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Confluence vs NVivo

Confluence logo

Confluence

Software

Your remote-friendly team workspace

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
NVivo logo

NVivo

Software

Easy-to-use, collaborative qualitative analysis software

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; NVivo student licenses are restricted to 12 months of access for one named user

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Confluence and NVivo actually diverge.

Attributes where Confluence and NVivo differ
AttributeConfluenceNVivo
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 NVivo

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 NVivo
  • Meeting notesnot NVivo
  • Process documentationnot NVivo
  • Project planningnot NVivo

NVivo

No use cases recorded yet. See the NVivo 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

NVivo

  • Student licenses are restricted to 12 months of access for one named user
  • Orders of ten or more licenses are not sold online and require contacting Lumivero for a quote

Pricing, plan by plan

Confluence

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

NVivo

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the NVivo 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 NVivo if

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

NVivo review

Questions people ask

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