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Atlassian Confluence vs Objective ECM comparison

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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)
Objective ECM
Average Rating
4.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (25th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Atlassian Confluence and Objective ECM aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Atlassian Confluence is designed for Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) and holds a mindshare of 14.1%, up 13.8% compared to last year.
Objective ECM, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 1.2% mindshare, up 1.0% since last year.
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Atlassian Confluence14.1%
SharePoint21.1%
Drupal17.4%
Other47.4%
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)
Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Objective ECM1.2%
SharePoint11.8%
OpenText Documentum Content Management6.7%
Other80.3%
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…
it_user144594 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The ability to have duplicate document names is very useful for content migration. During trouble-shooting you will discover that the logs are all over the place.
During trouble-shooting you will discover that the logs are all over the place - even on servers you would not expect - and fragmented into dozens of files, yet the detail is excellent. It's Java execution logs, so needs a bit of interpretation skill, though. Speaking of Java, the web interface requires JRE and degrades in mysterious ways without it: No warnings or graceful fall-back. The web UI is otherwise VERY awkward and limited in functionality. The Windows client on the other hand is extremely dated but rich in functionality - not pretty, though. Despite the API, there is no vendor support for integration into any other systems except through HTML frames.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It covers pretty much anything and everything we need and everything our marketing teams would need as well."
"Confluence connects people through content and fosters a collaboration culture, capturing and providing visibility on decisions and conversations while enabling early feedback and situational awareness."
"Formerly used Sharepoint – we like that Confluence has higher usability for the user so we can democratize content creation."
"What I find the most valuable about Confluence is how easy it is to use."
"I don't have a specific number for it, but I consider it to be extensive, given the low cost and widespread use of this tool."
"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."
"The product has a valuable feature for quick verification of documents."
"Confluence essentially handles all of that, which means companies without the means for a dedicated document controller can still implement a QMS, and companies with a document controller benefit from the added efficiencies."
"The ability to have duplicate document names is very useful for content migration."
 

Cons

"We let some data fields get out of control as well as some product submissions, so some type of mass maintenance capability to easily reset or restart the system without losing all configuration options would be helpful."
"Maybe we're only using 10% of it, but we have to pay for everything."
"The discoverability of documents could be improved."
"Customer Service: As an Enterprise Customer the service is not sufficient. Our concerns are not being addressed."
"The way Atlassian Confluence handles tickets could be improved; this process should be easier, more flexible, and more usable, such as the ease of creating a table."
"Sometimes it has issues with cron jobs crashing - I need to check more recent versions to see if this has been resolved."
"I would like Confluence to include the ability to draw flowcharts and diagrams."
"I think the couple of improvement areas would be around Markdown support and support for adding code."
"Upgrades can be nightmares, partly because there can be architecture and engine changes in minor version increments."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For us, it's free to use. We don't pay any licensing."
"There is an annual license."
"The product is neither cheap nor expensive, meaning its price falls somewhere in the mid-range zone."
"The issues I have with the pricing are in respect to the add-ons."
"Confluence charges an extra fee for analytics."
"We pay $350 a month to use the solution."
"Making integration with other tools easier would be beneficial."
"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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
18%
Government
15%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise54
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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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