Confluence vs Outline
Side-by-side feature comparison and pricing breakdown.
Editor Quality Outline's Markdown editor is fast and clean; Confluence's is clunky
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Real-Time Collaboration Both support real-time co-editing
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Search Outline has fast full-text search; Confluence search is weak
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SSO Integration Both support Slack, Google, and SAML SSO
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Self-Hosting Outline can be self-hosted (BSL license)
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Atlassian Integration Confluence integrates with Jira and Trello
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Template Library Confluence has more built-in templates
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Pricing
$6.05/mo
Free Open Source
Save 100% — Save $6.05/user/mo by self-hosting (100% savings)
Verdict
Outline is a beautiful, modern wiki with real-time collaboration and a fast Markdown editor. Confluence has deeper Atlassian ecosystem integration, but Outline is the wiki Confluence should have been.
Best for: Teams that want a fast, modern knowledge base with real-time collaboration
Last updated: 2026-03-01