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Atlassian Confluence vs Symphony comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Atlassian Confluence
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
109
Ranking in other categories
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (2nd), Knowledge Management Software (2nd)
Symphony
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
10th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Atlassian Confluence is 6.5%, down from 9.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symphony is 3.4%, down from 7.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Social Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Atlassian Confluence6.5%
Symphony3.4%
Other90.1%
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…
Nenad Pejcic - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Professional Services Engineer at Aspire Technology
Makes tasks like network planning and performance monitoring much easier
I have experience with solutions from other vendors like Nokia, Huawei, and Tyson. The main pros of Symphony, in comparison, are the modules that provide a comprehensive overview and the automation features for planning data. These aspects are notably beneficial and stand out. On the downside, the major cons revolve around user customization. Unlike other vendors where you can create your reports and customize navigation, Symphony's user optimization in the SCAP module is limited. This lack of flexibility is a significant drawback, especially when compared to other solutions. Overall, while certain modules like those related to SolarWinds are straightforward and comparable, Symphony falls short in terms of user customization.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Documenting everything related to the project is good for me. It enables me to use rich text to document, insert macros and links, highlight with different colors, and organize pages in a hierarchical way."
"This became the primary location where all knowledge documents and other documentation were recorded and held."
"The best feature is the automatic tagging of information in documents. The automatic algorithm highlights irrelevant information that conflict with the actual documents."
"It is very easy to use and setup."
"Wiki is a good solution for non-tech writers."
"We value the way we can tag documentation to Jira because we can cross-reference a Jira ticket to a Confluence page, and we can also add a Confluence page to a Jira ticket."
"It has improved collaboration, transparency, and documentation quality among teams."
"Provides wiki features such as file collaboration."
"I found the RAM Commander module in Symphony to be the most valuable."
"The entire product is good."
"The solution is user-friendly, and it is very good security-wise."
"The entire product is good, and the number of available features justifies its cost."
"The overall functions are good."
"Symphony and Laravel are the most comfortable frameworks for any developer. It is also lightweight."
 

Cons

"I would like Confluence to include the ability to draw flowcharts and diagrams."
"The UI is good but bland. It could be updated a bit to make it more modern and interesting to look at."
"The one way in which this solution could be improved is by offering better design and UI."
"The standard table capability is substandard and virtually unusable."
"An area for improvement would be the intuitiveness of using the features, especially if you want to customize."
"I've always found search to be buggy."
"Being robust when dealing with complex pages, eating too much CPU, badly designed plugins."
"There is no concept of peer review or a draft mode - whatever you write is live."
"The solution is very expensive, and its pricing could be improved."
"The area that needs to be improved is modular asset management. When we are uploading the assets in bulk, it is not aligned."
"To improve the situation, enhancing the functionality for integrating with other applications and addressing ticketing issues is crucial."
"Compared to established vendors, it lacks user flexibility and customization, especially in the PM module."
"The solution needs to improve CI."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a site license for Atlassian Confluence and there are some limitations on external users."
"In my opinion, it's worth the investment"
"We pay $350 a month to use the solution."
"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."
"We have to pay licensing fees."
"There is a license needed to use Atlassian Confluence."
"Confluence charges an extra fee for analytics."
"Making integration with other tools easier would be beneficial."
"It is fairly an expensive product, but works for us."
"Symphony is expensive."
"It's a costly product, but the number of available features justifies it."
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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
45%
Outsourcing Company
5%
Comms Service Provider
5%
Media Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
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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Sample Customers

Facebook, Skype, Microsoft, NASA, Netflix, Adobe, Bonobos, LinkedIn, Pfizer, Citi.
BNP Paribas, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Citi, Credit Suisse, JP Morgan Chase
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