Confluence vs Google Docs

Confluence is a collaborative, company-wide knowledge space. See how it stacks up against Google Docs.

Compare Confluence vs Google Docs

Confluence is open by default, making company-wide information readily accessible whereas Google Docs, knowledge can quickly become lost or hard to find.

Keep information intuitively discoverable

Files get lost in unshared Google Docs folders

Quickly find information with Spaces. Confluence’s open structure allows teams to share knowledge across the entire company.

Content is open by default with tools to lock or share externally

Find work easily with our structured content tree with advanced search, labels, and page hierarchies

Home pages easily organize company intel for all teams to see

Embed Google Drive content into Confluence

Our team really values transparency. With Confluence, we can consolidate all information into a central location and then assign access as needed.

Brett Lakey
People Operations Manager, Fair

Turn ideas into actions and results

Don’t let projects become stale or fragmented in Google Docs

Join the 76% of customers who ship projects faster by connecting to Jira Software. Complete every project with built-in project management tools.

Native Jira software & Trello integrations move projects forward

Tasks, roadmaps, & notifications keep stakeholders informed

Turn ideas into actual deliverables with Confluence whiteboards

Get notified of project updates in Slack and Microsoft Teams

Learn more about Confluence whiteboards

People simply communicate their requirements to us, and we can quickly generate a project or dashboard.

Florian Banzer
Business Analyst, Audi

Strengthen company culture and engagement

Google Docs disconnects and restricts teams

Give employees a voice and a more open way to collaborate with Confluence. Get instant feedback with comments, activity feeds, home, and more.

Co-editing in real-time and @ mentions keep teams in sync

Vote for your favorite ideas with our whiteboards feature

Blogs create a culture of sharing and personal connection

Learn how to collaborate in real-time

See how Confluence whiteboards works

Confluence has enabled anyone in the company equal opportunity to participate, ask questions, and use their voice towards building a company our employees’ grandkids can be proud of.

Katie Burke
Chief People Officer, Hubspot

Why choose Confluence over Google Docs?

Feature Comparison	Confluence	Google Docs
Real-time co-editing	Confluence	Google Docs
Inline comments	Confluence	Google Docs
Content is open by default	Confluence	Google Docs
100+ templates for every role	Confluence	Google Docs
Home, blogs & activity feed	Confluence	Google Docs
Robust Jira integration	Confluence	Google Docs
100s of formatting macros	Confluence	Google Docs
Create and collaborate on a visual whiteboard	Confluence	Google Docs