Compare Confluence and Slack 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$10 per month
$0.00
Confluence
Star Rating
(3,797)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$10 per month
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Star Rating
(34,257)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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Confluence vs Slack
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Slack easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Slack overall.
- Reviewers felt that Slack meets the needs of their business better than Confluence.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Slack is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Slack over Confluence.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Confluence
Team collaboration
$10
per month
- Unlimited workspaces
- Rich content editor
- Page hierarchy and versioning
Slack
Free
$0.00
For teams wanting to try out Slack for an unlimited period of time
- Searchable message archives, up to 10k of your team’s most recent messages
- 10 apps or service integrations
- Native apps for iOS, Android, Mac & Windows Desktop
Free Trial
Confluence
Free Trial is available
Slack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
3,235
9.2
28,508
Ease of Use
7.9
3,253
9.1
29,136
Ease of Setup
8.0
780
9.0
5,803
Ease of Admin
7.9
737
8.8
4,537
Quality of Support
8.0
2,133
8.8
19,450
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
656
9.0
4,027
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
3,183
8.7
27,838
Features by Category
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
Not enough data
8.9
221
Not enough data
8.7
217
Not enough data
8.7
215
Not enough data
8.7
215
Not enough data
8.3
213
Not enough data
8.6
211
Not enough data
8.7
209
Not enough data
8.6
207
Projects
Not enough data
8.7
209
Not enough data
8.5
204
Not enough data
8.0
202
Not enough data
8.5
204
Not enough data
8.6
198
Not enough data
8.4
199
Not enough data
8.4
198
Not enough data
8.2
195
Not enough data
8.2
195
Not enough data
8.4
191
Not enough data
8.4
190
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.4
191
Not enough data
8.5
189
Not enough data
8.6
192
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
8.6
190
Not enough data
8.5
189
Not enough data
8.6
191
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
173
Not enough data
7.9
174
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
12233
Not enough data
9.0
12725
Not enough data
8.6
12119
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.4
8622
Not enough data
8.1
8002
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
12055
Not enough data
9.2
11728
Not enough data
9.0
10181
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
253
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.6
255
Not enough data
8.1
252
Not enough data
7.4
253
Not enough data
7.6
251
Setup
Not enough data
9.2
186
Not enough data
9.1
186
Not enough data
9.0
183
Not enough data
9.0
184
Management
Not enough data
9.1
184
Not enough data
8.8
180
Not enough data
9.0
181
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
172
Presenter Tools
Not enough data
9.2
211
Not enough data
8.8
216
Not enough data
8.6
210
Not enough data
8.8
212
Conferencing Options
Not enough data
9.3
214
Not enough data
9.2
218
Not enough data
9.2
215
Application Tools
Not enough data
8.7
210
Not enough data
8.4
208
Not enough data
8.8
213
Knowledge Pages
8.5
510
Not enough data
8.5
494
Not enough data
8.7
543
Not enough data
8.9
513
Not enough data
8.5
421
Not enough data
8.2
207
Not enough data
8.8
253
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
8.4
436
Not enough data
8.7
519
Not enough data
9.2
562
Not enough data
8.6
548
Not enough data
8.2
250
Not enough data
8.2
204
Not enough data
8.9
246
Not enough data
8.5
229
Not enough data
8.8
228
Not enough data
Login Options
Not enough data
9.3
156
Not enough data
8.8
152
Productivity
Not enough data
8.5
143
Not enough data
8.8
145
Not enough data
8.9
145
Not enough data
8.4
142
Not enough data
8.5
143
Customization
Not enough data
9.0
144
Not enough data
9.2
146
Not enough data
9.0
144
Compatibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Search Queries
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
9.0
258
Not enough data
9.0
255
Not enough data
8.7
252
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
257
Not enough data
8.8
255
Not enough data
9.4
259
Project management
Not enough data
8.9
258
Not enough data
8.6
256
Not enough data
8.7
258
Not enough data
8.6
251
Not enough data
8.7
254
Not enough data
8.6
250
Not enough data
8.5
251
Workload
Not enough data
8.6
247
Not enough data
8.9
250
Not enough data
8.6
249
Not enough data
8.7
247
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.3
250
Not enough data
9.1
249
Not enough data
9.3
252
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.4
246
Not enough data
8.5
247
Not enough data
8.5
245
Integration
Not enough data
8.8
248
Not enough data
8.6
246
Not enough data
8.6
242
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
238
Not enough data
7.9
240
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
256
Not enough data
9.2
258
Not enough data
8.8
253
Not enough data
8.9
253
Not enough data
9.1
253
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.1
254
Not enough data
9.0
250
Not enough data
8.7
250
Not enough data
8.2
244
Controls
Not enough data
8.4
245
Not enough data
8.2
243
Not enough data
8.8
243
Not enough data
8.6
241
Not enough data
8.3
239
Project Management
Not enough data
8.5
241
Not enough data
8.5
241
Not enough data
8.6
241
Not enough data
8.8
240
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
246
Not enough data
8.8
241
Not enough data
9.0
242
Not enough data
8.0
239
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
234
Not enough data
7.3
234
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.2
746
Not enough data
9.0
712
Not enough data
8.6
663
Not enough data
9.5
739
Not enough data
8.9
679
Meeting Coordination
Not enough data
8.9
684
Not enough data
8.8
675
Not enough data
9.0
677
Not enough data
9.3
704
Software Type
Not enough data
9.3
739
Not enough data
9.0
708
Not enough data
9.5
746
Management and Discovery - IT Documentation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations - IT Documentation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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 Slack are categorized as Knowledge Base
Unique Categories
Confluence is categorized as IT Documentation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Confluence
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Slack
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
20.5%
Information Technology and Services
19.3%
Internet
6.9%
Financial Services
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.1%
Other
43.7%
Computer Software
15.1%
Information Technology and Services
12.5%
Marketing and Advertising
8.7%
Internet
5.0%
Higher Education
3.5%
Other
55.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Confluence
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Madeleine B.
Verified User in Financial Services
I LOVE that it is a one stop shop for all work related documents and the fact that it is so easy to use. The search feature is the best.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Collin C.
Verified User in Computer Software
Search is a pain. The more questions are asked in Q&A, the more difficult it becomes to find what you want, because it seems like questions are prioritized over stable doc pages. Search seems to default to "or" so searching for "product feature" will show...
Slack
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Internet
I like the ability to stay up to date on internal conversations by subscribing to different channels. It keeps me in the know in real time, instead of waiting for a meeting to get updates. On a related note, it also declutters my email inbox, and makes...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Internet
Integrations of third-party apps are limited; in their directory they have a few apps that can be easily integrated, however, not all give the expected results.
Madeleine B.
Verified User in Financial Services
I LOVE that it is a one stop shop for all work related documents and the fact that it is so easy to use. The search feature is the best.
Verified User in Internet
I like the ability to stay up to date on internal conversations by subscribing to different channels. It keeps me in the know in real time, instead of waiting for a meeting to get updates. On a related note, it also declutters my email inbox, and makes...
Collin C.
Verified User in Computer Software
Search is a pain. The more questions are asked in Q&A, the more difficult it becomes to find what you want, because it seems like questions are prioritized over stable doc pages. Search seems to default to "or" so searching for "product feature" will show...
Verified User in Internet
Integrations of third-party apps are limited; in their directory they have a few apps that can be easily integrated, however, not all give the expected results.
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
How do I delete a channel in slack?
47 comments
CH
Since this has already been answered, my $0.02 is that you should always archive channels rather than delete them for posterity and/or auditing purposes.Read more
What does slack software do?
28 comments
RR
Slack is messaging and communication platform which allow an individual for video and audio calls and many more.Read more
Is Slack a good tool?
13 comments
BM
Slack adopts an interactive, open-conversation approach, enabling you to effortlessly connect with team members via chat or swiftly initiate huddles (audio...Read more
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