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Atlassian Confluence vs Yammer comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Atlassian Confluence
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
106
Ranking in other categories
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (2nd), Knowledge Management Software (1st)
Yammer
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
4th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Atlassian Confluence is 8.9%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Yammer is 6.4%, down from 7.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Social Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Atlassian Confluence8.9%
Yammer6.4%
Other84.7%
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

Rabindra K Maharana - PeerSpot reviewer
Editing features improve document accessibility
There is a holiday calendar, however, I need to install an app or add something to it. The add-on feature is not readily available or well-documented. Guidance on this should be available in a forum. Recently, I used a feature in another tool—perhaps GitHub—where it helped prepare a chart. It involved listing resources, like having fifteen people in the X team, ten in the Y team, and seven in the Z team. It created a bar chart showing these numbers. This chart used AI to offer users the option to create it based on the data. It was then created on a separate page and made available.
Rishi Pande - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud-based platform supports seamless collaboration but needs branding flexibility
I have transitioned to using Yammer in the cloud for about six to seven years People share their files and ideas and attend meetings in a collaborative manner. They work on specific sales-related documents. Yammer allows collaboration anywhere, anytime, on any device. Its adaptability and…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable features are the ease of creating documentation, as well as charts."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"Many people enjoy its zero learning-curve.​"
"This solution allowed us to easily input details beyond just text, such as creating basic data charts to monitor team performance."
"For me, the most valuable feature is its high performance. It's crucial for us in the bank, as we handle a massive number of transactions every day."
"We value the way we can tag documentation to Jira because we can cross-reference a Jira ticket to a Confluence page, and we can also add a Confluence page to a Jira ticket."
"It seems highly scalable. There are 500 end users using this solution."
"The macros feature in Confluence is quite valuable."
"We can send out notifications and ask questions using Yammer."
"Yammer shows the post’s actions, comments, and how people react. We can quickly see what's going on."
"The tool allows us to post and keep track of company buzz and events without relying on email."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the communication events."
"The solution was stable."
"The initial setup was simple and straightforward."
"People share their files and ideas and attend meetings in a collaborative manner."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
 

Cons

"Space maintenance could be made a little more user-friendly."
"The way Atlassian Confluence handles tickets could be improved."
"The UX is a little bit all over the place."
"I would like to see the text editor upgraded from its current limited abilities."
"There is a holiday calendar, however, I need to install an app or add something to it. The add-on feature is not readily available or well-documented."
"The add-on feature is not readily available or well-documented."
"Atlassian Confluence's old versions consume too much memory, making it an area where optimization is required from an improvement perspective."
"Atlassian Confluence should improve the interface, it needs to be more user-friendly. It is easy to use, but it could be more intuitive."
"Yammer's UX and UI are areas with certain shortcomings where improvements are required"
"It has a very limited use."
"This solution would be improved if it was well integrated with other communication applications."
"I would like to see a fancier user interface. That is one of the weak points of Yammer."
"The product seems to just add to the complexity of using existing tools."
"I think we should have some improvements in Yammer, similar to what we have in Facebook and others, where we can have targeted communications, so that we can filter some communications to go to a specific subset of that group, not to everybody."
"Yammer should be able to integrate with Microsoft products, such as Outlook."
"I faced some issues with Yammer's mobile app when I shifted from Android to iPhone, and it got a little bit tricky to use it on an iPhone, which took away some of my time."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The issues I have with the pricing are in respect to the add-ons."
"There is a license needed to use Atlassian Confluence."
"The Confluence pricing is good. The only challenge we have experienced is with Jira and the add ons we use that need to be paid for separately."
"When you purchase this solution you get some support."
"We have to pay licensing fees."
"We have a site license for Atlassian Confluence and there are some limitations on external users."
"In my opinion, it's worth the investment"
"This is a very expensive solution."
"Its cost is included in the license bundle for Microsoft."
"We get it as part of our Office 365 subscriptions, so I don't think we pay any additional cost for Yammer. It's included in the Office 365 subscriptions."
"Compared to other products like Amazon, Yammer's pricing is fine."
"Yammer is a pretty cheap solution, and it's included in multiple subscriptions."
"I don't know about the pricing. Now that Microsoft has bought Yammer, it should be a part of our subscriptions for Office 365."
"The pricing is not bad."
"I think that there is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs of the solution."
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Comparison Review

it_user8913 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 22, 2013
Yammer vs. SP Social in 2013
There are several discussions on SharePoint’s social strategy going on at the moment. I had some great discussions with my MVP mate Adis during Summit last week. Since #SPC12 almost every SharePoint addicted developer, it-pro, power user has reviewed Yammer. If you don’t know what Yammer is, here a…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Performing Arts
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise52
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise30
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Atlassian Confluence?
The most valuable feature of the solution stems from its document-controlling feature. In Atlassian Confluence, controlled documents cannot be edited by anyone else.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Atlassian Confluence?
With Atlassian, the costs are reasonable. Although higher than before when we used multiple platforms and licenses, having a collaborative platform like this is advantageous. It streamlines license...
What needs improvement with Atlassian Confluence?
There's room for improvement in the way folders are structured in Atlassian Confluence. Sometimes it's frustrating when we have two documents that we want to have the same name. For instance, we mi...
What do you like most about Yammer?
We can send out notifications and ask questions using Yammer.
What needs improvement with Yammer?
I think we should have some improvements in Yammer, similar to what we have in Facebook and others, where we can have targeted communications, so that we can filter some communications to go to a s...
What is your primary use case for Yammer?
We create user groups in Yammer, so we use it mainly for communications and engagement. The features in Yammer that I find most beneficial for team collaboration, communication, and engagement are ...
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

Facebook, Skype, Microsoft, NASA, Netflix, Adobe, Bonobos, LinkedIn, Pfizer, Citi.
Verizon, Rakuten,Nationwide, DHL, Westfield, Telefonica, 7-Eleven, Red Robin, Intuit, eBay,Darden, Suncorp, Tyco, Xerox, and ModCloth.
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