Confluence
Team workspace by Atlassian for creating, organizing, and collaborating on company documentation and knowledge.
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Pros
- Excellent integration with Jira ecosystem
- Mature and reliable platform
- Strong permission and access controls
- Good for large-scale documentation
Cons
- Interface feels dated compared to Notion
- Cloud pricing has increased significantly
- Can be slow with heavy content loads
- Steep learning curve for new users
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Confluence — Guide for Agencies
Confluence remains the default knowledge management tool for agencies already embedded in the Atlassian ecosystem. If your development team runs on Jira, adding Confluence creates a seamless link between project tickets and their supporting documentation — specs, retrospectives, meeting notes, and architecture decisions all live in organized spaces that mirror your Jira project structure.
For larger agencies, Confluence's permission model is a real advantage. You can create separate spaces for internal operations, client-facing documentation, and team-specific wikis, each with granular access controls. This matters when agencies need to share documentation selectively with clients or freelancers without exposing internal processes. The template system also helps enforce consistency across teams, ensuring that project briefs, status reports, and postmortems follow a standard format.
Compared to Notion, Confluence trades flexibility and modern aesthetics for enterprise-grade structure and Atlassian integration. Agencies that value a more freeform, visually appealing workspace often prefer Notion, while agencies with established Jira workflows find Confluence indispensable. The main complaints center on Atlassian's pricing trajectory and the somewhat dated editing experience, though recent updates have narrowed the gap.