BlueSpice vs Confluence
Last updated October 2026
Looking for a European alternative to Confluence? Here's how BlueSpice compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.
Our pick for a European buyer: BlueSpice. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.
What it is
Enterprise wiki and knowledge base built on MediaWiki with EU-only hosting
Collaborative workspace for creating, organizing, and discussing work with your team.
Headquarters
🇩🇪 DE
🇺🇸 US · 2002
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansAvailable for Standard, Premium, and Enterprise cloud plans.
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
Yes
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II
Price from
No
$5.75/user/mo
Free plan
No
Yes
Open Source
Yes
No
Integrations
No
Jira, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Trello +3
Where each one wins
BlueSpice
Review sentiment not yet compiled.
Confluence
Strengths
- +Highly customizable with a vast library of templates and macros
- +Seamless integration with other Atlassian tools like Jira
- +Strong collaboration features for remote teams
- +Robust security and compliance certifications
Limitations
- −Can become expensive for larger teams
- −Steep learning curve for new users
- −Performance can slow down with very large pages or many users
- −Limited offline functionality
Data residency & compliance
BlueSpice
Confluence
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansAvailable for Standard, Premium, and Enterprise cloud plans.
Transfer mechanism
Not required — data stays in the EU
Standard Contractual Clauses
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II
Pricing
BlueSpice
No published pricing we could verify.
Confluence
- Free Free ForeverUp to 10 users · Basic collaboration features · 2 GB file storage
- Standard $5.75 per user/monthUnlimited spaces · Anonymous access for external collaborators · 250 GB file storage
- Premium $11.48 per user/monthAdvanced permissions · Insights and analytics · Unlimited file storage
- Enterprise On request Scalable for large organizations · Premium support 24/7 · Custom pricing
Pricing varies based on user count and plan. Data residency available on Standard, Premium, and Enterprise plans.
Features
BlueSpice
Feature breakdown not yet compiled.
Confluence
- Documentation & Knowledge Sharing
- Create, edit, and collaborate on pages in real time, Version history and page restoration, Rich formatting with macros and templates, Inline comments and @mentions
- Team Collaboration
- Team calendars and meeting notes, Task tracking with Jira integration, File attachments and media embedding, Notifications and activity feeds
- Security & Compliance
- Granular permissions and access controls, Encryption at rest and in transit, Audit logs for tracking changes, Compliance with GDPR, SOC 2, and ISO 27001
- Integrations & Extensibility
- Marketplace with 3,000+ apps and integrations, REST and GraphQL APIs, Webhooks for real-time notifications, Custom macros and automation rules