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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Confluence by Atlassian View product | BookStack by BookStack View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Confluence delivers structured team spaces for centralized IT documentation. Explore its IT Documentation capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. | BookStack covers Structured Shelf/Book/Page hierarchy and Dual WYSIWYG & Markdown editor for internal IT wiki management. Compare top IT Documentation tools. |
| Product type | Enterprise Team Workspace & Knowledge Management Platform | Open-Source Self-Hosted Documentation & Wiki Platform |
| Best for | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Retail | Software Engineering, Enterprise IT, DevOps, Education, Small Business |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Data Center; Cloud SaaS; Data Center (Self-Managed Enterprise) | Self-hosted; Open Source; Self-hosted PHP/MySQL Application; Docker Container; Linux Server |
| Data residency | United States; European Union; Germany; Australia; AWS Cloud Regions | Customer Self-Hosted Datacenter / Private Cloud |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise WorkforcesSoftware TeamsIT Service Desks | Self-Hosted Web ServersDocker EnvironmentsInternal IT Infrastructures |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFedRAMP Moderate | Open Source GPLv2GDPR compliant in self-hosted deployments |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | JiraBitbucketSlackMicrosoft TeamsGoogle DriveTrelloOkta | SAML 2.0OpenID ConnectLDAPGitHubGitLabGoogleSlack Webhooks |
| Industries | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentEducationRetail | Software EngineeringEnterprise ITDevOpsEducationSmall Business |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Atlassian | BookStack |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia; global headquarters in San Francisco, USA | Open-source project; distributed community |
| Company size | 10,001+ | 1-10 |
| Founded | 2002 | 2015 |
Overview
What it is
Confluence
Confluence delivers structured team spaces for centralized IT documentation. Explore its IT Documentation capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.BookStack
BookStack covers Structured Shelf/Book/Page hierarchy and Dual WYSIWYG & Markdown editor for internal IT wiki management. Compare top IT Documentation tools.Product type
Confluence
Enterprise Team Workspace & Knowledge Management PlatformBookStack
Open-Source Self-Hosted Documentation & Wiki PlatformBest for
Confluence
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Education, RetailBookStack
Software Engineering, Enterprise IT, DevOps, Education, Small BusinessPricing
Pricing model
Confluence
Contact VendorBookStack
Contact VendorFree trial
Confluence
Free trial: yesBookStack
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Confluence
SaaSCloud
BookStack
On-Premise
Deployment details
Confluence
Cloud SaaS; Data Center; Cloud SaaS; Data Center (Self-Managed Enterprise)BookStack
Self-hosted; Open Source; Self-hosted PHP/MySQL Application; Docker Container; Linux ServerData residency
Confluence
United States; European Union; Germany; Australia; AWS Cloud RegionsBookStack
Customer Self-Hosted Datacenter / Private CloudKey features
What it offers
Confluence
- Collaborative document editing
- Structured team spaces
- Granular version history
- Jira bidirectional linking
- Enterprise access control and audit logs
- Centralized IT documentation
- Collaborative sprint planning
- Security incident post-mortems
BookStack
- Structured Shelf/Book/Page hierarchy
- Dual WYSIWYG & Markdown editor
- Granular role-based permissions
- SAML/OIDC/LDAP authentication
- Multi-format export
- Internal IT wiki management
- Software engineering documentation
- Standard operating procedure hosting
Platform & access
API access
Confluence
API access: yesBookStack
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Confluence
SSO: yesBookStack
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Confluence
RBAC: yesBookStack
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Confluence
Multi-tenant: yesBookStack
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Confluence
Mobile app: yesBookStack
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Confluence
Enterprise WorkforcesSoftware TeamsIT Service Desks
BookStack
Self-Hosted Web ServersDocker EnvironmentsInternal IT Infrastructures
Compliance
Confluence
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFedRAMP Moderate
BookStack
Open Source GPLv2GDPR compliant in self-hosted deployments
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Confluence
JiraBitbucketSlackMicrosoft TeamsGoogle DriveTrelloOkta
BookStack
SAML 2.0OpenID ConnectLDAPGitHubGitLabGoogleSlack Webhooks
Industries
Confluence
TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentEducationRetail
BookStack
Software EngineeringEnterprise ITDevOpsEducationSmall Business
Regions
Confluence
Global
BookStack
Global
Vendor
Company
Confluence
AtlassianBookStack
BookStackHeadquarters
Confluence
Sydney, Australia; global headquarters in San Francisco, USABookStack
Open-source project; distributed communityCompany size
Confluence
10,001+BookStack
1-10Founded
Confluence
2002BookStack
2015