documentation intranets

[Steve Hastings]

Hi,

We're wanting to move our clients to Confluence for their documentation intranets. Can anyone list please why Confluence makes for a better documentation intranet than SharePoint and others? It's a big, broad question I know :). I'd value any dot points you can throw on this please.

Thank you! Steve

[Alexey Matveev · Accepted solution]

Hello,

1. Sharepoint is much more complicated than Confluence in my opinion.

2. Confluence is easier to setup and easier to learn.

3. Sharepoint takes more resources to work fast enough.

4. It is easier to write your own customizations for Confluence than for Sharepoint. It took me about six months to understand how to customize Sharepoint.

If it worths somethings, I had the Application Sharepoint Developer (MCSD) certificate and pass the two Sharepoint Administration official Microsoft exams.

But that is only my opinion. There are advantages of Sharepoint. The main advantage is that it is well integrated in the Microsoft ecosystem.

[Steve Hastings]

Thank you Alexey! Much appreciated. 

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

I would add "instant publication" to that list.  I create or edit a page in my browser and click "save" and the changes are there for someone to read immediately.  In sharepoint, you have to download a doc, edit it locally, upload it again, and hope that people take the time to download and read the new version.

[Steve Hastings]

Thank you Nic! Yep, instant publication is a major plus. 

[Hong T · Accepted solution]

Agree with Alex. Additionally, I would add:

- Traceability on the update of the document by allowing the user to comment on the post. This way, it is easy to figure out why a change is made because of which comment. 

[Steve Hastings]

Thank you Hong! A great point. Kind Rgds, Steve

[Marin Varvodic]

@Steve Hastings you should try https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1230540/cosmos-intranet-for-confluence-free?hosting=cloud&tab=overview. It's a free app and covers an intranet use case for Confluence.