Comparison
Confluence vs Outline
Overview
Confluence is a team wiki and knowledge management platform by Atlassian for creating, organizing, and collaborating on documentation, decisions, and project work.
Outline is a team knowledge base and wiki with collaborative editing, search, permissions, and AI question answering, available as both cloud and self-hosted deployments.
Which should you choose?
Confluence is freemium with deep Jira integration, page permissions, and version history, aimed at SMB/enterprise. Outline is a faster, simpler wiki with AI question answering and SSO, subscription-only from $10/month, aimed at startups/SMBs. Choose Confluence if Jira integration and enterprise permissions matter most; choose Outline if you want a faster, simpler wiki experience for a growing team.
TLDR
- —If Jira integration and enterprise-grade permissions matter most, choose Confluence.
- —If you want a faster, simpler wiki experience for a growing team, choose Outline.
Features
- —Page creation and editing
- —Template library
- —Space organization
- —Version history
- —Page permissions
- —Jira integration
- —AI assistance
- —Whiteboards
- —Collaborative docs
- —Collections
- —Search
- —Comments and mentions
- —AI question answering
- —SSO
- —API and webhooks
- —Audit log
Pricing
Confluence
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free forever for up to 10 users. |
| Standard | $5.42/mo | Per user per month. |
| Premium | $10.44/mo | Per user per month. |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Annual enterprise pricing via sales. |
Outline
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1-10 members | $10/mo | Cloud pricing tier for small teams. |
| 11-100 members | $79/mo | Cloud pricing tier for growing teams. |
| 101-200 members | $249/mo | Cloud pricing tier for larger teams. |
| 200+ members | Contact sales | Contact Outline for larger-team pricing. |
Company Fit
Confluence
Outline
Stacks
Confluence
Outline