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Confluence vs Mattermost

Confluence logo

Confluence

Software

Your remote-friendly team workspace

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Mattermost logo

Mattermost

Software

Channel-centric collaboration for secure workflows

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Confluence has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Confluence listed on UK G-Cloud at £5 to £11 per licence per month for Atlassian Confluence, via reseller Rapid X; Mattermost no prices are published for any of the three paid tiers (Professional, Enterprise, Enterprise Advanced); all require contacting sales

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Confluence and Mattermost actually diverge.

Attributes where Confluence and Mattermost differ
AttributeConfluenceMattermost
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Macos, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2002Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Confluence

  • Page creation
  • Rich text editing
  • Macros
  • Templates
  • Comments
  • Version history
  • Content organization
  • Jira

Only in Mattermost

Nothing recorded that Confluence does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Confluence

  • Knowledge basenot Mattermost
  • Meeting notesnot Mattermost
  • Process documentationnot Mattermost
  • Project planningnot Mattermost

Mattermost

No use cases recorded yet. See the Mattermost review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Confluence

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud at £5 to £11 per licence per month for Atlassian Confluence, via reseller Rapid X

Mattermost

  • No prices are published for any of the three paid tiers (Professional, Enterprise, Enterprise Advanced); all require contacting sales
  • Professional is capped at a maximum of 250 users, forcing a move to Enterprise for larger teams
  • Licenses are sold only as prepaid annual subscriptions, and organizations that exceed their licensed seat count must purchase additional seats on a prorated quarterly basis

Pricing, plan by plan

Confluence

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited pages
    • Basic sharing
    • Search
  • Standard$5.5/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Advanced permissions
    • Macros

Mattermost

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mattermost review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Confluence if

  • You need page creation.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
  • You also want rich text editing.
Confluence review

Choose Mattermost if

Nothing in the data separates Mattermost from Confluence on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Mattermost review

Questions people ask

Is Confluence or Mattermost better?
Neither clearly leads. Confluence starts at Free and Mattermost at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Confluence or Mattermost?
Confluence has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Confluence and On request for Mattermost.
Does Confluence or Mattermost run on more platforms?
Confluence runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android. Mattermost runs on Web.
Can I use Confluence for free?
Yes. Confluence has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Mattermost starts at On request.
What is Confluence best used for?
Confluence is most often used for knowledge base, meeting notes, process documentation, project planning. Of those, knowledge base and meeting notes are not what Mattermost is typically brought in for.
What can Confluence do that Mattermost cannot?
Confluence covers Page creation, Rich text editing, Macros, Templates.
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