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Confluence vs GitBook
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What you'd pay
Entry plan for 10 people, billed yearly where offered. Prices checked Oct 2026.

Confluence
Software and product teams that use Jira and want a structured, lower-cost wiki with formal publishing and admin controls on standard plans.
GitBook
Product and engineering teams publishing public product or API documentation alongside code.
Side by side
| GitBook | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free for up to 10 users; paid from $7.15/user/month (billed monthly) | Free for 1 user; paid from $65/site/month + $12/user/month (billed annually) |
| G2 Rating | 4.1 (4,233 reviews) | 4.7 (208 reviews) |
| Best For | Software and product teams that use Jira and want a structured, lower-cost wiki with formal publishing and admin controls on standard plans. | Product and engineering teams publishing public product or API documentation alongside code. |
Pros and cons
Confluence
Pros
- Standard works out to $6.00/user/month on annual billing at 10, 50 and 100 users
- Deepest Jira integration of any wiki here
- AI (Rovo) included from the entry paid plan
- Data residency and HIPAA BAAs without an Enterprise contract
Cons
- Free plan has no page restrictions, guests, public links or AI
- SAML SSO and SCIM need a separate Atlassian Guard subscription below Enterprise
- Offline access is not documented, and macros do not all render on mobile
GitBook
Pros
- Docs live next to code via Git Sync
- Unlimited page views on every plan
- Strong public docs features and SEO
- Free plan for a single user
Cons
- Per-site pricing adds up for internal wikis
- Authenticated (private) access listed only on Ultimate and Enterprise
- Single imports are capped at 20 pages
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Confluence alternatives
Notion is the best all-round Confluence alternative, with the most complete documented Confluence importer, free guests and SAML SSO on Business. Pick Slab for affordable SSO and SCIM, Nuclino for the lowest price, Slite for AI answers and verified docs, or stay on Confluence if your teams depend on Jira.
Notion vs Confluence
Pick Confluence if your teams work in Jira or you want the lower per-seat price, with AI, audit logs and data residency from the Standard plan. Pick Notion if you want one flexible workspace for docs, databases and public pages, with SAML SSO included on Business.
