# Do you still need Confluence?

What parts of Confluence other tools can do, and what's hard to replace. Interactive version: https://onelesstool.com/replace/confluence

## Alternatives by capability

### Run an internal knowledge base / wiki
Confluence fit: native

- Notion: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Google Workspace: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Starter $7 (verified)
- Microsoft 365: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Basic $7 (verified)

### Write documents and notes
Confluence fit: strong

- Google Workspace: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Starter $7 (verified)
- Microsoft 365: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Basic $7 (verified)
- Notion: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)

### Ask questions across company documents
Confluence fit: partial

- Microsoft 365 Copilot: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (add-on) $21 (verified)
- Google Gemini: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Gemini Enterprise Business $21 (verified)
- Google Workspace: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Starter $7 (verified)

### General-purpose AI assistant
Confluence fit: partial

- ChatGPT: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Claude: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Google Gemini: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)

### Automate simple app-to-app workflows
Confluence fit: partial

- Make: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Zapier: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Airtable: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)

### Store structured data in a shared database or spreadsheet
Confluence fit: partial

- Airtable: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Google Workspace: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Starter $7 (verified)
- Microsoft 365: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Basic $7 (verified)

### Manage projects and tasks
Confluence fit: workaround

- Airtable: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Notion: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Microsoft 365: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Basic $7 (verified)

## Reasons to keep paying

- Jira-Confluence linking (issue macros, requirement pages) is hard to reproduce elsewhere
- Large documentation trees with macros and permissions are costly to migrate
- Marketplace apps teams rely on may have no equivalent elsewhere

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