Looking for a Confluence alternative that startups can actually use?
Confluence is built for enterprises with complex taxonomies and rigid templates. Trilo gives startups a lightweight knowledge base alongside chat, tasks, and AI coworkers without the Atlassian overhead.
TL;DR
Confluence is powerful for enterprise documentation but overkill for startups. Pages load slowly, the editor is clunky, and you still need Jira, Slack, and Zoom separately. Trilo gives startups fast docs alongside chat, tasks, video, and AI for $25 per month. Choose Confluence for enterprise wikis. Choose Trilo for startup-speed documentation.
Why teams leave Confluence
Enterprise tool, startup pain
Confluence Spaces, page trees, macros, and permission models are designed for 500-person companies. A 10-person startup wastes time on structure instead of documentation.
Slow and clunky editor
Confluence pages load slowly and the editor feels outdated compared to modern tools. Startups that move fast get frustrated by the lag.
Atlassian ecosystem lock-in
Confluence works with Jira, but using it without Jira is awkward. You end up buying into the entire Atlassian stack or nothing.
Docs are isolated from work
Your wiki lives in Confluence, chat in Slack, tasks in Jira, and calls on Zoom. Knowledge gets documented but disconnected from where work happens.
What you get with Trilo
Fast, modern docs
A lightweight editor that loads instantly
Docs connected to work
Link docs to tasks, conversations, and meetings
No ecosystem required
Everything in one app, no Atlassian stack needed
AI knowledge search
AI coworkers find and surface relevant docs
Quick comparison
How Trilo helps
Documentation at Startup Speed
Confluence pages take seconds to load and the editor fights you. Trilo docs are fast, clean, and modern. Write and publish in seconds. AI helps draft content, and your docs are instantly searchable by AI coworkers who can surface the right information when your team needs it.
Knowledge Connected to Your Team's Work
Confluence wikis sit in their own silo. In Trilo, a doc can be linked to a task, referenced in chat, or summarized by AI during a meeting. Your startup's knowledge lives where work happens, not in a separate wiki that nobody checks.
Skip the Atlassian Ecosystem
Confluence wants you to buy Jira for tasks and Trello for boards. Trilo gives your startup docs, chat, tasks, video calls, calendar, and AI coworkers for $25 per month. One login, one bill, no ecosystem lock-in.
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