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| Fact | Confluence | Wiki.js |
|---|---|---|
| Collaboration | Teams can edit content in real time, comment inline or on pages, and receive notifications when teammates are tagged or assigned tasks. | Wiki.js 3.0 beta provides real-time collaboration with live cursors, presence, and conflict-free merges. |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Publishing audience | both | both |
| Purpose | Confluence is an organization’s single source of truth for knowledge management and project collaboration. | Wiki.js is a knowledge base platform for writing and sharing documentation. |
| 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. | Support is provided through GitHub Discussions, bug reports, feature suggestions, vulnerability disclosure, and developer documentation. |
| Version history | Yes | Yes |
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.
Wiki.js suits people and teams who want to host and manage a documentation knowledge base. Its authentication and page-rule options support controlled access across groups and pages.