What users are saying about
Confluence
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1624 Ratings
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Based on 1624 reviews and ratings
21 Ratings
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Based on 21 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Project Management

7.5
Confluence
75%
IBM Rational DOORS
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Atlassian Confluence ranks higher in 7/7 features
Atlassian Confluence ranks higher in 7/7 features
Task Management

7.6
76%
82 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Gantt Charts

7.9
79%
12 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Scheduling

7.2
72%
21 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Workflow Automation

8.0
80%
54 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Mobile Access

6.9
69%
80 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Search

7.8
78%
102 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Visual planning tools

7.4
74%
81 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Communication

8.0
Confluence
80%
IBM Rational DOORS
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Atlassian Confluence ranks higher in 8/8 features
Atlassian Confluence ranks higher in 8/8 features
Chat

6.4
64%
15 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Notifications

8.6
86%
102 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Discussions

7.9
79%
96 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Surveys

7.0
70%
15 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase

9.3
93%
96 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting

6.0
60%
3 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts

9.3
93%
7 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook

9.6
96%
10 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
File Sharing & Management

8.3
Confluence
83%
IBM Rational DOORS
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Atlassian Confluence ranks higher in 8/8 features
Atlassian Confluence ranks higher in 8/8 features
Versioning

8.6
86%
88 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Video files

7.7
77%
65 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Audio files

8.0
80%
59 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Document collaboration

8.5
85%
99 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Access control

8.8
88%
97 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Advanced security features

8.5
85%
73 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive

7.9
79%
46 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Device sync

8.0
80%
45 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Atlassian Confluence is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Usability, Support Rating
- Atlassian Confluence and IBM Rational DOORS are tied in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

8.3
Confluence
83%
121 Ratings
8.3
IBM Rational DOORS
83%
6 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

9.7
Confluence
97%
19 Ratings
8.0
IBM Rational DOORS
80%
1 Rating
Usability

8.3
Confluence
83%
12 Ratings
2.1
IBM Rational DOORS
21%
2 Ratings
Availability

9.0
Confluence
90%
5 Ratings
IBM Rational DOORS
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance

8.0
Confluence
80%
9 Ratings
IBM Rational DOORS
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating

6.5
Confluence
65%
45 Ratings
5.1
IBM Rational DOORS
51%
3 Ratings
Implementation Rating

8.4
Confluence
84%
6 Ratings
IBM Rational DOORS
N/A
0 Ratings
Product Scalability

8.0
Confluence
80%
2 Ratings
IBM Rational DOORS
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Confluence
Integrations Users can integrate applications into Confluence either through templates created by other applications or through other Atlassian products. Users also tend to integrate their Jira software with Confluence for streamlined project management. Integrating applications with Confluence can help users centralize and simplify project planning. [Enterprise-Grade] SecurityUse the popular Atlassian tool and feel comfortable uploading your files and personal information to the public. Confluence features [enterprise-grade] security across entire organizations.
Senior System Engineer
Wipro LimitedInformation Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees
IBM Rational DOORS
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS former IBM Rational DOORS profits very much from the mighty market position it had till today. It had been the most favored requirement engineering tools suite with the highest investments in the infrastructure concerning hardware, software, and knowledge sources. It was embedded in knowledge sources of test stands, hardware labs, and knowledge database servers. It allowed for some of the highest profit changes and made the fame with it. But the paradigms of requirements engineering change. If not were superseded by completely different approaches for the target solution worlds. The foremost position in the selling tables is unstable if changes are not solved or coped with by the strategist at IBM and their customers. Since the highly successful alternative suits are already at the market, and some are from IBM already the lifecycle for IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS is at the later highs. But the suite is still at the very top and very popular. There are still many problems unsolved and many wishes at the customers to make the use more comfortable and efficient at the overall level. If the time of setting up the software package is passed the adoption get more extended and complicated. There is a lot of work at the stage around and the expertise will be required for a long time from now.
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Pros
Confluence
- 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
Software Integration Tester
WirecardFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees
IBM Rational DOORS
- Manage requirements
- Manage traceability between different modules
- Linking between the modules is very easy and can be done with different methods.

Verified User
Professional in Engineering
Airlines/Aviation Company, 5001-10,000 employeesCons
Confluence
- Some of the components can be a little clunky to use and configure on pages.
- I've run into a few issues where edited pages refuse to publish and work is either lost or time wasted copying and pasting to a new document that will publish.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 11-50 employeesIBM Rational DOORS
- Terrible UI and not intuitive
- Too slow to connect to, launch and run
- Scripts to use the features are way too complicated to write and maintain.
Design V&V Engineer
Philips RespironicsComputer Software, 10,001+ employees
Pricing Details
Confluence
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$10 per month
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
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—IBM Rational DOORS
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—IBM Rational DOORS Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Confluence
Confluence 9.7
Based on 19 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.
Director, Project/Process Management
Lehigh UniversityHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
IBM Rational DOORS
IBM Rational DOORS 8.0
Based on 1 answer
At the moment we are required by contract to continue to use the IBM DOORS software for our current client. Given that it can be expensive, if we were to use it after our current client's needs were met, we would have to secure other projects in order to justify the continued use of the software.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Civil Engineering Company, 11-50 employeesUsability
Confluence
Confluence 8.3
Based on 12 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.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employeesIBM Rational DOORS
IBM Rational DOORS 2.1
Based on 2 answers
The UI is terrible and not intuitive. Users need training in order to complete tasks. Much like SAP, it's not the clearest tool. The tracing feature is especially complicated because you must write the scripts yourself. There is a learning curve. Also, even the setup, installation, and logging in each time takes a considerable amount of time.
Design V&V Engineer
Philips RespironicsComputer Software, 10,001+ employees
Reliability and Availability
Confluence
Confluence 9.0
Based on 5 answers
I do not recall having outages or applications error so far, very reliable and available.
Senior R&D Eng. Technologist
Trilliant IncTelecommunications, 201-500 employees
IBM Rational DOORS
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Performance
Confluence
Confluence 8.0
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.
Senior Firmware Engineer
Spirent CommunicationsTelecommunications, 1001-5000 employees
IBM Rational DOORS
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Confluence
Confluence 6.5
Based on 45 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.

Verified User
Engineer in Research & Development
Pharmaceuticals Company, 5001-10,000 employeesIBM Rational DOORS
IBM Rational DOORS 5.1
Based on 3 answers
Internal to our company we have several experts who have extended DOORS functionality to include some great features. And these folks are well regarded by IBM as DOORS experts in the industry.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Defense & Space Company, 10,001+ employeesImplementation Rating
Confluence
Confluence 8.4
Based on 6 answers
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!
Chief Innovation Officer
Versatile CreditFinancial Services, 11-50 employees
IBM Rational DOORS
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Confluence
I haven't use any other software that I could compare to AtlassianConfluence. The closest one would be Sharepoint, but it's a different beast. Sharepoint has more feature, but it's a lot harder to use and understand. Furthermore like many Microsoft solutions the UI is terrible and very difficult to understand sometimes. Atlassian Confluence is just plain easy to use.
Senior Web Team Lead
AlithyaComputer Games, 10,001+ employees
IBM Rational DOORS
Requisite Pro (and Rational Requirements Composer, it's successor) is more simple and focused on requirements. Is like a part of DOORS and can be suitable to smaller projects. IT people on the other hand prefer agile tools like JIRA. Of course if the project is big enough, DOORS is a good option to consider.
Systems Analyst
Consultor independiente de softwareComputer Software, 1-10 employees
Scalability
Confluence
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.

Verified User
Consultant in Marketing
Insurance Company, 51-200 employeesIBM Rational DOORS
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Confluence
- We've gone from folders and folders of Word documents and PDFs into a single system with a search feature to bring all of our data together and trackable
- While onboarding took a bit longer for the company (to switch from a Word document centric mindset - to a web-based one), overall the company has embraced the features and power of Confluence within the working stack
- However, as costs continue to climb for the Atlassian product, we are forced to continue our evaluation of the product - with replacing it a remote possibility if it begins to outprice its usefulness to us.
Manager, Information Technology
Engineering InnovationIndustrial Automation, 51-200 employees
IBM Rational DOORS
- IBM Rational DOORS is already succeeded by different IBM toolset for the task that proved to perform highly profitable.
- Not all parts are under development. It might run out of date sooner or later by design.
- IBM Rational DOORS has most installation in truncated format so it is in need of full fledged installation for development at the customer.
Projektspezialist bei Steffen Jäschke EinzUnt Physik, Berechnungen
Steffen Jäschke EinzUnt Physik, BerechnungenProfessional Training & Coaching, 1-10 employees