What's the difference between Confluence and Outline?

Confluence has 6 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Outline has 0.

Is Confluence or Outline open source?

Outline is open source; Confluence is closed source.

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Confluence vs Outline

Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.

Confluence

Atlassian's team knowledge base.

Developer Documentation

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Outline

Open-source team knowledge base.

Freemium · $10/seat/mo (Team)Open source

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At a glanceConfluenceOutline

At a glance

Pricing: Confluence—; Outline$10/seat/mo (Team)
Pricing model: Confluence—; OutlineFreemium
Founded: Confluence—; Outline—
Location: Confluence—; Outline—
Bootstrapped: Confluence—; Outline—
Open source: Confluence—; OutlineYes
Category: ConfluenceDeveloper Documentation; Outline—
Indie alternatives: Confluence6; Outline0
Founders: Confluence—; OutlineTom Moor

Key differences

Indie alternatives
Confluence has 6 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Outline has 0.

Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.

Founder of Confluence

No founder details documented yet.

Founder of Outline

Tom MoorCo-founder
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