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Confluence vs Mendeley

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Confluence

Writing & Documentation

Your remote-friendly team workspace

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Mendeley

Research

The free all-in-one reference manager

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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; Mendeley free plan is capped at 2GB storage; unlimited storage requires the MAX plan at $14.99/month or $165/year

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Confluence and Mendeley actually diverge.

Attributes where Confluence and Mendeley differ
AttributeConfluenceMendeley
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Macos, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryWriting & DocumentationResearch
Founded2002Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Mendeley

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 Mendeley
  • Meeting notesnot Mendeley
  • Process documentationnot Mendeley
  • Project planningnot Mendeley

Mendeley

No use cases recorded yet. See the Mendeley 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

Mendeley

  • Free plan is capped at 2GB storage; unlimited storage requires the MAX plan at $14.99/month or $165/year

Pricing, plan by plan

Confluence

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

Mendeley

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Mendeley 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 Mendeley if

  • You want to start without paying.
Mendeley review

Questions people ask

Is Confluence or Mendeley better?
Neither clearly leads. Confluence starts at Free and Mendeley at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Confluence or Mendeley?
Confluence starts at Free and Mendeley at Free.
Does Confluence or Mendeley run on more platforms?
Confluence runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android. Mendeley runs on Web.
Can I use Confluence for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
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 Mendeley is typically brought in for.
What can Confluence do that Mendeley cannot?
Confluence covers Page creation, Rich text editing, Macros, Templates.
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