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Confluence
Confluence
(3,833)
4.1 out of 5
Confluence
By Atlassian
Yammer
Yammer
(1,439)
3.6 out of 5
Yammer
By Microsoft
At a Glance
Confluence
Confluence
Star Rating
(3,833)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$10 per month
Free Trial is available
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Yammer
Yammer
Star Rating
(1,439)3.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (59.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Confluence vs Yammer

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Yammer easier to use and set up. However, Confluence is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Confluence overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Confluence meets the needs of their business better than Yammer.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Confluence is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Confluence over Yammer.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Confluence
Team collaboration
$10
per month
Browse all 4 pricing plans
Yammer
No pricing available
Free Trial
Confluence
Free Trial is available
Yammer
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
3,271
7.9
1,262
Ease of Use
8.0
3,289
8.1
1,278
Ease of Setup
8.0
811
8.3
176
Ease of Admin
7.9
745
7.7
166
Quality of Support
8.0
2,159
7.8
755
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
664
7.8
147
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
3,218
5.9
1,262
Features by Category
Team CollaborationHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
Not enough data
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Communication
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Content Management
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Productivity Tools
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Administration
Not enough data
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Knowledge BaseHide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
8.6
654
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
8.5
541
Not enough data
8.5
525
Not enough data
8.8
574
Not enough data
8.9
544
Not enough data
8.4
450
Not enough data
8.0
236
Not enough data
8.8
283
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
8.3
464
Not enough data
8.6
547
Not enough data
9.2
590
Not enough data
8.6
576
Not enough data
8.2
277
Not enough data
8.0
231
Not enough data
8.9
273
Not enough data
8.4
256
Not enough data
8.6
254
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
8.8
6
Content & Community Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Admin & Reporting Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Agentic AI - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
IT DocumentationHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management and Discovery - IT Documentation
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
Operations - IT Documentation
8.2
25
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
8.4
25
Not enough data
Employee IntranetHide 2 FeaturesShow 2 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Employee Intranet
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge ManagementHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
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Security
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Content
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Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Confluence
Confluence
Yammer
Yammer
Confluence and Yammer share no categories
Unique Categories
Confluence
Confluence is categorized as Knowledge Base and IT Documentation
Yammer
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Confluence
Confluence
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
17.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
48.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
34.2%
Yammer
Yammer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
10.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
59.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Confluence
Confluence
Computer Software
20.5%
Information Technology and Services
19.4%
Internet
6.9%
Financial Services
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.1%
Other
43.6%
Yammer
Yammer
Information Technology and Services
14.9%
Computer Software
6.8%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Education Management
3.9%
Higher Education
3.8%
Other
65.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Confluence
Confluence
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Computer Software
GC
Verified User in Computer Software

I like a lot of the macros offered and make use of several of them (I think we also have a few extra ones). I also like how you can integrate portions of JIRA and Balsamiq, using the macros, this comes in handy with my spec pages.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Collin C.
CC
Collin C.
Verified User in Computer Software

Search is a pain. The more questions are asked in Q&A, the more difficult it becomes to find what you want, because it seems like questions are prioritized over stable doc pages. Search seems to default to "or" so searching for "product feature" will show...

Yammer
Yammer
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Paul L.
PL
Paul L.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

At a large company of 25k employee's it was awesome to see what's going on with the company in real-time. If problems arose the leadership could respond fairly quickly with short and concise answers. You could follow different area's of the business which...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Vrena R.
VR
Vrena R.
Verified User in Computer Software

Its just another social network, nothing to special about it. After a week after my company signed up for it every one stopped using it.

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Discussions
Confluence
Confluence Discussions
What is confluence tool used for?
6 comments
TS
In short, it is a tool to collaborate on content across an organization, track changes/workflows for policies and procedures, and even act as an internal...Read more
Uses for Confluence?
3 comments
Francis P.
FP
Yes we use it. We have an internal intranet on sharepoint but we use confluence for all our development documentation because it has its tight integration...Read more
What are the characteristics of confluence?
3 comments
Jake K.
JK
It's a helpful tool for documentation, summaries, and collaboration. Information is organized and surfaced in a comprehensive (but not overwhelming) format....Read more
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Yammer
Yammer Discussions
Yammer and Office integration
1 comment
Henry L.
HL
Hi, the product is Microsoft owned and as such works well with the overall suite. Recently, they seem to be investing heavily in Teams also which has some...Read more
How do you turn off the annoying email notifications that give me updates?
1 comment
Lynaia F.
LF
Constantly. I turn them off or try to opt out as much as possible. I have an entire email nearly dedicated to spam notices.Read more
Whats the best way to use Yammer is it only for sharing an update or a post?
1 comment
Gilbert G.
GG
in the application but the Web interface is not bad at allRead more
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