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    apprex

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    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

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    Nitro PDF Pro

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ANitro PDF Pro is a document management platform that supports PDF creation, modification, conversion, organization, review, and protection across Windows, Mac, and iOS environments. Key Capabilities Document Authoring & Modification: Native editing capabilities for PDF creation and content updates. Format Conversion: Conversion between PDF and standard office document formats. Document Organization & Management: File organization and management…

    $7.50

    Billed every 3 years. This is a subscription product with a 3-year fee of $270.00 per license. per seat

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    apprexConfluenceNitro PDF Pro
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $39
    per month
    Free
    $0
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    $6.40
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    $12.30
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    Nitro PDF Classic
    $7.5/month
    Billed every 3 years. This is a subscription product with a 3-year fee of $270.00 per license. per seat
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    $15/month
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo 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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    Features
    apprexConfluenceNitro PDF Pro
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of apprex and Atlassian Confluence and Nitro PDF Pro
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    Atlassian Confluence
    7.1
    158 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Nitro PDF Pro
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    Task Management00 Ratings7.2127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings7.221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings6.591 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings6.9118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings7.0157 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.2127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of apprex and Atlassian Confluence and Nitro PDF Pro
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    Atlassian Confluence
    7.9
    158 Ratings
    1% below category average
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    Chat00 Ratings6.415 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings8.2156 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings7.9149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings7.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings9.0150 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings9.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of apprex and Atlassian Confluence and Nitro PDF Pro
    Feature
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    Ratings
    Atlassian Confluence
    7.7
    157 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Nitro PDF Pro
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    Versioning00 Ratings8.2137 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings6.9105 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings6.997 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings8.4153 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.7148 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.3115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings5.947 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings8.486 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    8.3
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    9.3
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    9.5
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    Usability
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    8.1
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    5.4
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    9.2
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    8.8
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    Configurability
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    Product Scalability
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    User Testimonials
    apprexConfluenceNitro PDF Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    apprex
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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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    Nitro Inc
    I run a professional services business from home. I need to edit documents quickly and easily and with minimal subscriptions to minimize overheads. I love that Nitro is a one-off payment to get a license to the software, and you can simply upgrade to the latest version if that's what you want, but you're not obligated to. I've been using the same version of Nitro for 7-8 years now. Despite the fact the upgraded versions have a lot of great, nice-to-have features, the version I'm on still does the job.
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    Pros
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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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    Nitro Inc
    • Ability to combine files SEAMLESSLY and order them around as necessary (so underrated)
    • Signing not only for yourself but for others. Helpful for those who have been granted the authority to sign for VPs and directors
    • Much easier to use than some other PDF viewing services
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    Cons
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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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    Nitro Inc
    • Converting from PDF to Microsoft Word can be complicated at times. Some parts of a document such as tables are not converted properly.
    • Sometimes it appears to be easier to save MS Word documents to PDF rather than using NPS to convert. It can be a bit slow to convert at times.
    • In my view, it wasn't user friendly at the beginning.
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    Likelihood to Renew
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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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    Nitro Inc
    We will definitely be renewing the Nitro Productivity Suite. Saves the company a lot of money for something we use everyday
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    Usability
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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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    Nitro Inc
    For the most part, the entire software is extremely easy to navigate and use. You won't need to follow tutorials or anything for the bulk of the core features, as it's all pretty seamlessly designed.
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    Reliability and Availability
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    Atlassian
    I do not recall having outages or applications error so far, very reliable and available.
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    Nitro Inc
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    Performance
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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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    Nitro Inc
    It works as advertised.
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    Support Rating
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    No answers on this topic
    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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    Nitro Inc
    Nitro checks all the boxes for what we need. It is fairly priced, it allows us to read and edit PDF documents, convert PDF to MS Word and convert MS Word to PDF. It allows us to combine multiple files and do all the post processing like adding page numbers and adding headers and footers
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    Implementation Rating
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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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    Nitro Inc
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    Alternatives Considered
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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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    Nitro Inc
    Every 1-2 years will do a check on current PDF options to include trialing the software. Have tried Foxit and several that seem to have failed in the marketplace. Over the last 4 years, I have always stuck with Nitro. Unfortunately, we still need to keep Adobe Acrobat (free version) installed to view a small percentage of some PDFs we receive.
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    Scalability
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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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    Nitro Inc
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    Return on Investment
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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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    Nitro Inc
    • ROI was very quick as the license costs were so low. We purchased 8 licenses versus the initial 2 we were planning on for Adobe.
    • More people were able to use the product than we initially thought due to low purchase costs.
    • We haven't had any further costs to own the product after the initial purchase. We would need to purchase new licenses if we wanted to upgrade.
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