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At a Glance
Confluence
Confluence
Star Rating
(4,067)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Not enough data
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Quip
Quip
Star Rating
(1,103)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (100.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$25/user
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Confluence vs Quip

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Quip easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Quip overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Quip meets the needs of their business better than Confluence.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Quip is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Quip over Confluence.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Confluence
Free
Free
10 Users Per Month
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Quip
Enterprise
$25/user
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Free Trial
Confluence
Free Trial is available
Quip
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
3,477
8.6
893
Ease of Use
8.0
3,505
8.7
895
Ease of Setup
8.2
1,014
9.1
225
Ease of Admin
8.0
806
8.8
208
Quality of Support
8.0
2,350
8.5
682
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
726
8.8
198
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
3,421
8.3
867
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.8
188
Calculating
Not enough data
8.7
157
Not enough data
8.8
142
Insights
Not enough data
8.7
151
Not enough data
8.7
158
Editing
Not enough data
8.7
159
Not enough data
9.0
167
Not enough data
8.6
156
Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
137
Not enough data
8.7
147
Not enough data
8.7
160
Not enough data
9.1
168
8.3
820
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
8.5
697
Not enough data
8.4
680
Not enough data
8.8
700
Not enough data
8.3
601
Not enough data
7.8
386
Not enough data
8.7
437
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
8.3
619
Not enough data
8.6
701
Not enough data
9.1
743
Not enough data
8.6
727
Not enough data
8.1
425
Not enough data
7.8
376
Not enough data
8.8
420
Not enough data
8.3
398
Not enough data
8.5
397
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
7.6
137
Not enough data
7.5
136
Not enough data
7.4
135
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
Login Options
9.1
17
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
Productivity
7.3
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.8
17
Not enough data
6.9
15
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
Customization
7.9
15
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
6.5
14
Not enough data
7.1
14
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
Automation
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
Administration
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
Project management
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.0
21
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
Workload
7.9
21
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.5
22
Not enough data
9.6
22
Not enough data
9.3
22
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.0
21
Not enough data
7.6
21
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
22
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
22
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
7.3
21
Not enough data
7.3
21
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
Communication
7.3
30
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
8.0
28
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
8.5
29
Not enough data
Content & Documents
9.3
31
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
Controls
8.6
29
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
8.2
28
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
Project Management
8.4
30
Not enough data
8.4
30
Not enough data
8.8
29
Not enough data
9.1
28
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
9.3
28
Not enough data
8.8
29
Not enough data
8.9
29
Not enough data
6.9
28
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
29
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
7.3
28
Not enough data
7.7
28
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
57
Design
Not enough data
8.7
48
Not enough data
8.8
48
Not enough data
8.5
48
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.4
53
Not enough data
9.2
50
File Types
Not enough data
8.6
47
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.5
36
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.7
53
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.9
51
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.6
45
Operating System
Not enough data
8.8
37
Not enough data
9.1
39
Not enough data
8.5
29
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.2
12
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
162
Not enough data
Management and Discovery - IT Documentation
8.3
154
Not enough data
8.4
155
Not enough data
8.5
153
Not enough data
Operations - IT Documentation
8.5
152
Not enough data
7.9
153
Not enough data
8.3
150
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Confluence
Confluence
Quip
Quip
Confluence and Quip share no categories
Unique Categories
Quip
Quip is categorized as Spreadsheets and Document Creation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Confluence
Confluence
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Quip
Quip
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
100.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Reviewers' Industry
Confluence
Confluence
Computer Software
23.5%
Information Technology and Services
22.1%
Internet
7.3%
Financial Services
6.2%
Marketing and Advertising
4.5%
Other
36.3%
Quip
Quip
Computer Software
19.6%
Information Technology and Services
18.8%
Internet
6.3%
Education Management
4.6%
Retail
4.2%
Other
46.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Confluence
Confluence
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Computer Software
GC
Verified User in Computer Software

I like a lot of the macros offered and make use of several of them (I think we also have a few extra ones). I also like how you can integrate portions of JIRA and Balsamiq, using the macros, this comes in handy with my spec pages.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Collin C.
CC
Collin C.
Verified User in Computer Software

Search is a pain. The more questions are asked in Q&A, the more difficult it becomes to find what you want, because it seems like questions are prioritized over stable doc pages. Search seems to default to "or" so searching for "product feature" will show...

Quip
Quip
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Richard B.
RB
Richard B.
Verified User in Computer Software

The thing I like most about Quip is that everything is tied back to Salesforce. With that, you get easy intergration with pulling fields, lists, and reports, and you get excellent customer support. I also like how easy it is to integrate with Salesforce...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Collin C.
CC
Collin C.
Verified User in Computer Software

Sorry — ultimately, I get frustrated about something every time I open Quip. Permissions: It's not possible to see a full list of what's been shared with me. Quip claims to be better than Drive/Docs because Drive still requires you to go to your email to...

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Discussions
Confluence
Confluence Discussions
What is confluence tool used for?
6 Comments
TS
In short, it is a tool to collaborate on content across an organization, track changes/workflows for policies and procedures, and even act as an internal...Read more
Uses for Confluence?
3 Comments
Francis P.
FP
Yes we use it. We have an internal intranet on sharepoint but we use confluence for all our development documentation because it has its tight integration...Read more
What are the characteristics of confluence?
3 Comments
Jake K.
JK
It's a helpful tool for documentation, summaries, and collaboration. Information is organized and surfaced in a comprehensive (but not overwhelming) format....Read more
Quip
Quip Discussions
What devices can I use Quip on?
2 Comments
Official Response from Quip
Quip is available for Mac (10.8+), Windows (7+), iPhone (iOS 8+), iPad (iOS 8+), Apple Watch, Android phones (4.0.3+), Android tablets (4.0.3+), and on the...Read more
What is the best way to manage large product documents?
2 Comments
Lisa L.
LL
Hi. If you want to be more confident in the correct execution of any documents in business, then I will give you advice to find out more information in the...Read more
How do I include graphs in Quip?
2 Comments
David B.
DB
It depends on the kind of graph you are trying to bring in. You can bring Lucid Charts and others in via integration. Read more