IT documentation · October 2026 Edition
Hudu vs Confluence
Four of fourteen models named Hudu first on the direct prompt; four named Confluence. Hudu was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Confluence by fourteen and Hudu carries 32 labels and Confluence 56, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share17%17%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%21%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels3256A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Hudu 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 Document360 · Hudu vs BookStack · Hudu vs Notion
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.
HuduFirst choices, of fourteen modelsConfluence
Direct442 against Confluence
Paraphrase42
Comparative23
Budget-constrained023 against Confluence
Scale-constrained111 against Confluence
Negative202 against Hudu · 6 against Confluence
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, Hudu and Confluence were named in the same answer seventy-three times, of the 88 answers naming Hudu and the 169 naming Confluence. In those answers Confluence took the first choice nine times and Hudu thirty-three.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Hudu and Confluence 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 | | | | |
Hudu Confluence first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Hudu on the left and Confluence on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Hudu and Confluence stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.DeepSeek V4 FlashConfluence, Hudu alternatives: Document360, GitBook, Notion
Hudu first, Confluence an alternative
3 of 14 modelsConfluence was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashHudu alternatives: Atlassian Confluence, BookStack, Scribe, Tango
Kimi K2Hudu alternatives: IT Glue, NinjaOne Documentation
GPT-6 LunaHudu alternatives: Confluence, IT Glue
Confluence first, Hudu not the choice
3 of 14 modelsHudu was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.1 FastConfluence alternatives: ClickUp Docs, Notion
Qwen 3.7 FlashConfluence alternatives: Document360, Notion
GLM 4.7 FlashXConfluence, GitBook alternatives: Document360, NinjaOne Documentation, ONES Wiki
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 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
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Mistral SmallDocument360, Notion alternatives: Atera, Microsoft SharePoint
Llama 4 MaverickDocument360 alternatives: Bit.ai, Notion
MiniMax M2.5ClickHelp, Document360 alternatives: Knowmax, NinjaOne Documentation, Notion
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Hudu17%#1 of 10Confluence17%#2 of 10Enterprise
The order flips: Confluence leads at enterprise.
Confluence21%#1 of 12Hudu8%#5 of 12What the models said about Hudu
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Hudu self-hosted if you don’t want to own backup operations... it’s a real operational responsibility—not “set and forget.”” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“lacks some security controls found in competitors” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Hudu has gained immense popularity in the IT community specifically because it has friendly pricing, flexible contracts, self-hosted or cloud options, and rapid development” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“I'd generally recommend Hudu if you want the best balance of IT knowledge base + asset documentation + cost control” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Hudu as the best balance of: Purpose-built IT documentation features - Reasonable pricing” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
What 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
Also compared
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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.