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 8.4, and holds a 15.1% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #11 in CCP , and holds a 9.6% 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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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 (3rd), Knowledge Management Software (1st)

Microsoft OneDrive

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Content Collaboration Platforms (11th)

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 15.1%, down 18.2% compared to last year.
Microsoft OneDrive, on the other hand, focuses on Content Collaboration Platforms, holds 9.6% mindshare, down 12.9% since last year.

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Rabindra K Maharana

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

"It seems highly scalable. There are 500 end users using this solution."

"It's easy to search for information."

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

"It is easy to use."

"It is stable and reliable."

"The initial setup is very easy."

"What I like the most is the Wiki software that comes with Atlassian Confluence."

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

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"It is free if you use Microsoft Office 365."

"Scalability is good just because it is a cloud-based product."

"The stability of Microsoft OneDrive is very good, it is reliable. There were multiple instances where I had lost my valuable data on hard drives in several other places. However, with Microsoft OneDrive, I've never lost a single file."

"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."

"It is well integrated with other Microsoft products."

"It's pretty easy to learn. Once someone taught me, I was able to navigate it quite easily."

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

"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."

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Cons

"Managing user permissions and credentials could be easier."

"It would be good if they can continue working towards making documentation and editing as quick and easy as possible. It has got a lot of capability, but I don't know how to use it. I don't find some of the things that intuitive. Sometimes, it doesn't seem obvious to me how to use it, but it is like learning any new tool. You actually need to get trained on the tool to get maximum out of it."

"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."

"Some aspects of the drawing perspective could be improved. When we upgrade a design and make technical architecture drawings to publish, we still use Visio first and then copy and paste it. If this feature were available on Confluence, it would be a useful tool."

"There are some issues with performance when creating tables."

"I would like Confluence to include the ability to draw flowcharts and diagrams."

"The UX is a little bit all over the place."

"Atlassian needs to provide the source editor or a built-in plugin."

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"Performance is an issue when sharing a large number of files in a single folder."

"The initial setup is not easy."

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

"An online video player would be great, since sometimes you have to download the video to play it."

"No one gets an alert when files are deleted."

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

"Technical support is not very impressive and is typical of large company software support."

"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

"Confluence charges an extra fee for analytics."

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

"To my knowledge, Atlassian Confluence had a pricing approach which is a commercial open-source solution, so that if you are a company, you had to pay an amount. This fee was not huge compared to other traditional solutions, and it was free for personal use or if you were an individual."

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

"In my opinion, it's worth the investment"

"For us, it's free to use. We don't pay any licensing."

"The Confluence pricing is good. The only challenge we have experienced is with Jira and the add ons we use that need to be paid for separately."

"We have to pay licensing fees."

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

37%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

17%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

Chevron, Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, DBS, Nestle, Lowe's, MGM Resorts, Textron, MGM Resorts

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