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Confluence VS Guru_

As of 4 November 2026, Guru is named by 151 companies and Confluence by 6,833; Confluence skews to companies under 200 people (42% vs 52%), Guru to companies over 1,000 (22% vs 30%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Confluence's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Guru rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Confluence: 2–200 employees
42%
Guru: 2–200 employees
52%
Confluence: 1,000+ employees
30%
Guru: 1,000+ employees
22%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.7 · 1.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
6,833companies name Confluence
151companies name Guru
0name both
25,474 · 282postings in 90 days, Confluence · Guru
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentConfluenceshareGurushareLeans
Self-employed1402%43%even
2-10 employees4006%117%even
11-50 employees90913%3322%Guru
51-200 employees1,59023%3523%even
201-500 employees1,01415%2013%even
501-1000 employees73411%1510%even
1001-5000 employees1,03915%2114%even
5001-10000 employees3135%53%even
10,001+ employees69410%75%Confluence
By industry
SegmentConfluenceshareGurushareLeans
Technology & software2,93943%6241%even
Business & finance services1,58523%2013%Confluence
Manufacturing & industry79512%2114%Guru
Media & content2754%75%even
Commerce & trade2444%85%even
Utilities & infrastructure1913%43%even
Consumer services & leisure1743%1510%Guru
Public, community & associations1723%32%even
Transport, logistics & rental1232%––outside top 12
Automotive901%21%even
Property & construction901%21%even
Health care841%53%Guru
Hospitality & travel––11%outside top 12
By country
SegmentConfluenceshareGurushareLeans
United States3,63853%8858%Guru
Germany6479%32%Confluence
United Kingdom4587%1913%Guru
France2464%––outside top 12
Canada1803%32%even
India1222%1510%Guru
Australia1192%11%even
Poland1192%––outside top 12
Switzerland871%––outside top 12
Netherlands741%––outside top 12
Austria731%––outside top 12
Brazil671%––outside top 12
Sweden––43%outside top 12
PK––21%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––11%outside top 12
Bulgaria––11%outside top 12
Spain––11%outside top 12
Hungary––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentConfluenceshareGurushareLeans
Software engineering7,91324%245%Confluence
Product, program & project management6,64320%174%Confluence
IT operations & business systems5,68917%337%Confluence
Engineering (non-software)2,9969%20%Confluence
Data & AI1,4304%51%Confluence
Customer service & success5021%5713%Guru
Design & UX4401%20%even
Finance & accounting3141%92%even
General management & consulting3121%20%even
Sales3081%419%Guru
Administration & office2991%72%even
arts media and entertainment2971%10%even
Marketing & communications2901%133%even
Quality, safety & environment2701%82%even
Human resources2541%31%even
Legal, compliance & risk2041%20%even
Business development & strategy840%6915%Guru
logistics warehouse and transport740%92%even
Education & training670%41%even
skilled trades and field service670%20%even
healthcare clinical650%41%even
hospitality and food service580%10%even
Unclassified390%20%even
construction and civil360%20%even
manufacturing and production280%––outside top 12
procurement and purchasing280%––outside top 12
research and science260%––outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security200%––outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving120%41%even
public safety and protective services80%––outside top 12
Retail & store operations––7316%outside top 12
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Guru is named by 151 companies in job postings and Confluence by 6,833; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/confluence-vs-guru)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Confluence vs Guru: questions

Which is more used, Confluence or Guru?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Confluence (6,833) over Guru (151). By website-and-DNS footprint, Guru (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Confluence?

42% of Confluence companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 52% for Guru. 30% of Confluence companies have over 1,000 employees, against 22% for Guru.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Confluence in marketing and Guru in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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