IT documentation · October 2026 Edition
Confluence vs Notion
Four of fourteen models named Confluence first on the direct prompt; one named Notion. Confluence was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Notion by thirteen and Confluence carries 56 labels and Notion 50, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share17%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate21%24%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels5650A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Confluence reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Document360 was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Hudu vs Confluence · Hudu vs Notion · Confluence vs Document360
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the IT documentation page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ConfluenceFirst choices, of fourteen modelsNotion
Direct412 against Confluence · 3 against Notion
Paraphrase20
Comparative30
Budget-constrained233 against Confluence · 1 against Notion
Scale-constrained101 against Confluence · 3 against Notion
Negative006 against Confluence · 5 against Notion
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Confluence and Notion were named in the same answer 119 times, of the 169 answers naming Confluence and the 171 naming Notion. In those answers Notion took the first choice eighteen times and Confluence nineteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Confluence and Notion stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Confluence Notion first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Confluence on the left and Notion on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Confluence and Notion stood in it.
Confluence first, Notion an alternative
4 of 14 modelsNotion was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.1 FastConfluence alternatives: ClickUp Docs, Notion
DeepSeek V4 FlashConfluence, Hudu alternatives: Document360, GitBook, Notion
Qwen 3.7 FlashConfluence alternatives: Document360, Notion
GLM 4.7 FlashXConfluence, GitBook alternatives: Document360, NinjaOne Documentation, ONES Wiki
Notion first, Confluence not the choice
1 of 14 modelsConfluence was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallDocument360, Notion alternatives: Atera, Microsoft SharePoint
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Document360 alternatives: Confluence, Hudu, Tango
GPT-5.4 miniIT Glue alternatives: Confluence, Document360
Perplexity SonarDocument360 alternatives: Confluence, ONES Wiki
Llama 4 MaverickDocument360 alternatives: Bit.ai, Notion
MiniMax M2.5ClickHelp, Document360 alternatives: Knowmax, NinjaOne Documentation, Notion
GPT-6 LunaHudu alternatives: Confluence, IT Glue
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashHudu alternatives: Atlassian Confluence, BookStack, Scribe, Tango
Kimi K2Hudu alternatives: IT Glue, NinjaOne Documentation
Muse Glimmer 30BDocument360 alternatives: Freshservice, GitBook
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Notion leads by twenty points.
Notion30%#1 of 9Confluence10%#4 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Confluence leads at mid-market.
Confluence17%#2 of 10Notion8%#5 of 10Enterprise
Confluence leads by twenty-one points.
Confluence21%#1 of 12Notion0%#12 of 12What the models said about Confluence
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Platforms to Avoid or Use Cautiously ... Confluence (Atlassian) Major Red Flags: - Slow performance” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Confluence (Atlassian) ... Vendor lock-in: Deep integration with Atlassian ecosystem makes switching costly” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“XML site and space export reaches end of life on December 1, 2026; it may keep working, but won’t receive fixes, support, or SLAs” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd suggest starting with Confluence or ServiceNow if you need comprehensive IT asset management alongside knowledge documentation.” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Stick with Confluence if you want to maintain tight integration with your development workflow and prioritize strict governance.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd suggest combining Confluence for knowledge management with Freshservice for IT asset tracking and documentation” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Notion
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid for enterprise IT due to potential sprawl and compliance gaps.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“They lack the rigorous version control, strict IT governance, and relational asset linking needed for technical infrastructure” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“Avoid or proceed cautiously for: Large enterprises, strict compliance environments, mission-critical IT docs” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“The Best All-Rounder (Free Tier): Notion ... widely considered the best choice for startups and small teams.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“The best IT documentation platform for a company with a limited budget is likely to be Notion” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Document360 and Notion are frequently cited as the best choices” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.