Asana vs Confluence | TrustRadius

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Score 8.4 out of 10

Based on 1386 reviews and ratings

Score 8.2 out of 10

Based on 1150 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Asana

Confluence

Task Management

Resource Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Team Collaboration

Support for Agile Methodology

Support for Waterfall Methodology

Document Management

Email integration

Mobile Access

Timesheet Tracking

Change request and Case Management

Budget and Expense Management

Search

Visual planning tools

Asana

Confluence

Project & financial reporting

Integration with accounting software

Asana

Confluence

Chat

Notifications

Discussions

Surveys

Internal knowledgebase

Integrates with GoToMeeting

Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts

Integrates with Outlook

Asana

Confluence

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

Advanced security features

Integrates with Google Drive

Device sync

Pros

Task Management - Being able to assign resources and time lines to specific activities
Project Management - Being able to plan, execute and track project process using this tool
Customizability - Being able to customize a solution that meets your needs or activity.

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Norman Hazlewood

IT Manager

Caribbean Export Development AgencyProgram Development, 51-200 employees

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QUICK How-to Guides that can be generated and share instantly
One can subscribe to the pages and spaces and receive updates in the feed on their home page
Automatic Email notifications of new updates in the Confluence area
The platform integrates easily with other Atlassian platforms including third-party apps thus improving its reliability

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Software Integration Tester

WirecardFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

I think there could be improved clarity around the different levels of Asana. For example, the resources available to paid accounts are not visible from the more basic accounts, so you're not aware that there are expanded options until you look in their knowledge base and see that they have additional features.
Exporting projects - you can export a project into a csv, but it isn't pretty. This can be challenging if you'd like to have an archived project folder for open records requests.

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Verified User

Employee in Marketing

Design Company, 1-10 employees

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Over the past 6 years the feature set has not significantly expanded
Integrations with 3rd party apps (DropBox, Google Drive, Slack) is either through 3rd party plugins or rudimentary at best
Frequent interface upgrades and complicated permissions settings makes getting new employees up to speed fiddly in some cases

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Technician in Information Technology

Marketing & Advertising Company, 51-200 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Asana 9.5

Based on 35 answers

Mobile + Desktop capabilities - Able to use it anywhere, anytime.
Task management - Easy to view projects and their progress.
Time management - Easy to see what elements require time / how they interrelate and manage the project on an overall basis.
Company management - Be able to see from a master dashboard perspective where each project is in its stages of completion.
Clear communication - It's visually documented who is doing what at what time so that the whole project gets done.

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CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

Simply Heaven DesignMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Confluence 9.5

Based on 18 answers

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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Charles Thomasset, MBA

Director, Project/Process Management

Lehigh UniversityHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

Asana 9.0

Based on 24 answers

It is very user-friendly. Takes a new employee an hour to start figuring out how the system works. That's an important factor. You don't want to encounter the issue where employees need a week to understand how the system works. For example, JIRA, I tried using it for a week and I still don't understand the complicated layout. Asana has a simple interface. Once you see it, you get it type of program.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Internet Company, 1-10 employees

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Confluence 8.5

Based on 11 answers

Confluence can - and in my personal opinion, it will - be a bit hard to use in the first moment. Atlassian is a great company and is eager to help you with any question you have, though. The interface seems to be a bit clumsy at first but the customization options are enough to make it easier and simpler. In general, Confluence is easy to use when you understand what each section does, but this can take a while.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employees

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Reliability and Availability

Asana 8.4

Based on 4 answers

Working with Asana on a daily basis

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Project Manager

ClickSoftwareComputer Software, 501-1000 employees

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Confluence 9.0

Based on 5 answers

I do not recall having outages or applications error so far, very reliable and available.

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Normand Whitehead

Senior R&D Eng. Technologist

Trilliant IncTelecommunications, 201-500 employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Confluence 8.8

Based on 9 answers

Pages load very quickly, which makes it useful for quickly obtaining information. The search functionality is also very quick and is able to parse through all of the documents to provide the most relevant results for the query. Other information based software gets bogged down, but so far Atlassian Confluence maintains its performance.

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Senior Firmware Engineer

Spirent CommunicationsTelecommunications, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

Asana 7.8

Based on 94 answers

I haven't had to use their support so I can't rate it. The fact that I haven't needed them reflects the ease of use of the product. I would recommend that any new users schedule a complete demo of the product to ensure that they are using it to it's fullest (there's a lot of useful features).

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Director of Marketing & Communications

787 NetworksMarketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees

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Confluence 8.3

Based on 44 answers

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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Verified User

Engineer in Research & Development

Pharmaceuticals Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Confluence 8.0

Based on 5 answers

Take a bit more time to explain the purpose of Confluence and show demos prior to actual use and content additions.

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Normand Whitehead

Senior R&D Eng. Technologist

Trilliant IncTelecommunications, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

We selected ASANA based on the feature set, and ease of rollout. monday.com had very good workflow automation but we found that ASANA was quicker and easier for staff to build a task eco-system that worked for them.

Zoho Projects was a very strong contender but was much more expensive and so ASANA was the more effective choice across the board.

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Verified User

Manager in Other

Events Services Company, 11-50 employees

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[Atlassian] Confluence is backed by direct, and superior support from Atlassian versus their vendors. For end users, [Atlassian] Confluence provides way more options for layout and content, while also being simpler and easier to use. Most other tools also require a higher level of interaction with IT or global administrators. With confluence, both content creators and consumers can draft an consume content with a much smoother, more intuitive experience.

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Director, Build and Release Engineering

Cisco AppDynamicsInformation Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees

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Scalability

Asana 8.2

Based on 1 answer

I used this tool on a daily basis at work and it runs as a solid rock

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Project Manager

ClickSoftwareComputer Software, 501-1000 employees

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Confluence 8.0

Based on 2 answers

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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Verified User

Consultant in Marketing

Insurance Company, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Asana helps improve productivity in the workspace by ensuring all team members know what projects/tasks they need to get done and by when.
Asana helps team members stay focused on what needs to get done and allows cross collaboration between departments which greatly increases overall company productivity by not having to wait around for email responses.
Asana is a good tool for project management and is easy to use, making it accessible for the whole company to use.

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Verified User

Manager in Marketing

Medical Practice Company, 11-50 employees

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Confluence has increased cross-departmental visibility into content, activities, and projects
Confluence has also increased collaboration across teams
The lack of a workflow has created a wild west environment where stakeholders are confused of where to create and find various types of content

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Information Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

$10*

* per user per month

Asana Editions & Modules

Edition

Premium	$13.49¹
Business	$30.49¹

Per Month

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Confluence Editions & Modules

On-premise Edition

Server	10.00¹
Server	2700.00²
Server	5300.00³
Server	10,200.00⁴
Server	19,800.00⁵
Server	30,000.00⁶
Server	45,000.00⁷
Server	90,000.00⁸
Server	150,000.00⁹
Data Center	15,000.00¹⁰
Data Center	30,000.00¹¹
Data Center	52,000.00¹²
Data Center	79,200.00¹³
Data Center	105,600.00¹⁴
Data Center	132,000.00¹⁵
Data Center	143,000.00¹⁶
Data Center	154,000.00¹⁷
Data Center	165,000.00¹⁸
Data Center	176,000.00¹⁹
Data Center	187,000.00²⁰
Data Center	198,000.00²¹
Data Center	209,000.00²²
Data Center	220,000.00²³

10 Users - Perpetual License
25 Users - Perpetual License
50 Users - Perpetual License
100 Users - Perpetual License
250 Users - Perpetual License
500 Users - Perpetual License
2,000 Users - Perpetual License
10,000 Users - Perpetual License
10,001+ Users - Perpetual License
500 Users - Annually
1,000 Users - Annually
2,000 Users - Annually
3,000 Users - Annually
4,000 Users - Annually
5,000 Users - Annually
10,000 Users - Annually
15,000 Users - Annually
20,000 Users - Annually
25,000 Users - Annually
30,000 Users - Annually
35,000 Users - Annually
40,000 Users - Annually
40,001+ Users - Annually

SaaS Edition

Free	0.00¹
Standard	5.00²
Premium	10.00²
Enterprise	Contact Sales

Free for 10 Users
Per User Per Month

Additional Pricing Details

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