Comparison · 7 shared capabilities
Confluence vs Notion
They overlap on 7 things. Confluence is stronger at none of them, Notion at 4, and they're roughly equal on 3. If you pay for both, check whether you use the parts that don't overlap.
Confluence
Atlassian's team wiki for documentation, specs and internal knowledge, tightly linked to Jira.
From $5.42/seat/mo Verified
Notion
An all-in-one workspace for docs, wikis and lightweight databases, with Notion AI bundled into the Business plan.
From $10/seat/mo Verified
Capability by capability
| Capability | Confluence | Notion |
|---|---|---|
| Ask questions across company documents | PartialUsage limited by monthly Rovo credits per user | PartialLabelled Beta |
| Automate simple app-to-app workflows | PartialFree plan has 50 automation steps per month in total | PartialCustom Agents cost $10 per 1,000 monthly Notion credits after the trial |
| General-purpose AI assistant | PartialCredit allowance (25 per user/month on Standard) can run out | StrongFree and Plus only include a limited AI trial |
| Manage projects and tasks | WorkaroundNo real task management without Jira | StrongRequires setup; less opinionated than dedicated PM tools |
| Run an internal knowledge base / wiki | Core featureEditor feels heavier than newer note tools | Core featurePage verification is Business and above |
| Store structured data in a shared database or spreadsheet | PartialFar less mature than Airtable or Notion databases | StrongNot a full spreadsheet: weak for heavy calculations or large datasets |
| Write documents and notes | StrongLess suited to personal notes than to team documentation | Core featureOffline support is weaker than desktop word processors |
| Transcribe and summarise meetings | — | StrongTrial only on Free and Plus |
| Write marketing and business copy | — | PartialNo brand-voice controls comparable to marketing writing tools |
| Collect information with forms and surveys | — | PartialLimited branching and survey logic |
| Build a business website | — | PartialVery limited layout and design control |
| Build dashboards from spreadsheets and data | — | PartialOnly charts Notion database data |
Choose Confluence if…
- • Jira-Confluence linking (issue macros, requirement pages) is hard to reproduce elsewhere
- • Large documentation trees with macros and permissions are costly to migrate
Choose Notion if…
- • you need strong write documents and notes
- • you need strong general-purpose ai assistant
- • you need strong store structured data in a shared database or spreadsheet
- • you need strong manage projects and tasks
- • you rely on transcribe and summarise meetings (the other doesn't do it)
- • you rely on write marketing and business copy (the other doesn't do it)
- • you rely on collect information with forms and surveys (the other doesn't do it)
- • you rely on build a business website (the other doesn't do it)
- • Years of interlinked pages, relations and database views do not export cleanly to other tools
- • Teams often build their whole operating system (wiki, CRM-lite, roadmap) on Notion databases
Switch between them
Fit levels are editorial judgements based on each product's documented features. See each tool page for sources and verification dates.