Confluence Interactive Demo
Explore a demo of Confluence, a collaboration software developed by Atlassian that enables teams to create, share, and collaborate on projects, documents, and ideas in a centralized workspace.
What is Confluence?
Confluence is a team wiki and documentation platform built by Atlassian, designed to centralize knowledge across engineering, product, and business teams. First released in 2004, it has grown into one of the most widely used internal documentation tools, particularly in organizations that already use Jira.
Teams use Confluence to write specifications, runbooks, meeting notes, onboarding guides, and process documentation. Pages are organized in Spaces (typically one per team or project) and arranged in a tree hierarchy. Rich formatting with macros lets teams embed Jira boards, code blocks, diagrams, and media directly in pages.
Confluence integrates natively with the Atlassian ecosystem — linking Jira issues to Confluence specs, embedding Jira roadmaps in pages, and connecting Bitbucket commit history to documentation. It is available both as a cloud service and as a self-hosted Data Center deployment.
How to get started with Confluence
- 1
Create your Confluence site
Sign up at atlassian.com — Confluence is free for up to 10 users. Create a site and your first Space, which acts as a container for related pages (e.g. 'Engineering', 'Product', 'HR').
- 2
Set up your Spaces
Create Spaces for each team or major project. Configure permissions to control who can view, comment, or edit pages. Personal Spaces give individuals a private drafting area.
- 3
Create your first pages
Use Confluence's page editor to write documentation. Apply templates for common formats like meeting notes, product requirements, or retrospectives. Use the @ symbol to mention teammates and insert Jira issues.
- 4
Organize with page hierarchies
Nest child pages under parent pages to create a logical structure. Use the sidebar tree to navigate. Add labels to pages for cross-space search and filtering.
- 5
Connect to Jira and other tools
Link your Confluence site to your Jira projects. Insert Jira issue macros, sprint boards, and roadmaps directly in Confluence pages. Connect Slack to get notified of page updates.
Explore more Confluence guides
Step-by-step interactive demos and tutorials for Confluence.
Who is Confluence most useful for?
Engineering teams who need a home for technical specifications, architecture decision records (ADRs), and runbooks. Use Supademo to walk new engineers through how your team's Confluence space is organized — showing them where to find onboarding docs, how to contribute to the wiki, and how your engineering processes are documented.
Product teams writing product requirements documents (PRDs), roadmaps, and feature specs. Embed Supademo walkthroughs of new product features directly in Confluence pages so engineers have an interactive product context alongside the written spec.
HR and people ops teams maintaining employee handbooks, policies, and onboarding materials. Pair Supademo with Confluence to create interactive guides that show new employees how to navigate the company wiki.
IT and support teams documenting internal tools, processes, and incident runbooks. Create Supademo walkthroughs of internal software configurations and embed them in Confluence so team members can follow along interactively.
Alternatives to Confluence
Looking for alternatives to Confluence?
Here are four tools worth evaluating depending on your needs.
More flexible and modern UI than Confluence. Better for teams that need databases, kanban boards, and wikis in one tool. Confluence is stronger in the Atlassian ecosystem.
View demo →
Purpose-built for developer documentation with Git sync and versioning. Cleaner reading experience. Confluence is better for internal wikis; GitBook is better for external-facing developer docs.
View demo →
Combines documents and spreadsheets with a powerful formula engine. Better for teams building process automation in docs. Confluence is better for pure documentation at scale.
A simpler, faster Confluence alternative focused on internal wikis with excellent search. Less powerful than Confluence for large organizations, but preferred by teams that find Confluence bloated.
FAQs on Confluence
Commonly asked questions about Confluence. Have more? Reach out and our team will be happy to help.
Is Confluence free?
Yes. Confluence Cloud is free for up to 10 users with unlimited pages, spaces, and basic macros. Standard plans start at $4.89/user/month and add permissions, audit logs, and more storage.
What is the difference between Confluence and Jira?
Jira is for tracking and managing work (issues, sprints, bugs). Confluence is for documentation and knowledge sharing (specs, runbooks, meeting notes). They integrate tightly — Jira issues link directly to Confluence pages.
Can Confluence replace Google Docs?
For team wikis and documentation, yes. Confluence is better for structured, long-lived documentation with permissions and organization. Google Docs is better for quick collaborative writing and real-time editing. Many teams use both.
How does Confluence handle permissions?
Confluence has two levels: space permissions (who can view/edit the space) and page restrictions (who can view/edit specific pages). Admins can create permission schemes for consistent access control across spaces.
Does Confluence have templates?
Yes. Confluence has 75+ built-in templates for meeting notes, product requirements, retrospectives, OKRs, and more. Atlassian also has a community template gallery, and admins can create custom templates for their organization.
Is Confluence available on mobile?
Yes. Confluence has iOS and Android apps for reading, searching, and commenting on pages. The mobile editing experience is limited for complex pages — most editing happens on desktop.