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Atlassian Confluence vs Box - Intelligent Content Management comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

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
5.1
Box effectively reduces turnaround times and enhances compliance, indicating significant returns within 24 months.
 

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
4.9
Box customer service is helpful and superior, though response times may vary without better support contracts.
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
Typically once you do, they are able to provide assistance on whatever you need.
Manager, Technology & Integration at GlobalMac IT
 

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
7.2
Box effectively scales for various organization sizes, though some face large file issues being addressed by Box.
Box - Intelligent Content Management plans have unlimited data, which is great.
Manager, Technology & Integration at GlobalMac IT
I am uncertain about its effectiveness at an enterprise level, where SharePoint might be preferred.
Consultant at a tech vendor with 51-200 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
7.9
Box is highly rated for stability and reliability, with minimal performance issues and rare, quickly resolved outages.
Box was very stable and did not have any latency issues.
Consultant at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Users seek improvements in Confluence's search, UI, integration, collaboration, content organization, pricing, and project management features.
Box needs enhanced security, improved collaboration tools, better integration with Office 365, and more intuitive features at a competitive price.
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
If Box had an AI feature to summarize and identify documents based on their contents, it would significantly enhance usability.
Lead Ai Tech And Tech Automation Engineer at a individual & family service with 11-50 employees
To open and see who is accessing the document now and see my movements across the document or the file we are sharing together.
Senior Projects Manager at Tech-hub
Additional customization with the automation workflows that Box - Intelligent Content Management offers would be helpful.
Manager, Technology & Integration at GlobalMac IT
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers find Atlassian Confluence costly due to licensing, user volume, and plugin-related expenses, requiring strategic cost management.
Box offers competitive pricing and flexible options, but costs may increase with extensive tool usage and API calls.
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
I found the pricing reasonable because when I was working for an IBM partner, Box was free for us.
Senior Projects Manager at Tech-hub
Box - Intelligent Content Management has fairly good pricing for licenses, especially if you do an annual plan.
Manager, Technology & Integration at GlobalMac IT
 

Valuable Features

Atlassian Confluence integrates with Jira for seamless teamwork, offering flexible collaboration, robust organization, and customizable document management.
Users value Box for its seamless integration, robust security, intuitive tools, and features that enhance productivity and optimize workflows.
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 enhances the security of our documents, files, and content.
Information Technology Specialist at Total
Box had a very easy-to-use search feature and a good user interface on its website, which was faster and better than SharePoint.
Consultant at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
I find the synchronization feature most valuable in Box. When I use multiple devices, it syncs them together and gives excellent results.
Senior Projects Manager at Tech-hub
 

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)
Box - Intelligent Content M...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (10th), Cloud Storage (10th), Digital Asset Management (4th), Document Management Software (5th), Content Collaboration Platforms (8th)
 

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 13.4%, down 14.7% compared to last year.
Box - Intelligent Content Management, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 3.6% mindshare, down 4.2% since last year.
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Atlassian Confluence13.4%
SharePoint20.7%
Drupal18.3%
Other47.599999999999994%
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)
Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Box3.6%
SharePoint12.0%
OpenText Documentum Content Management6.5%
Other77.9%
Enterprise Content Management
 

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…
Jeremey Kenney - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Technology & Integration at GlobalMac IT
Secure file governance has improved collaboration and automation for client document workflows
The best features are around security, being able to set up different groups, and the governance features are really great. The new AI functionality that they released has been pretty handy. For governance and security, the audit trail capability is excellent. We are able to see when people interact or change files or if something was deleted, and we can go through and review that audit trail. The AI has been great for creating different workflows that we are able to execute. When a form gets submitted into Box - Intelligent Content Management or a file is uploaded, there are certain automations that we can put in place to where it can essentially generate tickets in our system for new users or other tasks.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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 Business19
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise32
 

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 Box?
I found the pricing reasonable because when I was working for an IBM partner, Box was free for us. We did not go to payment and other matters like this.
What needs improvement with Box?
The biggest friction point I have encountered with Box is mainly the pricing part; I think five dollars for this platform is not necessarily justified. While I have used it for integrating and usin...
What is your primary use case for Box?
My main use case for Box is storing cloud content on its cloud and managing it as a collaborating platform so that I can store secure files and share through Box. I use it for document management a...
 

Also Known As

Confluence
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Sample Customers

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