{ "title": "Confluence Alternatives 2027: 10 Paid, Free & Open-Source", "url": "https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/confluence/", "summary": "The best Confluence alternatives in 2027 are Notion (best overall, $10/member/mo), Coda (best free plan: Unlimited forms) and Docmost (best open source, AGPL-3.0 (enterprise folders under a separate licence)). Confluence itself starts at $5.78/user/mo. Zekai checked these prices on vendor pages on 14 Nov 2026; 7 more are compared below, including 2 with a free plan and 4 open source.", "tool": { "name": "Confluence", "starting_price": "$5.78/user/mo", "free_plan": "Free for up to 10 users, 2 GB storage", "price_checked": "2026-11-14", "pricing_url": "https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/pricing" }, "task": "AI notes and docs workspace", "prices_checked": "2026-11-14", "date_modified": "2026-11-14", "alternatives": [ { "name": "Notion", "type": "Free plan + paid", "starting_price": "$10/member/mo", "free_plan_limit": "Unlimited pages solo, 10 guests, 7-day history, 5 MB uploads", "best_for": "Wikis, docs and databases in one place", "difference": "Notion's Business plan at $20 per member adds Notion Agent, AI Meeting Notes and Enterprise Search beta, while Confluence puts Rovo Search, Chat and Agents on Standard at $5.78.", "price_checked": "2026-11-14", "pricing_url": "https://www.notion.com/pricing", "website": "https://www.notion.com", "zekai_score": 9.2, "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/notion/" }, { "name": "Craft", "type": "Free plan + paid", "starting_price": "$5/member/mo", "free_plan_limit": "1,500 blocks, 1 personal space, 1 GB storage", "best_for": "Small teams wanting polished shared docs", "difference": "Craft Team is $5 per member a month with 25 shared team spaces and roles, against Confluence Standard's $5.78; its Free plan caps content at 1,500 blocks.", "price_checked": "2026-11-14", "pricing_url": "https://www.craft.do/pricing", "website": "https://craft.do", "zekai_score": 9, "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/craft/" }, { "name": "Coda", "type": "Free plan + paid", "starting_price": "$12/Doc Maker/mo billed yearly", "free_plan_limit": "Free docs with forms; 1 GB attachments per doc, 7-day history", "best_for": "Docs that behave like apps", "difference": "Coda (now sold on superhuman.com) charges only Doc Makers; its Free plan lists unlimited forms, 7-day version history and a Docs AI beta, while Pro adds 30-day history.", "price_checked": "2026-11-14", "pricing_url": "https://superhuman.com/plans/docs", "website": "https://coda.io", "zekai_score": 8.5, "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/coda/" }, { "name": "Slite", "type": "Paid", "starting_price": "$10/user/mo billed yearly", "free_plan_limit": "No free plan", "best_for": "Team knowledge base with AI answers", "difference": "Slite Basic includes Ask (AI search and answers, 30 questions per seat a month) and a doc verification workflow; Pro at $20 adds the Slite Agent searching connected tools.", "price_checked": "2026-11-14", "pricing_url": "https://slite.com/pricing", "website": "https://slite.com" }, { "name": "ClickUp", "type": "Free plan + paid", "starting_price": "$9/user/mo", "free_plan_limit": "Unlimited tasks, collaborative Docs, 60 MB storage, 500 Brain credits", "best_for": "Docs bundled with project tracking", "difference": "ClickUp puts collaborative Docs beside tasks, Kanban and sprints; its Free plan has 60 MB storage and 500 ClickUp Brain credits per workspace, and Business adds Private Docs.", "price_checked": "2026-11-14", "pricing_url": "https://clickup.com/pricing", "website": "https://clickup.com", "zekai_score": 7.8, "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/clickup/" }, { "name": "Docmost", "type": "Open source", "starting_price": "$6/seat/mo (hosted)", "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)", "licence": "AGPL-3.0 (enterprise folders under a separate licence)", "best_for": "Self-hosted wiki with real-time editing", "difference": "Docmost's README lists real-time collaboration, spaces, groups and Draw.io, Excalidraw and Mermaid diagrams; its $6 per seat Business licence (10 seats minimum) adds a Confluence importer.", "price_checked": "2026-11-14", "pricing_url": "https://docmost.com/pricing", "website": "https://docmost.com", "repository": "https://github.com/docmost/docmost", "commercial_use": "Yes for the AGPL core; the ee folders need an Enterprise licence.", "runs_on": "Linux server with Docker; database and storage you provide.", "setup": "moderate: Docker plus database; Business tier for SSO and importer.", "github_stars": 22300, "stars_checked": "2026-11-14", "last_commit": "2026-11-14", "last_release": "2026-10-25" }, { "name": "BookStack", "type": "Open source", "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)", "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)", "licence": "MIT", "best_for": "Simple structured documentation wiki", "difference": "BookStack is an opinionated documentation platform under MIT; the docs require PHP 8.2+ with MySQL 8.0+ or MariaDB 10.6+, and say shared PHP hosting is not supported.", "website": "https://www.bookstackapp.com", "repository": "https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack", "commercial_use": "Yes (MIT).", "runs_on": "Server with PHP 8.2+, MySQL or MariaDB; RAM not stated.", "setup": "moderate: PHP, Composer and a database, or a community Docker image.", "github_stars": 19100, "stars_checked": "2026-11-14", "last_commit": "2026-11-02", "last_release": "2026-11-11" }, { "name": "AppFlowy", "type": "Open source", "starting_price": "$12/member/mo billed yearly (hosted)", "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)", "licence": "AGPL-3.0", "best_for": "Open-source Notion-style team workspace", "difference": "AppFlowy's Pro plan is $12 per member on yearly billing ($16 monthly) with unlimited members, while the Personal plan stops at 1 workspace owner and 100 MB; Pro adds unlimited storage and 90-day history.", "price_checked": "2026-11-14", "pricing_url": "https://appflowy.com/pricing", "website": "https://appflowy.com", "repository": "https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy", "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/appflowy/", "commercial_use": "Yes (AGPL-3.0); sharing changes is required if you run a modified version as a service.", "runs_on": "Desktop apps for macOS, Windows, Linux; a server for self-hosting.", "setup": "moderate: Server stack to run for self-hosting.", "github_stars": 78900, "stars_checked": "2026-11-14", "last_commit": "2026-10-28", "last_release": "2026-11-02", "zekai_score": 8.6, "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/appflowy/" }, { "name": "AFFiNE", "type": "Open source", "starting_price": "$10/seat/mo (hosted)", "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)", "licence": "MIT (some directories under separate licences)", "best_for": "Docs plus whiteboard for small teams", "difference": "AFFiNE's Team plan is $10 per seat with 100 GB initial storage plus 20 GB per seat; docs and whiteboards share one canvas, and the cloud Free tier allows 3 members.", "price_checked": "2026-11-14", "pricing_url": "https://affine.pro/pricing", "website": "https://affine.pro", "repository": "https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE", "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/affine/", "commercial_use": "Yes for MIT-licensed parts; the backend server folder has its own licence, so read it first.", "runs_on": "Desktop and web clients; Docker server if you self-host.", "setup": "moderate: Docker deployment plus storage and backups.", "github_stars": 74500, "stars_checked": "2026-11-14", "last_commit": "2026-11-12", "last_release": "2026-11-13", "zekai_score": 8.6, "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/affine/" }, { "name": "SiYuan", "type": "Open source", "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)", "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)", "licence": "AGPL-3.0", "best_for": "Personal block-linked knowledge base", "difference": "SiYuan offers block-level references and two-way links with a Markdown WYSIWYG editor and Docker hosting, but it is built around a personal knowledge base, not team spaces.", "website": "https://b3log.org/siyuan", "repository": "https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan", "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/siyuan/", "commercial_use": "Yes (AGPL-3.0); sharing changes is required if you run a modified version as a service.", "runs_on": "Desktop app, or a Docker container on a server.", "setup": "moderate: Docker volume and permission settings for server use.", "github_stars": 47200, "stars_checked": "2026-11-14", "last_commit": "2026-11-10", "last_release": "2026-11-13", "zekai_score": 8.7, "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/siyuan/" } ], "faq": [ { "q": "What is the best alternative to Confluence in 2027?", "a": "Notion is the best overall Confluence alternative on this page ($10/member/mo). For no cost, Coda has a free plan (Free docs with forms; 1 GB attachments per doc, 7-day history). To self-host, Docmost is open source (AGPL-3.0 (enterprise folders under a separate licence))." }, { "q": "Is there a free version of Confluence?", "a": "Yes. Confluence has a free plan: Free for up to 10 users, 2 GB storage. Paid plans start at $5.78/user/mo, checked on 14 Nov 2026." }, { "q": "Is there a 100% free alternative to Confluence?", "a": "Yes. Docmost, BookStack, AppFlowy, AFFiNE, SiYuan are open source and free to self-host. Notion, Craft, Coda, ClickUp have a free plan with limits, shown in the table." }, { "q": "What is cheaper than Confluence?", "a": "Craft starts at $5/member/mo, against $5.78/user/mo for Confluence, as listed on each vendor's pricing page on 14 Nov 2026." }, { "q": "How much do Confluence alternatives cost for a team of 5?", "a": "If each of 5 people buys the entry paid plan, at the prices Zekai checked on 14 Nov 2026, the monthly cost is Craft $25/mo, Docmost $30/mo, ClickUp $45/mo, against Confluence $28.90/mo for Confluence. Team and business plans can cost more per seat. The Zekai Cost Finder on this page recalculates for any team size." }, { "q": "Which is better, Notion or Confluence?", "a": "Notion's Business plan at $20 per member adds Notion Agent, AI Meeting Notes and Enterprise Search beta, while Confluence puts Rovo Search, Chat and Agents on Standard at $5.78. Choose Notion if you want docs, databases and project pages in one tool and your team is not tied to Jira. Stay with Confluence if your engineers live in Jira and you need page-tree spaces with granular permissions and macros." }, { "q": "Why are people leaving Confluence?", "a": "The documented reasons are: Atlassian's Data Center end-of-life page states that from March 30, 2026 new customers can no longer buy new Data Center subscriptions, new sales to existing customers end March 30, 2028, and end of life is March 28, 2029; Confluence Data Center is an affected product (30 Mar 2026); Confluence's pricing page limits Rovo AI by credits per user per month: 25 on Standard, 70 on Premium and 150 on Enterprise, with 100, 250 and 625 indexed objects per user (14 Nov 2026). Each is sourced in the section above." }, { "q": "What is the best open-source Confluence alternative?", "a": "Docmost if you want real-time collaboration and diagrams, BookStack if you want a simple structured documentation wiki under the MIT licence. Both run on your own server." } ], "publisher": "Zekai (zekaiwork.com) — independently reviewed; prices read on vendor pages on the dates shown.", "licence": "Free to quote with a link to https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/confluence/. Bulk copying or republishing the dataset is not permitted." }