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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Workfront

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Workfront, acquired by Adobe in late 2020, is a web-based project-management tool. It is designed for both IT and marketing teams, but can be implemented for any kind of project. Workfront offers all the features standard to project management platforms, as well as resource allocation, automation, and agile workflow.N/A

    Confluence

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AConfluence is a collaboration and content sharing platform used primarily by customers who are already using Atlassian's Jira project tracking product. The product appeals particularly to IT users.

    $6.40

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Adobe WorkfrontConfluence
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    Free for 10 Users
    Standard
    $6.40
    per month per user
    Premium
    $12.30
    per month per user
    Data Center
    220,000.00
    40,001+ Users - Annually
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe WorkfrontConfluence
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Prices shown here reflect prices for deployments with 100 users or less. The prices decrease wien the user base surpasses 100.
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe WorkfrontConfluence
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Much increased functionality and templating aspects. While I liked JIRA's setup, the Workfront is so much more flexible. The moving away from Jira i was able to show the possibilities of what a full pm software could accommodate and how it all connected in. Also, the pluses of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    I like both Jira and Asana. They both help streamline campaign processes and provide visibility into the work being completed by multiple departments. However, with Workfront, it syncs with other Adobe products, giving it an edge over other products.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    JIRA is better for the day to day type work that is done by individuals or teams, Adobe Workfront excels at the high level day to day work that is done by an entire organization.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Adobe Workfront is by far more powerful and feature rich, but learning curve is steep.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    I’d say it works especially well for our AEM teams, as it integrates well.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Not my decision, prefer Jira so far
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    It gave better structure for marketing/creative operations where intake, approvals and governance actually matter. Compared to Asana/Monday/Trello, it felt heavier but it handled standardised workflows, audit trails and stakeholder drived demand reliably.
    We needed a single …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Workamajig is great specifically for marketing project management. Jira is great specifically for software development project management. However, if you want all of the company on the same PM software, you need something less purpose-built. Asana is good for both, but lacks …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Trello is only a board tool, not too complete as Adobe Workfront to manage the entire workflow of a team.

    monday.com has a really nice interface and is intuitive but it is not good for complex processes.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    While I consider Jira to have a somewhat different targeted use case from Adobe Workfront, they definitely overlap in some of their capabilities. As mentioned earlier, I find that Adobe Workfront is better at tracking progress and managing resources for larger projects that …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    It’s championed for an enterprise platform. Robust to be unique to different workstreams.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    To manage the organization's work from project to project, the organization uses multiple project management solutions. In comparison to Jira, however, the only useful feature I found is the Gantt chart, which helps give a clear overview for multiple projects at once. Moreover, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Workfront does a better job of showing timelines and project schedules, but the performance is not good when you get beyond a certain number of tasks.

    JIRA has a knowledge base (Confluence) which I like. It also is faster and has better search and more flexible dashboard features.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    It stacks up well, but I would like Workfront to be more customizable like JIRA and allow for scripting to meet very unique business need.

    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    For agile, I prefer the Atlassian suite, but for waterfall projects, Workfront was the right choice. In choosing Workfront (then AtTask), I made a weighted grid of features and benefits of a number of project management tools, including WorkZone, Asana, Celoxis, MS Project, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    We're looked at very simple AGILE tools and they just don't stack up to Workfront's more flexible abilities. AGILE tools like JIRA and Pivotal Tracker are great for really small and focused teams, but didn't provide any long-term resource management for us since we don't have …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    AtTask is more flexible than these tools. In my opinion whether your building battleships, simple Wordpress websites, AtTask scales well to handles a range of project sizes.
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Asana: Lacked a level of management above projects and tasks. Timesheets, expense tracking, and reporting capabilities are not native. All require 3rd party applications, often at an additional cost. Unable to create custom data. Lacks a scheduling feature.
    Basecamp: Lacked a …
    Atlassian
    Chose Confluence
    We had used a lot of different tools in the past and it was always difficult to implement and train users. They were not easy to use. Confluence was so easy to learn and use. We never had executives even look at the other tools and now we have them actively using Confluence. …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    125 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    97 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    91 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    87 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    122 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    100 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    56 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    69 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    54 Answers
    Features
    Adobe WorkfrontConfluence
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Adobe Workfront and Atlassian Confluence
    Feature
    Adobe Workfront
    7.3
    421 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Atlassian Confluence
    7.1
    158 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Task Management8.5421 Ratings7.2127 Ratings
    Resource Management7.3379 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts6.5331 Ratings7.912 Ratings
    Scheduling8.0372 Ratings7.221 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.5377 Ratings6.591 Ratings
    Team Collaboration8.0400 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology6.9271 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.2279 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management7.3378 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration7.2323 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access5.7312 Ratings7.0118 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking7.7299 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management7.3300 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.1258 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings7.0157 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.2127 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Adobe Workfront and Atlassian Confluence
    Feature
    Adobe Workfront
    6.3
    240 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Atlassian Confluence
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates6.6133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing6.0115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting6.7230 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software5.9103 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Adobe Workfront and Atlassian Confluence
    Feature
    Adobe Workfront
    -
    Ratings
    Atlassian Confluence
    7.9
    158 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings6.415 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings8.2156 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings7.9149 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings7.015 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings9.0150 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings9.37 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.610 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Adobe Workfront and Atlassian Confluence
    Feature
    Adobe Workfront
    -
    Ratings
    Atlassian Confluence
    7.7
    157 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings8.3137 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings6.9105 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings6.997 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings8.4153 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.7148 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.4115 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings5.947 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings8.486 Ratings
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    Score9.5 out of 10
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    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe WorkfrontConfluence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (474 ratings)
    8.3
    (174 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.6
    (63 ratings)
    9.5
    (22 ratings)
    Usability
    6.4
    (19 ratings)
    8.1
    (63 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (12 ratings)
    5.4
    (25 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe WorkfrontConfluence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Since I work remotely from my laptop, when I am finished with work, I enter my hours and submit my time at the end of the week. It's quick, it's easy, and it helps me keep a record of how many hours of vacation and sick time I have used. But when I am on the go, it is a hassle to record my time on my phone because of the lack of responsive design.
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    Atlassian
    It is well suited due to the below reasons 1. Easy collaboration between teams 2. Strong integration with other applications 3. Centralized documentation among teams and within the organisation 4. Project planning and report sharing 5. Employee onboarding is easier and maintain HR policies very well. Less appropriate in below scenarios When this is being used as a main tool for communication rather than its purpose of collaboration.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • Fosters communication between team members.
    • Serves as a virtual "to do list" for me personally - I can track where I am with projects and what there is left to do, and when it's completed.
    • Sharing documents between team members that can be updated.
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    Atlassian
    • Cross product linking - If you use other Atlassian products then Atlassian Confluence is a no-brainer for your source of documentation, knowledge management etc. You can show previews of the linked asset natively E.g. showing a preview of a JIRA ticket in a Atlassian Confluence page.
    • Simple editing - Though the features available may not be super complex right now, this does come with the benefit of making it easy to edit and create documents. Some documentation editors can be overwhelming, Atlassian Confluence is simple and intuitive.
    • Native marketplace - If you want to install add-ons to your Atlassian Confluence space it's really easy. Admins can explore the Atlassian marketplace natively and install them to your instance in a few clicks. You can customise your Atlassian Confluence instance in many different ways using add-ons.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • The product itself is very complicated and difficult to be stood up
    • Sharing and proofing workflows require multiple steps and layers
    • It may just be my organization, but the build feels a bit clunky and difficult to navigate, which deters many teams from using the tool effectively
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    Atlassian
    • UI Design is very simplistic and basic could make use of more visually interesting colour choices, layout choices, etc.
    • Under the 'Content' menu, it defaults to having a landing page for all L1 and L2 category pages. Meaning as long as the broader content category has a sub-category, it still creates a separate landing page. In my team's case, this often creates blank pages, as we only fill out the page at the lowest sub-category (L3).
    • Hyperlinks are traditionally shown as blue, however, this results into very monotonously blue pages in cases where a lot of information is being linked.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    Workfront is sometimes a bit clunky to use, but overall it works well for our teams when it comes to project management and collaboration across multiple, involved teams. It also has flexibility that allows us to adapt it to diverse use cases, some of which aren't necessarily always the first things that one would think of using workfront for.
    Incentivized
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    Atlassian
    I am confident that Atlassian can come with additional and innovative macros and functions to add value to Confluence. In 6 months, Atlassian transformed a good collaborative tools into a more comprehensive system that can help manage projects and processes, as well as "talk" with other Atlassian products like Jira. We are in fact learning more about Jira to evaluate a possible fit to complement our tool box.
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    Usability
    Adobe
    Workfront is overly complex, but it is functional as a tool to keep track of projects. It is a shame that sometimes it takes a lot of clicks to find anything. Workfront is slowly modernizing its interface but at the same time, hides certain information away thus making the experience feels worse.
    Incentivized
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    Atlassian
    Atlassian Confluence is a great tool for project management, especially for internal documentation. It has a minimum governance requirement to use its full power. Also, it is a little pricy to unlock its full power as well, so it is not recommended for companies with a low budget in my opinion.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    I have found that Adobe Workfront is a reliable resource, because in the post 6 years of using it, rarely has it been unavailable to our team. I think I could count on one hand the number of times the site has been down over my time using it with my team.
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    Atlassian
    I do not recall having outages or applications error so far, very reliable and available.
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    Performance
    Adobe
    I think overall, Adobe Workfront performs well. There have been some times when it doesn't load or run as quickly as our team would like. This is frustrating when it is such a crucial tool that our team utilizes on a daily basis. It can show our workflow when it lags.
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    Atlassian
    We never worked against the tide while using Confluence. Everything loads considerably fast, even media components like videos (hosted on the platform or embed external videos from Youtube, for example). We are not using heavy media components a lot, but in the rare occasion we happen to use one we have no problems whatsoever.
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    I know that this particular company has it's own Adobe Workfront employee that builds out things they need from the software, and meets with them regularly to troubleshoot. I'm not part of this process, but it's refreshing to see Adobe provide this level of customer service to people, and they're expedient.
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    Atlassian
    This rating is specifically for Atlassian's self-help documentation on their website. Often times, it is not robust enough to cover a complex usage of one of their features. Frequently, you can find an answer on the web, but not from Atlassian. Instead, it is usually at a power user group elsewhere on the net.
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    In-Person Training
    Adobe
    It was from my boss, not a rep from AtTask.
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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Adobe
    The training is very easy to use and you can simply choose the topics included in the course(s) that are most important to your training needs. After each training course, you are tested on what you have learned. If you need a refresher course, they provide Course Catalogs as well as instructor-led courses & workshops.
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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    Most people learn as you go, a lot of this stuff requires trial and error throughout so my suggestion is to provide as much information in the upfront and keep it as simple as possible. You can add other tools and features as you go but everyone should have the basics down so no bad habits can start to develop. Be persistent with everyone, and don't be afraid to correct and talk through steps again so everyone is on the same page
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    Atlassian
    Overall, I am very satisfied with the initial implementation (and the subsequent upgrades and implementations made over the years).
    This product has never rose to the level of being an major issue at an executive level. It has quietly and valiantly done it's job for our company!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    Much increased functionality and templating aspects. While I liked JIRA's setup, the Workfront is so much more flexible. The moving away from Jira i was able to show the possibilities of what a full pm software could accommodate and how it all connected in. Also, the pluses of connectivity with the Adobe suite for our creative teams were excellent. From providing updates within other programs, it allowed a much more fluid working process and instant communication.
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    Atlassian
    We chose Atlassian Confluence over SharePoint because it's much more user-friendly and intuitive. Atlassian Confluence makes collaboration and knowledge sharing easier with its simpler interface and better search. While SharePoint can be powerful, it often feels clunky and complex, making it harder for our team to actually use it.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Adobe
    As I stated earlier, I didn't have to pay for Workfront myself- I'm a user under a large organization. I know it's not cheap to implement, I don't know how the price scales for a small-business, but I do like the product enough that I'm going to look into it in the future for my own company.
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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Adobe
    Our organization has thousands of users that use Workfront and it seems to hold up very well. I have not encountered any issues using it and I think it makes it very easy for multiple people to be involved in a project and keep things organized and clear for everyone involved.
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    Atlassian
    This tool is very adaptable. So much so we use it for three completely separate projects, in three very different ways.
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Increased efficiency in threaded updates to Outlook emails - no time wasted looking for things in email vs Workfront - they automatically are in both places.
    • Time tracking allows us to average out how much time tasks & deliverable types take, allowing better long-term forecasting.
    • Planning has given us a system of record for campaigns, allowing us to easily find historic plans and/or view calendar views of upcoming ones.
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    Atlassian
    • We totally rely on this tool since a decade now and despite being so much transition in our company it has served us well in those transitions
    • Many times, during security audits we are asked to showcase our readiness for various compliance points and confluence helps us a lot in maintaining that
    • Talking about Confluence in front of clients and customers gives us an upper hand that we are up to date with latest trend and technologies and tools for our RnD planning and management
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