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Atlassian Confluence vs OpenText Vibe vs Slack Business - Enterprise comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Atlassian Confluence13.0%
SharePoint22.9%
Drupal16.7%
Other47.400000000000006%
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)
Enterprise Intranet Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Vibe6.2%
SharePoint18.7%
Hub12.6%
Other62.5%
Enterprise Intranet
Enterprise Social Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Slack Business - Enterprise11.2%
Microsoft Teams8.4%
Atlassian Confluence5.3%
Other75.1%
Enterprise Social Software
 

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_user996663 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Specialist in Laboratory at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
The speed of opening files and folders is too slow and can be very frustrating
It's relatively easy to create folders or workspaces. It's just cumbersome because the files and folders take a while to open. So that's the only issue I have. The rest of the solution is relatively user friendly. The deployment is relatively fast. From creating a brand new workspace to actually using it can be done within a day, depending on how complex it is. I know within our organization they are basically forcing us now to move away from our servers to Vibe. That started in July and there has been a significant change over to Vibe. So it's still new but for a big organization like ours, it's actually impressive how quickly people moved over to Vibe. We did the installation and deployment ourselves and, as an end user, it's been relatively user friendly. It doesn't take long to get familiar with the program, and if you know how it works, it becomes relatively easy to set up a workspace and save documents and edit it.
Akhil Viswam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Threaded collaboration has transformed how our team tracks tickets and monitors automation updates
One suggestion I would make for improving Slack Business - Enterprise is the support of multimedia such as images and videos that we can easily share through Slack. That would be great. Additionally, another thing is AI integration; if Slack has some AI capabilities to get insights about conversations or summarization, that would be a great feature. If Slack has an AI feature that can summarize a particular Slack thread and provide a summary of that, that would be a great feature for us. I would rate it a ten if it comes with some AI features, particularly using generative AI to produce summarization and other kinds of insights from communication in a more secure, data-secure way.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best feature is document management."
"We have found limiting permissions and history very valuable."
"We like that it is a complete knowledge base where anyone can go and search for various types of information."
"I would recommend Confluence, especially for anyone that is using other Atlassian products."
"It is stable and reliable."
"It integrates well with other Atlassian products"
"Confluence has helped us through its ease of use and access to relevant information in a targeted way."
"Just do it, it will give you quick benefits and will change the overall atmosphere when doing things together in one place."
"It's relatively easy to create folders or workspaces."
"We were able to centralize all customer data: files, discussions and technical notes."
"HTML and JSP elements are the most valuable features."
"There were no stability issues; it just works."
"Our end users find great value in building team workspaces to collaborate not only with internal employees, but with third-party consultants and customers as required."
"What I like most about this solution, is the fact that I can access it anywhere and customize it to my needs."
"The features that I found most useful were being able to see who made changes to a document, where the document was in the chain of command, and being able to leave comments to make the process more collaborative."
"Slack Business - Enterprise has impacted our organization positively; it is performing very positively compared to other chat applications and is very helpful at an enterprise level to keep track of everything in separate threads."
"We use Slack for general communication, conference calls, and sharing screens because we have people working from different countries."
"The integration with Google Calendar is easy to use and allows us to receive notifications before meetings."
"It has become easier to use than Teams, which is the main benefit of Slack Business - Enterprise; it is simple and connected."
"I like Slack's notifications. It is more user-friendly and pleasing than Teams."
"The product gives the best user experience."
"Slack is just a communicator, no more."
"Overall, it is a good idea as it works better than most solutions out there."
 

Cons

"There are some issues with performance when creating tables."
"The user interface is a little bit stale. The file attachments and how they work could be improved. There is also room for improvement when it comes to CDNs."
"Atlassian Confluence should improve the interface, it needs to be more user-friendly. It is easy to use, but it could be more intuitive."
"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."
"Managing user permissions and credentials could be easier."
"The discoverability of documents could be improved."
"I would like to see more macros provided by the company included in the license."
"When we import the data in Confluence from Word or any other document, the formatting is not correct."
"The user interface can be changed to 'look' more like a Microsoft one since this will help market the product more."
"The following issues need some attention: better integration with MS Office suite, more flexibility in customizing the colors and themes, custom forms and workflows are powerful, but the interface needs revamping to be easier to work with."
"While we were working on implementing this product, the entire system crashed and we had to reinstall it from a previous version."
"The end user experience could be improved; some functions are a little too complicated for the average user."
"One thing that really needs to improve, is opening files or folders. It takes much longer than when you are getting it to Windows Explorer on the desktop."
"You have to press the BACK button at least three times till it will go back to the previous page. This is something that must be improved."
"The speed of opening files is too slow and should be increased."
"I would like the text in chat to be more customizable."
"The reason is we are moving towards a new CRM, so we have a suitable solution to integrate with the new CRM."
"There is some lag at times."
"We’d like it to have more capability for everyone to work on one doc in real time all at once."
"The solution needs to improve its scalability."
"Slack feels clustered and hence it should improve its design and UI."
"From my perspective, a disadvantage of Slack compared to Teams is that connecting between the apps can be a bit difficult."
"I have found it cumbersome to create and set up groups, or channels."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is neither cheap nor expensive, meaning its price falls somewhere in the mid-range zone."
"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."
"In my opinion, it's worth the investment"
"When you purchase this solution you get some support."
"Licenses are quite expensive"
"We have to pay licensing fees."
"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."
"There is a license needed to use Atlassian Confluence."
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"It is less expensive than one of its competitors."
"The solution is cheap in my country."
"The solution’s pricing is cheap."
"It is an affordable solution."
"Slack is definitely worth the money."
"When it comes to pricing, it is on the expensive side."
"The solution is expensive."
"I would rate the tool's pricing a four out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
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Performing Arts
15%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business39
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise52
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business57
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise23
 

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, contr...
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 proje...
What needs improvement with Atlassian Confluence?
What I would like to improve in the product is definitely the Jira integration. It is hard to tell which product is l...
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What do you like most about Slack?
Nowadays, we don't need to visit an HR portal. Our marketing and human resources teams directly share details about b...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Slack?
I am not aware of pricing, setup costs, or licensing, due to my company's partnership with Slack.
What needs improvement with Slack?
I am uncertain how Slack Business - Enterprise can be improved. Better notification controls, improved threading, and...
 

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