1v1 Pricing Showdown
Confluence vs Guru
Side-by-side pricing breakdown for Knowledge Base & Internal Wiki decision-makers
Prices in USD, verified from the United States. Regional pricing may vary.
When choosing between Confluence and Guru for your knowledge base & internal wiki stack, the right answer depends on three things: your budget, the specific features you actually use day-to-day, and your tolerance for renewal-price increases. Below we lay out the prices each vendor advertises today (verified against their live pricing pages), the plan limits that decide whether they'll fit your team, and the features that differ between them.
Confluence starts at $5.16/mo; Guru starts at custom pricing. The cheaper headline price isn't always the cheaper total cost — renewal pricing, per-user fees, and overage charges can shift the math. Use the plan-by-plan tables below to model your actual spend.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| pages spaces | All plans | — |
| templates | All plans | — |
| jira integration | Native across all plans | — |
| atlassian intelligence ai | Standard+ | — |
| rovo ai cross tool search | Premium+ | — |
| advanced permissions | Premium+ | — |
| team calendars | Premium+ | — |
| analytics insights | Premium+ | — |
| bulk archive | Premium+ | — |
| anonymous access | Standard+ | — |
| uptime sla | None Free/Standard / 99.9% Premium / 99.95% Enterprise | — |
| multi instance | Enterprise | — |
| data residency | Enterprise | — |
| premier support 24 7 | Enterprise | — |
| user tier pricing | Price decreases as users scale | — |
| ai knowledge layer | — | Self-improving capabilities |
| automated quality maintenance | — | Yes |
| knowledge agents | — | Cited, permission-aware answers |
| ai search governed | — | Yes |
| integrations | — | 100+ + MCP delivery |
| verification workflows | — | Yes |
| usage signals | — | Yes |
| solution engineer team | — | Included in standard package |
| knowledge architecture design | — | Included |
| ai agent configuration | — | Included |
| integration setup rollout | — | Included |
| change management playbook | — | Included |
| ongoing optimization | — | Included |
| soc2 type ii | — | All plans |
| hipaa | — | All plans |
| gxp compliance | — | All plans |
| sso scim | — | All plans |
| dlp masking | — | All plans |
| encryption at rest transit | — | All plans |
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Dive Deeper
About the knowledge base & internal wiki category
Internal knowledge tools in 2026 split into four camps. 'All-purpose workspace' (Notion $10-20/member/month, Coda $12-36/doc maker/month): combines wiki + docs + databases + projects in one tool; used as company wiki but also for everything else. 'Dedicated engineering/Atlassian shops' (Confluence $5.16-9.73/user/month): deep integration with Jira, comprehensive for technical documentation at scale. 'Purpose-built knowledge management' (Slite $8-20/user/month, Guru custom): AI-first search, document verification workflows, explicit knowledge-ownership model — what you use when 'we can't find anything' is the primary complaint. Slite rebranded its mid-tier to 'Knowledge Suite' ($20/user/month) in 2025 emphasizing purpose-built knowledge positioning. Guru pivoted to custom enterprise packages in 2024-2025, abandoning SMB pricing — now targets organizations with complex AI/knowledge-architecture needs. The 2024-2026 shift: AI search (RAG-powered answers citing source documents) became table stakes — Notion Business's Enterprise Search, Slite's Ask, Guru's Knowledge Agents, and Confluence Premium's Rovo AI all deliver permission-aware answers with citations. Confluence is the default for engineering teams already on Jira; Notion is the default for general knowledge work; Slite/Guru are the choices when 'dedicated knowledge management' is the product requirement.
How to choose between knowledge base & internal wiki options
First: what else does your team use? Already on Jira (engineering team): Confluence Cloud Standard ($5.16/user/month) is the obvious choice — integration depth can't be replicated. Already using other Atlassian tools (Trello, Bitbucket): Confluence adds zero onboarding friction. Not Atlassian-committed: Notion Plus ($10/member/month) is the modern default. Second: wiki-only or general workspace? Wiki-only with strong search + verification: Slite Standard ($8/user/month annual) is purpose-built and cheapest. General workspace (wiki + projects + databases + docs): Notion or Coda. Third: AI-first knowledge retrieval critical? Notion Business ($20/member/month) for Notion Agent + Enterprise Search, Slite Knowledge Suite ($20/user/month, 10-user min) for Ask + Enterprise Search including Slack/Jira/Linear/GitHub/Confluence, or Guru custom (targeted at mature organizations with complex knowledge architecture). Fourth: team size? Under 10: Slite Standard at $8 is cheapest functional tier. 10-50: Notion Plus or Coda Pro. 50-200: Notion Business or Confluence Standard. 200+: Enterprise tiers across all vendors. Fifth: file upload matters? Notion Free caps at 5MB (symbolic), Plus is unlimited. Confluence Free has 2GB storage total. Sixth: public-facing docs? Notion Sites + Confluence Premium both support public publishing; Slite and Guru are internal-only.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Confluence or Guru offer a free plan?
- Confluence offers a free plan.
- Which is better, Confluence or Guru?
- Confluence scores 9/10 compared to Guru's 8/10 in our analysis. Confluence ranks higher on features and value, but Guru may suit specific use cases — see the feature comparison above.
- Are there other knowledge base & internal wiki alternatives besides Confluence and Guru?
- Yes. Our [Knowledge Base & Internal Wiki pricing comparison](/pricing/knowledge-base/) page covers all major providers with daily-verified prices. You can also see the [cheapest knowledge base & internal wiki](/pricing/knowledge-base/cheapest/) for budget-focused options.