Confluence vs Notion

Choose Confluence if…

• Companies already on Jira that want a structured, permissioned wiki next to their issue tracker
• Deep two-way integration with Jira
• Large Marketplace of apps and macros

Choose Notion if…

• Teams that want docs, wikis and simple databases in one place
• You need Windows and macOS, which Confluence doesn't list
• Flexible blocks and databases
• Large template gallery

What is Confluence?

Confluence is Atlassian's wiki and documentation tool, organised into spaces that hold trees of pages. Teams use it for product specs, meeting notes, runbooks, HR policies and anything else that needs a shared home. Templates cover common page types, and recent versions add whiteboards, databases, embedded Loom videos and Atlassian's Rovo AI for search, summaries and drafting. Its biggest draw is the Jira connection: issues, roadmaps and sprint reports can be embedded and linked both ways, so engineering-heavy companies often treat the pair as a default. The Marketplace adds thousands of apps for diagrams, approvals and macros. The downsides are a sometimes slow, cluttered editor, search that struggles in large instances, and permissions that need careful planning. Pricing is per user per month with a free tier for small teams and Standard, Premium and Enterprise plans above it. Atlassian is moving customers to its cloud, and the self-managed Data Center edition has an announced end of support. It runs in the browser with mobile apps.

What is Notion?

Notion combines documents, wikis and lightweight databases in a single workspace built from blocks. You can start with a blank page, turn a list into a table or kanban board, and link pages together into a team wiki. Templates cover common setups such as meeting notes, roadmaps and personal trackers. Teams use it as a shared home for planning and documentation, while individuals use it for notes and life admin. It runs in the browser and has desktop and mobile apps, and it relies on a cloud account rather than local files.