that we can't share our OneDrive files."

"I would advice not storage sensitive information since it could be prone to hacking."

"An increase in the capacity of storage in the free version would be nice."

"It takes too long for OneDrive to synchronize various applications, especially when you are saving office data. It also requires too much bandwidth."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a site license for Atlassian Confluence and there are some limitations on external users."

"Licenses are quite expensive"

"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."

"When you purchase this solution you get some support."

"There is an annual license."

"The issues I have with the pricing are in respect to the add-ons."

"This is a very expensive solution."

"Making integration with other tools easier would be beneficial."

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"This is a pricy solution, given that we are only using it at 50% capacity."

"Costwise, it is a great option. In most cases, it is a free space, which will be more than enough for most customers."

"OneDrive comes with Microsoft 365 so it is just an added part of that package."

"Using this software, it has had an amazing impact moneywise on our business. It allows us to share documents without the need of extra hardware."

"It is free if you are using Office 365, and you get a terabyte of storage with your account."

"The price of Microsoft OneDrive is reasonable and compatible with competitors."

"We pay a lot for the Enterprise version, but it is a premium service."

"The licensing is expensive and on a yearly basis."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

74%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

56%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Atlassian Confluence?

The most valuable feature of the solution stems from its document-controlling feature. In Atlassian Confluence, controlled documents cannot be edited by anyone else.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Atlassian Confluence?

With Atlassian, the costs are reasonable. Although higher than before when we used multiple platforms and licenses, having a collaborative platform like this is advantageous. It streamlines license...

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What needs improvement with Atlassian Confluence?

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What do you like most about Microsoft OneDrive?

The backup capability is one feature I love about OneDrive. I also like how it syncs when you're working offline. Everything is updated once you connect again.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft OneDrive?

It takes too long for OneDrive to synchronize various applications, especially when you are saving office data. It also requires too much bandwidth.

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What is your primary use case for Microsoft OneDrive?

We use OneDrive to share documents throughout the organization and collaborate. It is also used for backups.

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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.

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Microsoft OneDrive for Business gives you online storage that works seamlessly with the tools you use every day to create, communicate, and collaborate from your PC/Mac or your iOS, Android, or Windows device.

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