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Confluence vs MediaWiki: catalog facts
ConfluenceMediaWiki
Freemium

Hosted plans from Atlassian, with paid tiers for larger teams and more features.

Free

Free and open software with no charge.

Web Web, Self-hosted
  • Central wiki for team documentation and knowledge
  • AI drafting, summaries and answers from existing pages
  • Proven at very large scale by Wikipedia
  • Large library of extensions
  • Hosted service; your content lives on Atlassian's servers
  • Built for teams rather than personal notes
  • Needs a server and some administration to install and maintain
  • Wiki markup and setup take time to learn
Hosted service Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License not stated
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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