What is Confluence and what are its top alternatives?
Top Alternatives to Confluence
- GitLab
GitLab offers git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, activity feeds and wikis. Enterprises install GitLab on-premise and connect it with LDAP and Active Directory servers for secure authentication and authorization. A single GitLab server can handle more than 25,000 users but it is also possible to create a high availability setup with multiple active servers. ...
- Jira
Jira's secret sauce is the way it simplifies the complexities of software development into manageable units of work. Jira comes out-of-the-box with everything agile teams need to ship value to customers faster. ...
- Microsoft SharePoint
It empowers teamwork with dynamic and productive team sites for every project team, department, and division. Share and manage content, knowledge, and applications to empower teamwork, quickly find information, and seamlessly collaborate across the organization. ...
- Basecamp
Basecamp is a project management and group collaboration tool. The tool includes features for schedules, tasks, files, and messages. ...
- Slack
Imagine all your team communication in one place, instantly searchable, available wherever you go. That’s Slack. All your messages. All your files. And everything from Twitter, Dropbox, Google Docs, Asana, Trello, GitHub and dozens of other services. All together. ...
- Trello
Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards. In one glance, Trello tells you what's being worked on, who's working on what, and where something is in a process. ...
- Nuclino
Create real-time collaborative documents and connect them instantly like a wiki. Use the tree, board, and graph view to explore and organize your knowledge visually. It's great for meeting notes, product requirements, docs, decisions, and more. ...
- Bitrix24
It is a free (for small businesses) social enterprise platform. It is a united work space which handles the many aspects of daily operations and tasks. Create your own social intranet in minutes. ...
Confluence alternatives & related posts
- Self hosted504
- Free427
- Has community edition337
- Easy setup240
- Familiar interface239
- Includes many features, including ci135
- Nice UI111
- Good integration with gitlabci82
- Simple setup55
- Has an official mobile app33
- Free private repository32
- Continuous Integration29
- Open source, great ui (like github)20
- Slack Integration16
- Full CI flow12
- Free and unlimited private git repos10
- User, group, and project access management is simple8
- All in one (Git, CI, Agile..)7
- Intuitive UI7
- Built-in CI7
- Both public and private Repositories4
- Full DevOps suite with Git4
- CI4
- Integrated Docker Registry3
- It's powerful source code management tool3
- So easy to use3
- Build/pipeline definition alongside code3
- Mattermost Chat client3
- Issue system3
- Excellent3
- Because is the best remote host for git repositories2
- Dockerized2
- Free private repos2
- Great for team collaboration2
- Unlimited free repos & collaborators2
- It's fully integrated2
- I like the its runners and executors feature2
- One-click install through DigitalOcean2
- Security and Stable2
- Low maintenance cost due omnibus-deployment2
- On-premises2
- Kubernetes integration with GitLab CI1
- Multilingual interface1
- Review Apps feature1
- Powerful software planning and maintaining tools1
- Groups of groups1
- Built-in Docker Registry1
- Beautiful1
- Wounderful1
- Opensource1
- Not Microsoft Owned1
- Many private repo1
- Published IP list for whitelisting (gl-infra#434)1
- The dashboard with deployed environments1
- Powerful Continuous Integration System1
- Kubernetes Integration1
- Native CI1
- HipChat intergration1
- It includes everything I need, all packaged with docker1
- Supports Radius/Ldap & Browser Code Edits0
- Slow ui performance27
- Introduce breaking bugs every release7
- Insecure (no published IP list for whitelisting)5
- Built-in Docker Registry1
- Review Apps feature0
related GitLab posts
I have mixed feelings on GitHub as a product and our use of it for the Zulip open source project. On the one hand, I do feel that being on GitHub helps people discover Zulip, because we have enough stars (etc.) that we rank highly among projects on the platform. and there is a definite benefit for lowering barriers to contribution (which is important to us) that GitHub has such a dominant position in terms of what everyone has accounts with.
But even ignoring how one might feel about their new corporate owner (MicroSoft), in a lot of ways GitHub is a bad product for open source projects. Years after the "Dear GitHub" letter, there are still basic gaps in its issue tracker:
- You can't give someone permission to label/categorize issues without full write access to a project (including ability to merge things to master, post releases, etc.).
- You can't let anyone with a GitHub account self-assign issues to themselves.
- Many more similar issues.
It's embarrassing, because I've talked to GitHub product managers at various open source events about these things for 3 years, and they always agree the thing is important, but then nothing ever improves in the Issues product. Maybe the new management at MicroSoft will fix their product management situation, but if not, I imagine we'll eventually do the migration to GitLab.
We have a custom bot project, http://github.com/zulip/zulipbot, to deal with some of these issues where possible, and every other large project we talk to does the same thing, more or less.
We use GitLab CI because of the great native integration as a part of the GitLab framework and the linting-capabilities it offers. The visualization of complex pipelines and the embedding within the project overview made Gitlab CI even more convenient. We use it for all projects, all deployments and as a part of GitLab Pages.
While we initially used the Shell-executor, we quickly switched to the Docker-executor and use it exclusively now.
We formerly used Jenkins but preferred to handle everything within GitLab . Aside from the unification of our infrastructure another motivation was the "configuration-in-file"-approach, that Gitlab CI offered, while Jenkins support of this concept was very limited and users had to resort to using the webinterface. Since the file is included within the repository, it is also version controlled, which was a huge plus for us.
Jira
- Powerful309
- Flexible254
- Easy separation of projects149
- Run in the cloud113
- Code integration105
- Easy to use57
- Run on your own52
- Great customization39
- Easy Workflow Configuration38
- REST API27
- Great Agile Management tool12
- Integrates with virtually everything7
- Confluence6
- Complicated3
- Sentry Issues Integration3
- Rather expensive8
- Large memory requirement5
- Slow2
- Cloud or Datacenter only1
related Jira posts
So I am a huge fan of JIRA like #massive I used it for many many years, and really loved it, used it personally and at work. I would suggest every new workplace that I worked at to switch to JIRA instead of what I was using.
When I started at #StackShare we were using a Trello #Kanban board and I was so shocked at how easy the workflow was to follow, create new tasks and get tasks QA'd and deployed. What was so great about this was it didn't come with all the complexity of JIRA. Like setting up a project, user rules etc. You are able to hit the ground running with Trello and get tasks started right away without being overwhelmed with the complexity of options in JIRA
With a few TrelloPowerUps we were easily able to add GitHub integration and storyPoints to our cards and thats all we needed to get a really nice agile workflow going.
I'm not saying that JIRA is not useful, I can see larger companies being able to use the JIRA features and have the time to go through all the complex setup to get a really good workflow going. But for smaller #Startups that want to hit the ground running Trello for me is the way to go.
In saying that what I would love Trello to implement is to allow me to create custom fields. Right now we just have a Description
field. So I am adding User Stories
& How To Test
in the Markdown of the Description
if I could have these as custom fields then my #Agile workflow would be complete.
#StackDecisionsLaunch
Last time we shared there information about our decision about using YouTrack over Jira actually we found much better solution that our team have loved. Linear is a minimalistic issue tracker that integrates well with Sentry, GitHub, Slack and Figma which are our basic tools. I would like to recommend checking out Linear as a potential alternative to "heavy" issue trackers, maybe at enterprises that may not work but when we're a startup that works awesome!
- Great online support2
- Perfect version control1
- Stable Platform1
- Seamless intergration with MS Office1
- Secure1
- Rigid, hard to add external applicaions2
- User interface. Steep learning curve, old-fashioned1
related Microsoft SharePoint posts
- Team collaboration (non-tech)71
- It's simple and intuitive39
- Great UI24
- Plain, simple20
- Very fast15
- Clear pricing12
- Super fast task creation9
- Integration with external services7
- iPhone app4
- Frequent + awesome updates4
- Remote management1
- As close to an all-in-one tool that is client friendly1
- Team collaboration1
- Team and client collaboration1
- Plays nice with Google Apps1
- Basic3
related Basecamp posts
As a small startup we are very conscious about picking up the tools we use to run the project. After suffering with a mess of using at the same time Trello , Slack , Telegram and what not, we arrived at a small set of tools that cover all our current needs. For product management, file sharing, team communication etc we chose Basecamp and couldn't be more happy about it. For Customer Support and Sales Intercom works amazingly well. We are using MailChimp for email marketing since over 4 years and it still covers all our needs. Then on payment side combination of Stripe and Octobat helps us to process all the payments and generate compliant invoices. On techie side we use Rollbar and GitLab (for both code and CI). For corporate email we picked G Suite. That all costs us in total around 300$ a month, which is quite okay.
- Easy to integrate with1.2K
- Excellent interface on multiple platforms877
- Free850
- Mobile friendly694
- People really enjoy using it690
- Great integrations331
- Flexible notification preferences315
- Unlimited users198
- Strong search and data archiving184
- Multi domain switching support155
- Easy to use82
- Beautiful40
- Hubot support27
- Unread/read control22
- Slackbot21
- Permalink for each messages19
- Text snippet with highlighting17
- Quote message easily15
- Per-room notification14
- Awesome integration support13
- IRC gateway12
- Star for each message / attached files12
- Good communication within a team11
- Dropbox Integration11
- Jira Integration10
- Slick, search is great10
- New Relic Integration9
- Asana Integration8
- Great communication tool8
- Combine All Services Quickly8
- XMPP gateway7
- Google Drive Integration7
- Awesomeness7
- This tool understands developers7
- Twitter Integration6
- Replaces email6
- Google Docs Integration6
- BitBucket integration6
- Guest and Restricted user control5
- GREAT Customer Support / Quick Response to Feedback5
- Jenkins Integration5
- Gathers all my communications in one place4
- Clean UI4
- Mention list view4
- GitHub integration4
- Excellent multi platform internal communication tool4
- Threaded chat3
- Easy3
- Visual Studio Integration3
- Easy to add a reaction3
- Easy to start working with3
- Timely while non intrusive3
- Android app3
- Perfect implementation of chat + integrations3
- Great on-boarding3
- Markdown2
- Message Actions2
- It's basically an improved (although closed) IRC2
- Great Channel Customization2
- Simplicity2
- Great interface2
- Eases collaboration for geographically dispersed teams2
- So much better than email2
- Intuitive, easy to use, great integrations2
- Community1
- Integrates with just about everything1
- Better User Experience1
- Very customizable1
- Great API1
- Flexible and Accessible1
- API1
- Multi work-space support1
- Easy remote communication1
- Get less busy1
- Dev communication Made Easy1
- Great Support Team1
- Targetprocess integration1
- Finally with terrible "threading"—I miss Flowdock1
- Complete with plenty of Electron BLOAT1
- Archive Importing1
- I was 666 star :D1
- Travis CI integration1
- It's the coolest IM ever1
- Easy to useL0
- Platforms0
- Can be distracting depending on how you use it12
- Requires some management for large teams6
- Limit messages history5
- Too expensive4
- You don't really own your messages4
- Too many notifications by default3
related Slack posts
Sentry has been essential to our development approach. Nobody likes errors or apps that crash. We use Sentry heavily during Node.js and React development. Our developers are able to see error reports, crashes, user's browsers, and more, all in one place. Sentry also seamlessly integrates with Asana, Slack, and GitHub.
Using Screenhero via Slack was getting to be pretty horrible. Video and sound quality was often times pretty bad and worst of all the service just wasn't reliable. We all had high hopes when the acquisition went through but ultimately, the product just didn't live up to expectations. We ended up trying Zoom after I had heard about it from some friends at other companies. We noticed the video/sound quality was better, and more importantly it was super reliable. The Slack integration was awesome (just type /zoom and it starts a call)
You can schedule recurring calls which is helpful. There's a G Suite (Google Calendar) integration which lets you add a Zoom call (w/dial in info + link to web/mobile) with the click of a button.
Meeting recordings (video and audio) are really nice, you get recordings stored in the cloud on the higher tier plans. One of our engineers, Jerome, actually built a cool little Slack integration using the Slack API and Zoom API so that every time a recording is processed, a link gets posted to the "event-recordings" channel. The iOS app is great too!
#WebAndVideoConferencing #videochat
- Great for collaboration716
- Easy to use627
- Free574
- Fast375
- Realtime347
- Intuitive237
- Visualizing215
- Flexible169
- Fun user interface126
- Snappy and blazing fast83
- Simple, intuitive UI that gets out of your way30
- Kanban27
- Clean Interface21
- Card Structure18
- Easy setup18
- Drag and drop attachments17
- Simple11
- Markdown commentary on cards10
- Integration with other work collaborative apps9
- Lists9
- Satisfying User Experience8
- Cross-Platform Integration8
- Recognizes GitHub commit links7
- Easy to learn6
- Great5
- Versatile Team & Project Management4
- Better than email4
- Effective3
- Trello’s Developmental Transparency3
- and lots of integrations3
- Easy to have an overview of the project status2
- Agile2
- Powerful2
- flexible and fast2
- Easy2
- Simple and intuitive2
- Kanban style1
- Personal organisation1
- Customizable1
- Email integration1
- Great organizing (of events/tasks)1
- Name rolls of the tongue1
- Nice1
- Easiest way to visually express the scope of projects0
- No concept of velocity or points5
- Very light native integrations4
- A little too flexible2
related Trello posts
So I am a huge fan of JIRA like #massive I used it for many many years, and really loved it, used it personally and at work. I would suggest every new workplace that I worked at to switch to JIRA instead of what I was using.
When I started at #StackShare we were using a Trello #Kanban board and I was so shocked at how easy the workflow was to follow, create new tasks and get tasks QA'd and deployed. What was so great about this was it didn't come with all the complexity of JIRA. Like setting up a project, user rules etc. You are able to hit the ground running with Trello and get tasks started right away without being overwhelmed with the complexity of options in JIRA
With a few TrelloPowerUps we were easily able to add GitHub integration and storyPoints to our cards and thats all we needed to get a really nice agile workflow going.
I'm not saying that JIRA is not useful, I can see larger companies being able to use the JIRA features and have the time to go through all the complex setup to get a really good workflow going. But for smaller #Startups that want to hit the ground running Trello for me is the way to go.
In saying that what I would love Trello to implement is to allow me to create custom fields. Right now we just have a Description
field. So I am adding User Stories
& How To Test
in the Markdown of the Description
if I could have these as custom fields then my #Agile workflow would be complete.
#StackDecisionsLaunch
For Etom, a side project. We wanted to test an idea for a future and bigger project.
What Etom does is searching places. Right now, it leverages the Google Maps API. For that, we found a React component that makes this integration easy because using Google Maps API is not possible via normal API requests.
You kind of need a map to work as a proxy between the software and Google Maps API.
We hate configuration(coming from Rails world) so also decided to use Create React App because setting up a React app, with all the toys, it's a hard job.
Thanks to all the people behind Create React App it's easier to start any React application.
We also chose a module called Reactstrap which is Bootstrap UI in React components.
An important thing in this side project(and in the bigger project plan) is to measure visitor through out the app. For that we researched and found that Keen was a good choice(very good free tier limits) and also it is very simple to setup and real simple to send data to
Slack and Trello are our defaults tools to comunicate ideas and discuss topics, so, no brainer using them as well for this project.