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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Apple iCloud

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AApple iCloud is a document management software offering from Apple. It includes features such as access to music, photos, calendars, contacts, and documents, and it is built into every new iOS device.

    $0.99

    per month

    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
    Apple iCloudConfluence
    Editions & Modules
    50GB
    $0.99
    per month
    200GB
    $2.99
    per month
    2TB
    $9.99
    per month
    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
    Apple iCloudConfluence
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPrices 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
    Apple iCloudConfluence
    Considered Both Products
    Apple
    Chose Apple iCloud
    Google Drive is great and offers competitive pricing plans but we have an Apple ecosystem and Apple iCloud was the preferred choice for it.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple iCloud
    Apple iCloud can easily compete with Google Drive and Dropbox in terms of personal cloud-based storage, but when it comes to business solutions, iCloud is almost a non-competitor with Google Drive and Dropbox. With no centralized administration, file permissions management, or …
    Incentivized
    Atlassian
    Chose Confluence
    IBM Connections tried to be what Confluence IS - but failed miserably at it. As a knowledge management platform, it was terrible because information went in, but never came out. We used to have a saying that Connections is where information went to die simply because you …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    31 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    97 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    27 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    87 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    100 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    54 Answers
    Features
    Apple iCloudConfluence
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Apple iCloud and Atlassian Confluence
    Feature
    Apple iCloud
    8.6
    84 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Atlassian Confluence
    7.7
    157 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Versioning8.660 Ratings8.3137 Ratings
    Video files8.479 Ratings6.9105 Ratings
    Audio files8.776 Ratings6.997 Ratings
    Document collaboration8.672 Ratings8.4153 Ratings
    Access control8.771 Ratings8.7148 Ratings
    File search7.676 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync9.982 Ratings8.486 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.3115 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings5.947 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Apple iCloud and Atlassian Confluence
    Feature
    Apple iCloud
    8.5
    79 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Atlassian Confluence
    -
    Ratings
    User and role management7.863 Ratings00 Ratings
    File organization8.375 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device management9.376 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Apple iCloud and Atlassian Confluence
    Feature
    Apple iCloud
    9.2
    83 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Atlassian Confluence
    -
    Ratings
    Performance9.383 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability9.783 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports8.766 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Apple iCloud and Atlassian Confluence
    Feature
    Apple iCloud
    -
    Ratings
    Atlassian Confluence
    7.1
    158 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.2127 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.912 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings7.221 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings6.591 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings6.9118 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings7.0157 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.2127 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Apple iCloud and Atlassian Confluence
    Feature
    Apple iCloud
    -
    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
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Apple iCloudConfluence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (84 ratings)
    8.3
    (174 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.5
    (22 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (30 ratings)
    8.1
    (63 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (12 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (20 ratings)
    5.4
    (25 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Apple iCloudConfluence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apple
    Our growing organization uses about 95% Apple hardware. The Apple iCloud functionality across our organization ensures interfaces and synchronization that makes information workflow seamless. The cost structure and limited AI functionality keeps us dependent on products like Microsoft and Google and unable to put all of our cloud "eggs" into the Apple basket.
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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
    Apple
    • Syncing files, appointments, Notes and contacts. If I'm away from home, and set an appointment using my phone, that appointment automatically updates real time to my home laptop and vice-versa.
    • It stores files (e.g photos) nicely
    • Once it's set up, it's fairly easy to use.
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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
    Apple
    • Customization - iCloud is great at the stuff it does well. But it lacks features that some competitors (in Google Drive or Dropbox) do really well. API support for third-party apps is really great for some other people.
    • Remote use - Managing or accessing information from iCloud while not on one of your logged-in apple devices can sometimes be an issue. From a work computer for example. It doable, but the experience is much less user-friendly.
    • Ability to edit documents on the cloud similar to google docs or some other competitors
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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
    Apple
    It's so seamless that I can't imagine another product doing a better job synchronizing all of my devices. I simply do not think about it at all. Everything happens behind the scenes and I'm confident that Apple keeps my data safe and secure. I'm a happy customer as far as this is concerned. I have not had a bad experience with this service.
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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
    Apple
    While it may be great to use with other Apple products, I find it's an absolutist-style workflow to be debilitating and to lead to many problems. When you sign into the cloud, it completely takes over your device in many ways that you don't notice at first until there is a problem.
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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
    Apple
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    I do not recall having outages or applications error so far, very reliable and available.
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    Performance
    Apple
    Occasionally, large files that haven't yet been synced require a few minutes to pull down but I've rarely noticed delays. It does a good job of keeping data cached on my local machines while updating them with changes from other machines transparently.
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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
    Apple
    Apple customer service is fantastic. iCloud is built with Apple in mind and its design is extremely intuitive and user-friendly. Additionally, whenever our team has encountered issues, the speed of Apple support has been more than timely in addressing our issues and solving our request. We have encountered relatively few issues in my time with the platform and this only improves our overall score for those who keep the platform stable.
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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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    Implementation Rating
    Apple
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Apple
    Google Drive is similar to Apple iCloud, but since I prefer Apple products and have operated within the Apple ecosystem for many years, I use iCloud. Some clients who don't use Apple share documents with me in Google Drive so I have experience with the product, but I prefer iCloud. I do think photos syncing is superior in iCloud.
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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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    Scalability
    Apple
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Apple
    • Apple's iCloud service can run very slow in countries where they aren't very focussed, like India.
    • Apple did not back up videos over the cloud for a long time and needed manual sync. You will see similar issues like not allowing mobile data for some tasks.
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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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