The best Confluence alternative for small teams
Confluence requires the Atlassian ecosystem and enterprise-level administration. Trilo gives small teams docs, chat, tasks, and AI coworkers in one lightweight workspace.
TL;DR
Confluence is built for enterprises with complex space hierarchies and Jira integration. Small teams need docs without the overhead. Trilo offers AI-enabled docs alongside chat, tasks, and video. Choose Confluence for enterprise documentation. Choose Trilo for small team simplicity.
Why teams leave Confluence
Enterprise overhead for small teams
Confluence requires configuring spaces, managing permissions hierarchies, and often a dedicated admin. Overkill for a small team that just needs docs.
Atlassian ecosystem required
Confluence works best with Jira. Without it, you lose task integration. With it, you pay for two Atlassian products.
AI locked behind Premium
Atlassian Intelligence is only available on Premium pricing. Small teams pay enterprise rates just to get basic AI features.
No chat or video
Confluence has no messaging or video calls. You need Slack for chat, adding cost and splitting context between tools.
What you get with Trilo
Docs without overhead
No spaces, permissions, or Atlassian admin needed
Chat alongside docs
Discuss pages in real-time, not page comments
Tasks built in
No separate Jira subscription for project management
Flat $25/month
No per-user pricing that grows with each hire
Quick comparison
How Trilo helps
Docs Without the Enterprise Overhead
Confluence requires configuring spaces, managing permissions, and often a dedicated admin. Small teams just need a place to write and share. Trilo gives you AI-enabled docs alongside your team chat and tasks, with no space hierarchies or permission matrices to set up.
Everything a Small Team Needs
With Confluence, a small team still needs Jira for tasks and Slack for chat. That is three subscriptions and three apps. Trilo puts docs, chat, tasks, video calls, and calendars in one workspace for $25 per month. Small teams get enterprise capabilities at startup pricing.
AI Built for Small Teams
Confluence gates AI behind Premium pricing. Trilo includes AI coworkers on every plan. For a small team, that means AI transcribing meetings, joining conversations, and drafting documents from day one without paying enterprise rates.
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