⚔️ Honest Comparison
Klority vs Confluence
Do small teams really need Confluence?
Confluence is great — if you can afford it on top of Jira. Most small teams get Jira access but skip Confluence because of the extra cost. Klority's wiki is included, connected, and doesn't require a second Atlassian subscription.
$0
extra for Klority Wiki
Included in Team plan
Native
Mermaid diagram support
No third-party macro needed
Live links
to tasks and test runs
Not just pasted URLs
Feature by Feature
| Feature | Confluence Standard · $5.75/user/mo (+Jira) | Klority Wiki Included · $0 extra |
|---|---|---|
| Core Documentation | ||
| Rich Text Editing | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Markdown Support | ⚠️ Limited / plugin | ✅ Markdown-first |
| Hierarchical Pages | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Code Blocks | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Mermaid Diagrams | ⚠️ Paid macro required | ✅ Native, free |
| Search | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes (global) |
| Engineering Integration | ||
| Link to Jira/Project Tasks | ⚠️ Smart link / URL embed | ✅ Native deep link |
| Link to Test Cases | ❌ Not possible | ✅ Built-in |
| Embed Sprint Board in Doc | ❌ Not possible | ✅ Live widget embed |
| Cost (20 users) | ||
| Wiki only (20 users) | $115/mo extra | $0 extra (included) |
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Choose Klority Wiki if...
- → You want docs and tasks in one place
- → You already use Mermaid or want to start
- → Your team is skipping docs because Confluence costs extra
- → You want ADRs and RFCs linked to the tasks that implement them
- → You're a lean startup or scale-up team
⚠️
Confluence still wins if...
- → You have a massive legacy knowledge base in Confluence
- → You need Confluence-specific compliance and access controls
- → Your team runs 100+ Confluence macros and templates
Your wiki, linked to your work.
No separate Atlassian subscription. No sync errors. Just a fast, connected space where your engineering knowledge lives alongside the code that built it.
Try Klority Wiki free
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