Confluence vs Notion

Both are documentation and knowledge-sharing tools, but Confluence is built to sit alongside Jira, with deep integration and templates for engineering teams; Notion is a more general-purpose, flexible workspace not tied to any single ecosystem.

ConfluenceNotion
CategoryCollaborationCollaboration
PricingFreemiumFreemium
Platform
Strengths
  • Deep Jira integration
  • Rich templates
  • Strong search
  • Highly flexible
  • Great for documentation
  • Affordable for small teams

Choose Confluence if…

  • Your team already uses Jira and wants docs directly connected to issues
  • You need Confluence's stronger search and enterprise-grade permissions
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Choose Notion if…

  • You want one flexible workspace for docs, wikis, and lightweight project databases
  • You're not in the Atlassian ecosystem and want something more affordable for a smaller team
See full Notion review →