Confluence vs Nuclino
Two of fourteen models named Confluence first on the direct prompt; zero named Nuclino. Confluence was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Nuclino by ten and Confluence carries 52 labels and Nuclino 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By Atlassian, Sydney, Australia, founded 2002. Named in two categories this edition.
founded 2016. Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the knowledge base and self-service page.
By framing
ConfluenceFirst choices, of fourteen modelsNuclino
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Confluence and Nuclino were named in the same answer thirty-two times, of the 152 answers naming Confluence and the 46 naming Nuclino. In those answers Nuclino took the first choice one time and Confluence zero.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Confluence Nuclino first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Confluence on the left and Nuclino on the right.The direct prompt
Confluence first, Nuclino not the choice
2 of 14 modelsNuclino was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Confluence3%#8 of 16Nuclino2%#11 of 16Confluence8%#4 of 12Nuclino0%#– of 12What the models said about Confluence
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Do not use standard open-source wikis (like MediaWiki or standard Confluence setups without heavy configuration) as your primary source of truth for customers.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“It's recommended to skip Confluence unless you're already invested in the Jira/Atlassian ecosystem.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“"Awful" search functionality, legacy UI, difficult to find information, becomes "a mess" without strict ownership, long-term contract lock-in” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“For a quick SaaS setup without managing servers, start with Confluence Free (if ≤10 users) or Notion.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“start with Confluence if you're engineering-heavy or already in the Atlassian ecosystem” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose Confluence if you want the best balance of price, polish, and collaboration.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Nuclino
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“For the tightest budgets, Notion, Nuclino, and BookStack are the most cost-effective choices” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“For the absolute best budget option, I'd suggest starting with Nuclino or ProProfs” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Slite or Nuclino offer affordable paid plans that scale with your team.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.