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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
6.8
Number of Reviews
109
Ranking in other categories
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (2nd), Knowledge Management Software (2nd)
Yammer
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
6th
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 August 2026, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Atlassian Confluence is 6.5%, down from 9.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Yammer is 5.3%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Social Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Atlassian Confluence6.5%
Yammer5.3%
Other88.2%
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

Talha Hussain. - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Manage projects effectively with seamless task tracking and integration, but deployment requires familiarity
We are conducting all our project management using Atlassian tools. We use Atlassian Confluence for task management, reporting, visualization of tasks, and reviewing the progress of tickets and work I use Atlassian Confluence for task management and other project management tasks, such as…
DB
Senior Technical Product Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Creates user groups and streamlines communication
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. We would love to have some AI technologies included in Yammer, but I do not have a specific use case in mind right now.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I love the reports and the Confluence board."
"The most valuable features is its design documentation abilities."
"The solution helped us to see where we were going wrong and where we were doing good, and that helped us to make proper decisions"
"Just do it, it will give you quick benefits and will change the overall atmosphere when doing things together in one place."
"I rate this solution a nine out of ten."
"Confluence has helped us through its ease of use and access to relevant information in a targeted way."
"Overall, I love the ability to quickly upload and preview documents."
"We switched because it was the better product for a lesser price."
"Lean process improvements and quality control are built into Yammer."
"The product has allowed cross-functional discussions across every business group throughout the company."
"I consider Yammer to be the best business collaborative tool."
"The technical support is outstanding, and the Yammer team is open and responsive on issues, feedback, and suggestions."
"Yammer has allowed the entire company to be able to communicate with each other when the company has internal employees from all over the world."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is that anyone can post anything, it's free and people can do it on their own without having to translate to publish, and it's really easy to use."
"The user interface and the way we can share and search information are the most valuable, and it is very easy to use."
"The solution was stable."
 

Cons

"There needs to be a flexible pricing model, where we can pick and choose services and customize our pricing model."
"Atlassian needs to provide the source editor or a built-in plugin."
"An area for improvement would be the intuitiveness of using the features, especially if you want to customize."
"I'd like to see some improved reporting on usage."
"Indentation and other basic word processing styles must be improved."
"The area that needs improvement is the search capability. It should have generalized capabilities."
"JIRA and Confluence connectivity needs to be stabilized. We've faced embarrassing situations with stakeholders when the Confluence pages could not pull the list of JIRAs to be referenced on the page."
"Sometimes the system does not respond as fast as a normal web interface."
"The way you want to control the communication could be an issue. It depends on what kind of company you are. We are a public company, and there are some regulations that we need to comply with. Its ease of use can be an issue for a company because anybody can subscribe and use it. There are many competitors that are overlapping. Since Microsoft bought Yammer, it tends to be in the shadow. It is not put in the front from the service perspective."
"There needs to be access to a channel, without the need to sign-in."
"With the release of teams and groups, Yammer is losing its purpose slightly."
"I would give the technical support a rating of 3/10."
"I think that improvements could be seen in the delayed messaging, but other than, it's great!"
"Customer Service: Good through YCN, but sometimes I got frustrated by translation issue."
"The interface is clunky and could be improved."
"It looks slightly less clean on Chrome compared to Microsoft Edge, but it's a minor difference. There is room for improvement in user experience, like positions of elements."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In my opinion, it's worth the investment"
"When you purchase this solution you get some support."
"There is an annual license."
"The price of the on-premises data center version is too expensive."
"Making integration with other tools easier would be beneficial."
"The issues I have with the pricing are in respect to the add-ons."
"To my knowledge, Atlassian Confluence had a pricing approach which is a commercial open-source solution, so that if you are a company, you had to pay an amount. This fee was not huge compared to other traditional solutions, and it was free for personal use or if you were an individual."
"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."
"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."
"Yammer is a pretty cheap solution, and it's included in multiple subscriptions."
"Compared to other products like Amazon, Yammer's pricing is fine."
"I think that there is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs of the solution."
"I don't know about the pricing. Now that Microsoft has bought Yammer, it should be a part of our subscriptions for Office 365."
"Its cost is included in the license bundle for Microsoft."
"The pricing is not bad."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Construction Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise54
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise31
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Atlassian Confluence?
Money is a factor because Atlassian Confluence is not free. I need to purchase extra components when adding new projects or employees.
What needs improvement with Atlassian Confluence?
Much of the room for improvement lies not with the tool itself but with how people are using it. In many cases where we have had issues, it has been based on the lack of structure. The company usin...
What is your primary use case for Atlassian Confluence?
We are using Jira as an asset management and ticketing system along with Confluence. We have significant portions of the Atlassian system implemented. Atlassian Confluence is used as a Wiki for Jir...
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 ...
What advice do you have for others considering Yammer?
I would recommend Yammer to others if someone wants to communicate with a big team and needs a good communication platform. I cannot think of any advice or recommendation to share with users who wo...
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

Facebook, Skype, Microsoft, NASA, Netflix, Adobe, Bonobos, LinkedIn, Pfizer, Citi.
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