# Confluence alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 154 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Confluence holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/confluence/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Hudu: 17
- Atlassian Confluence: 14
- Notion: 13
- IT Glue: 9
- Document360: 7
- BookStack: 5

## IT documentation

**Small business**: 47 of 84 answers did not name Confluence (Confluence is #4 of 9 at 10%).

- Notion: first choice in 9 of those 47
- Hudu: first choice in 8 of those 47
- IT Glue: first choice in 4 of those 47
- Docusaurus: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Freshservice: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Help Scout: first choice in 1 of those 47
- IT Portal: first choice in 1 of those 47
- ManageEngine's AssetExplorer: first choice in 1 of those 47

**Mid-market**: 53 of 84 answers did not name Confluence (Confluence is #2 of 10 at 17%).

- Hudu: first choice in 7 of those 53
- Document360: first choice in 5 of those 53
- BookStack: first choice in 4 of those 53
- Notion: first choice in 4 of those 53
- ClickHelp: first choice in 2 of those 53
- IT Glue: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Atlassian Confluence: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Docusaurus: first choice in 1 of those 53

**Enterprise**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Confluence (Confluence is #1 of 12 at 21%).

- Atlassian Confluence: first choice in 13 of those 54
- ServiceNow: first choice in 4 of those 54
- IT Glue: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Document360: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Hudu: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Atlassian Confluence Data Center: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Atlassian Stack: first choice in 1 of those 54
- BookStack: first choice in 1 of those 54

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