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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (45.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users Per Month
$0.00 1 users
Confluence
Star Rating
(4,113)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansGitHub
Star Rating
(2,264)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 1 users
Browse all 3 pricing plansConfluence vs GitHub
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found GitHub easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with GitHub overall.
- Reviewers felt that GitHub meets the needs of their business better than Confluence.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that GitHub is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of GitHub over Confluence.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Confluence
Free
Free
10 Users Per Month
Free forever for 10 users
- Pages & Spaces
- Organize & connect work with databases
- Hundreds of templates
GitHub
Free for Individuals and Organizations
$0.00
1 users
Basics for teams and developers
- Unlimited public/private repositories
- Unlimited collaborators
- 2,000 Actions minutes/month (Free for public repositories)
Free Trial
Confluence
Free Trial is available
GitHub
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
3,518
9.3
1,962
Ease of Use
8.0
3,548
8.7
1,978
Ease of Setup
8.2
1,051
9.0
589
Ease of Admin
8.0
817
8.7
450
Quality of Support
8.1
2,388
8.8
1,569
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
737
8.9
386
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
3,461
8.9
1,914
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
142
Not enough data
9.1
147
Not enough data
8.7
144
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
145
Not enough data
8.6
134
Not enough data
8.9
136
Not enough data
9.0
147
Not enough data
8.3
133
Processes
Not enough data
9.1
146
Not enough data
8.8
144
Not enough data
8.7
142
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
48
Not enough data
9.0
47
Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
9.0
50
Testing
Not enough data
9.3
49
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.9
43
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
9.0
43
Not enough data
8.5
42
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Not enough data
10.0
14
Administration
Not enough data
9.1
98
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
8.8
99
Not enough data
9.2
99
Automation
Not enough data
8.9
97
Not enough data
8.7
91
Not enough data
8.8
96
Not enough data
8.9
91
IT Management
Not enough data
9.0
99
Not enough data
9.0
91
Not enough data
8.9
89
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
238
Not enough data
9.2
241
Not enough data
8.9
238
Management
Not enough data
9.0
236
Not enough data
8.5
231
Not enough data
9.0
239
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
Not enough data
9.4
29
Not enough data
9.2
29
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
9.2
30
Not enough data
9.2
29
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
8.9
191
Not enough data
8.9
188
Not enough data
9.0
192
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
186
Not enough data
8.9
196
Not enough data
9.0
184
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
9.5
26
Not enough data
9.4
26
Not enough data
9.3
26
Knowledge Pages
8.5
735
Not enough data
8.4
717
Not enough data
8.8
738
Not enough data
8.3
635
Not enough data
7.8
422
Not enough data
8.7
473
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
8.3
655
Not enough data
8.6
738
Not enough data
9.1
779
Not enough data
8.6
764
Not enough data
8.1
458
Not enough data
7.8
408
Not enough data
8.8
454
Not enough data
8.3
431
Not enough data
8.5
428
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
7.6
164
Not enough data
7.5
163
Not enough data
7.5
162
Not enough data
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
74
Not enough data
9.1
78
Not enough data
9.2
77
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
9.1
78
Not enough data
8.9
75
Login Options
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.1
29
Not enough data
Productivity
7.3
28
Not enough data
7.8
28
Not enough data
7.8
30
Not enough data
7.1
28
Not enough data
7.6
29
Not enough data
Customization
7.9
29
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
8.0
29
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
7.1
26
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
Automation
8.5
41
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
8.6
40
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
9.0
39
Not enough data
Project management
8.9
39
Not enough data
8.3
39
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
8.3
39
Not enough data
7.9
39
Not enough data
8.2
39
Not enough data
Workload
7.9
39
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.1
38
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.7
39
Not enough data
9.0
41
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
Cost Management
7.6
39
Not enough data
7.7
39
Not enough data
7.6
39
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.0
40
Not enough data
7.9
39
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
39
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
7.8
36
Not enough data
7.8
36
Not enough data
8.0
37
Not enough data
8.2
36
Not enough data
Communication
7.0
54
Not enough data
8.5
56
Not enough data
7.7
51
Not enough data
8.1
56
Not enough data
8.3
52
Not enough data
Content & Documents
8.9
56
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
8.7
54
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
Controls
8.4
51
Not enough data
8.7
51
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
8.0
50
Not enough data
8.3
51
Not enough data
Project Management
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.5
53
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
9.1
52
Not enough data
8.7
53
Not enough data
8.7
52
Not enough data
7.2
51
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
51
Not enough data
7.7
50
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
7.1
48
Not enough data
7.6
48
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.9
137
Not enough data
9.2
136
Not enough data
8.6
133
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
134
Not enough data
8.9
136
Not enough data
8.7
134
Processes
Not enough data
8.9
136
Not enough data
8.8
134
Not enough data
9.1
138
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
223
Not enough data
9.0
212
Not enough data
8.7
204
Management
Not enough data
8.9
217
Not enough data
8.9
213
Not enough data
8.3
208
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.8
33
Documentation
Not enough data
8.8
184
Not enough data
8.8
179
Not enough data
8.6
170
Security
Not enough data
8.3
167
Not enough data
8.6
168
Not enough data
9.0
177
Management and Discovery - IT Documentation
8.4
174
Not enough data
8.5
175
Not enough data
8.5
172
Not enough data
Operations - IT Documentation
8.5
170
Not enough data
8.0
171
Not enough data
8.2
168
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Confluence and GitHub share no categories
Unique Categories
Confluence is categorized as Project Collaboration, Knowledge Base, Unified Workspaces, Work Management, and IT Documentation
GitHub is categorized as DevOps Platforms, Software Composition Analysis, Cloud Infrastructure Automation, Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Application Release Orchestration, Version Control Hosting, Peer Code Review, Continuous Delivery, Gaming Tools, Bug Tracking, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Build Automation, and Secure Code Review
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Confluence
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
GitHub
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
20.9%
Information Technology and Services
19.7%
Internet
6.5%
Financial Services
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.0%
Other
43.4%
Computer Software
31.7%
Information Technology and Services
22.7%
Internet
6.7%
Higher Education
3.4%
Financial Services
3.2%
Other
32.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is confluence tool used for?
6 Comments
TS
In short, it is a tool to collaborate on content across an organization, track changes/workflows for policies and procedures, and even act as an internal...Read more
Uses for Confluence?
3 Comments
FP
Yes we use it. We have an internal intranet on sharepoint but we use confluence for all our development documentation because it has its tight integration...Read more
What are the characteristics of confluence?
3 Comments
JK
It's a helpful tool for documentation, summaries, and collaboration. Information is organized and surfaced in a comprehensive (but not overwhelming) format....Read more
What is GitHub used for?
8 Comments
MK
- store software source code
- use actions to execute CI / CD and publish artefacts / create releases
- lightweight software project managementRead more
What can GitHub be used for?
5 Comments
MS
It's a platform for version controlling. Where group of people collaborate each other and work on a single project. Read more
What does GitHub mean?
2 Comments
JV
It is a platform for doing projects based on serveral services like website development projects etcRead more
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