Confluence
9.0#1 in knowledge base softwareFrom $5.42 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebSelf-hosted
VisitConfluence vs PHPKB
What both publish
| Fact | Confluence | PHPKB |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia | Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
| SSO support | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Free includes Atlassian Community support, Standard provides regional business-hours support, Premium provides 24/7 critical-issue support, and Enterprise provides 24/7 support with a 30-minute critical-issue response time. | Self-hosted licenses include 12 months of basic technical support, and the maker lists support hours as 9:30 AM–6:30 PM IST. |
| Version history | Yes | Yes |
Confluence plans
- FreeFree
- Standard$5.42 a month
- Premium$10.44 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
PHPKB plans
- Standard Edition — SaaS Cloud License$25 a month
- Standard Edition — Self-hosted$285 a month
- Enterprise Edition — Self-hosted$515 a month
- Standard Edition (SaaS Cloud License)$25 a month
- Standard Edition (Self-hosted)$285, paid once
- Enterprise Edition (Self-hosted)$515, paid once
Pick Confluence if…
Confluence suits teams that need a shared place for documentation, project planning and collaborative work. It is particularly relevant for teams that use Jira or want pages, whiteboards and databases in the same workspace.
Pick PHPKB if…
It suits organizations publishing customer help, technical documentation, internal knowledge, or procedures. Teams can choose SaaS or self-hosted deployment and use multilingual, analytics, and access features.