We performed a comparison between Atlassian Confluence, HCL Connections, and SharePoint based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Atlassian, Liferay and others in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals).
"The integration's very good. You still have integration with lots of third party products, and it's very good."
"The most beneficial aspect is real-time collaboration, allowing multiple users to work on the same documents simultaneously."
"Great shareable and co-editing features."
"The solution offers a lot of freedom when drafting directly online."
"The trial stages, the ability to connect it to Jira, and the ability to export in PDF are all good capabilities."
"The interface is good....I didn't face any issues with the scalability. It was very good."
"It is just the fact that it is a one-stop shop for all project documentation. It is compared to storing things in files and directories and stuff like that. It provides the overall usability and accessibility of many projects and documents in one area."
"It's easy to search for information."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is the Activity flow that is used to catch new activities."
"Our staff found it simpler, as they did not have to work within a classification system."
"It has good integration with other MS products."
"The metadata services, the WCF service integration and the Voxel feature are three most valuable elements of this solution."
"It facilitates collaboration and the ability to create custom workflows."
"OneDrive and SharePoint provide a secure, fully auditable way of storing information."
"It is very stable."
"I do like the collaboration around documents. The versioning history has proven useful in some instances as well."
"SharePoint has made things easier with the increased functionality for building the portals, microsites, and total integration with Microsoft categories."
"The flexibility and simplicity of this solution could be improved. We would also like the ability to add plugins."
"The area that needs improvement is the search capability. It should have generalized capabilities."
"The one way in which this solution could be improved is by offering better design and UI."
"Managing user permissions and credentials could be easier."
"We have to use other applications that make Atlassian Confluence more customized for what you want. They should improve by adding the ability to make more customizations."
"There needs to be a flexible pricing model, where we can pick and choose services and customize our pricing model."
"I'd like to see some improved reporting on usage."
"Atlassian needs to provide the source editor or a built-in plugin."
"The support is an area where the product can improve...If you are having an issue on a Monday, the support personnel will contact you next Monday."
"The inclusion of a file plugin for Windows Explorer would make it easier to use."
"I would like a simpler, more cost-effective solution for connecting data sources with workflows and BI tools, or data mining tools."
"Search can be improved a lot because we are always trying to compare it with Google Search. Beyond that, it would be helpful to tag the documents."
"The support is the worst. It is bad when Microsoft support does not even know what to do and you have to tell them. Also, they take too long to solve a problem."
"The initial setup is complex and has room for improvement."
"It should have a Google-caliber search ability and a model-based GUI."
"It should have more user-friendly customization, as it still requires developers to get engaged and build sites."
"Allow more functionalities for the on-premise version. Do not force the move of content to a non-private cloud."
"Integration needs to be more straightforward, particularly with Azure. SharePoint also needs a more comprehensive introductory course for users."
