Notion vs Confluence
The battle for internal documentation, indexed and tested.
Updated 2025-11-22
Notion
Top pick for SMB & mid-market
Confluence
Top pick for enterprise
Feature comparison
Side by side
- Best for
- Notion
- Mid-market revenue teams
- Confluence
- Enterprise sales orgs
- Starting price
- Notion
- $0 / free tier
- Confluence
- $25 / seat / mo
- Implementation
- Notion
- Self-serve
- Confluence
- Partner-led
- Custom objects
- Notion
- Limited
- Confluence
- Extensive
- Reporting depth
- Notion
- Strong
- Confluence
- Best-in-class
- AI features
- Notion
- Native
- Confluence
- Add-on (Einstein)
- Integrations
- Notion
- 1,000+
- Confluence
- 3,000+
Notion
Strengths
- + Faster time-to-value
- + Lower TCO at SMB scale
- + Modern UX
Trade-offs
- − Less customizable at enterprise scale
Confluence
Strengths
- + Deeper customization
- + Best-in-class reporting
- + Massive partner ecosystem
Trade-offs
- − Implementation complexity
- − Higher TCO
Our verdict
Which should you choose?
For most SMB and mid-market teams, Notion wins on time-to-value and TCO. For enterprises with deep customization needs and a dedicated admin function, Confluence remains the safer long-term bet.