Compare Confluence and Slack 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (42.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$10 per month
$0.00
Confluence
Star Rating
(3,795)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
(33,948)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.1% 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
3,233
9.2
28,364
Ease of Use
7.9
3,251
9.1
28,871
Ease of Setup
8.0
778
9.0
5,599
Ease of Admin
7.9
737
8.8
4,503
Quality of Support
8.0
2,131
8.8
19,333
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
656
9.0
3,994
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
3,181
8.7
27,697
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
9.0
181
Not enough data
8.7
177
Not enough data
8.7
176
Not enough data
8.8
176
Not enough data
8.4
174
Not enough data
8.6
172
Not enough data
8.7
170
Not enough data
8.5
168
Projects
Not enough data
8.7
170
Not enough data
8.5
166
Not enough data
8.0
164
Not enough data
8.5
166
Not enough data
8.5
161
Not enough data
8.3
162
Not enough data
8.4
161
Not enough data
8.2
158
Not enough data
8.2
159
Not enough data
8.4
156
Not enough data
8.3
155
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.4
156
Not enough data
8.5
154
Not enough data
8.6
157
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
8.6
155
Not enough data
8.5
154
Not enough data
8.6
157
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
142
Not enough data
7.8
143
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
12151
Not enough data
9.0
12643
Not enough data
8.6
12040
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.4
8542
Not enough data
8.1
7922
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
11976
Not enough data
9.2
11650
Not enough data
9.0
10106
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
184
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
186
Not enough data
8.2
185
Not enough data
7.4
185
Not enough data
7.5
184
Setup
Not enough data
9.2
150
Not enough data
9.1
150
Not enough data
9.0
147
Not enough data
9.0
151
Management
Not enough data
9.1
148
Not enough data
8.8
144
Not enough data
9.0
145
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
137
Presenter Tools
Not enough data
9.3
168
Not enough data
8.9
173
Not enough data
8.7
167
Not enough data
8.9
170
Conferencing Options
Not enough data
9.4
173
Not enough data
9.2
176
Not enough data
9.1
173
Application Tools
Not enough data
8.7
167
Not enough data
8.5
167
Not enough data
8.9
171
Knowledge Pages
8.5
508
Not enough data
8.5
492
Not enough data
8.7
541
Not enough data
8.9
511
Not enough data
8.5
419
Not enough data
8.2
205
Not enough data
8.8
251
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
8.4
434
Not enough data
8.7
517
Not enough data
9.2
560
Not enough data
8.6
546
Not enough data
8.2
248
Not enough data
8.2
202
Not enough data
8.9
244
Not enough data
8.5
227
Not enough data
8.8
226
Not enough data
Login Options
Not enough data
9.4
127
Not enough data
9.0
123
Productivity
Not enough data
8.6
115
Not enough data
9.0
117
Not enough data
8.9
117
Not enough data
8.5
115
Not enough data
8.7
115
Customization
Not enough data
9.0
115
Not enough data
9.3
117
Not enough data
9.0
116
Automation
Not enough data
9.0
208
Not enough data
9.0
205
Not enough data
8.7
202
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
208
Not enough data
8.9
206
Not enough data
9.4
209
Project management
Not enough data
8.9
207
Not enough data
8.7
208
Not enough data
8.7
207
Not enough data
8.6
203
Not enough data
8.8
206
Not enough data
8.6
203
Not enough data
8.5
204
Workload
Not enough data
8.5
203
Not enough data
8.9
203
Not enough data
8.6
202
Not enough data
8.7
202
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
202
Not enough data
9.1
202
Not enough data
9.3
204
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.4
201
Not enough data
8.5
202
Not enough data
8.4
200
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
202
Not enough data
8.6
200
Not enough data
8.6
197
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
193
Not enough data
8.0
194
Communication
Not enough data
9.5
200
Not enough data
9.3
201
Not enough data
8.9
197
Not enough data
9.0
196
Not enough data
9.2
196
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.2
196
Not enough data
9.0
195
Not enough data
8.7
193
Not enough data
8.3
188
Controls
Not enough data
8.5
188
Not enough data
8.3
187
Not enough data
8.9
187
Not enough data
8.7
185
Not enough data
8.4
183
Project Management
Not enough data
8.6
186
Not enough data
8.5
186
Not enough data
8.6
187
Not enough data
8.8
185
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.1
189
Not enough data
8.8
185
Not enough data
9.1
187
Not enough data
8.1
184
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
179
Not enough data
7.3
179
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.2
718
Not enough data
9.0
683
Not enough data
8.6
635
Not enough data
9.5
711
Not enough data
8.9
651
Meeting Coordination
Not enough data
8.9
655
Not enough data
8.8
647
Not enough data
9.0
649
Not enough data
9.3
676
Software Type
Not enough data
9.3
710
Not enough data
9.0
680
Not enough data
9.5
717
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 share no categories
Unique Categories
Confluence is categorized as Knowledge Base
Slack is categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Unified Workspaces, Business Instant Messaging, Screen Sharing, Audio Conferencing, Video Conferencing, Project Management, and Workflow Management
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
12.4%
Marketing and Advertising
8.7%
Internet
5.1%
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 Hospital & Health Care
on boarding not as easy as users are accustomed to traditional sms deliveries
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 Hospital & Health Care
on boarding not as easy as users are accustomed to traditional sms deliveries
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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