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Confluence VS Microsoft OneNote_

As of 4 November 2026, Microsoft OneNote is named by 832 companies and Confluence by 6,833; Confluence skews to companies under 200 people (42% vs 26%), Microsoft OneNote to companies over 1,000 (49% 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, Microsoft OneNote rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Confluence: 2–200 employees
42%
Microsoft OneNote: 2–200 employees
26%
Confluence: 1,000+ employees
30%
Microsoft OneNote: 1,000+ employees
49%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.7 · 2.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
6,833companies name Confluence
832companies name Microsoft OneNote
0name both
25,474 · 1,703postings in 90 days, Confluence · Microsoft OneNote
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
SegmentConfluenceshareMicrosoft OneNoteshareLeans
Self-employed1402%61%even
2-10 employees4006%344%even
11-50 employees90913%567%Confluence
51-200 employees1,59023%12916%Confluence
201-500 employees1,01415%9812%Confluence
501-1000 employees73411%9812%even
1001-5000 employees1,03915%16019%Microsoft OneNote
5001-10000 employees3135%638%Microsoft OneNote
10,001+ employees69410%18823%Microsoft OneNote
By industry
SegmentConfluenceshareMicrosoft OneNoteshareLeans
Technology & software2,93943%8310%Confluence
Business & finance services1,58523%20825%even
Manufacturing & industry79512%16320%Microsoft OneNote
Media & content2754%––outside top 12
Commerce & trade2444%435%even
Utilities & infrastructure1913%395%even
Consumer services & leisure1743%506%Microsoft OneNote
Public, community & associations1723%648%Microsoft OneNote
Transport, logistics & rental1232%172%even
Automotive901%223%even
Property & construction901%577%Microsoft OneNote
Health care841%577%Microsoft OneNote
Hospitality & travel––192%outside top 12
By country
SegmentConfluenceshareMicrosoft OneNoteshareLeans
United States3,63853%58971%Microsoft OneNote
Germany6479%445%Confluence
United Kingdom4587%293%Confluence
France2464%233%even
Canada1803%344%even
India1222%––outside top 12
Australia1192%91%even
Poland1192%––outside top 12
Switzerland871%71%even
Netherlands741%101%even
Austria731%––outside top 12
Brazil671%30%even
Sweden––51%outside top 12
Denmark––40%outside top 12
Spain––30%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentConfluenceshareMicrosoft OneNoteshareLeans
Software engineering7,91324%181%Confluence
Product, program & project management6,64320%1537%Confluence
IT operations & business systems5,68917%1407%Confluence
Engineering (non-software)2,9969%1819%even
Data & AI1,4304%322%Confluence
Customer service & success5021%472%even
Design & UX4401%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting3141%874%Microsoft OneNote
General management & consulting3121%231%even
Sales3081%1236%Microsoft OneNote
Administration & office2991%1909%Microsoft OneNote
arts media and entertainment2971%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications2901%231%even
Quality, safety & environment2701%422%even
Human resources2541%352%even
Legal, compliance & risk2041%663%Microsoft OneNote
Business development & strategy840%261%even
logistics warehouse and transport740%442%even
Education & training670%372%even
skilled trades and field service670%784%Microsoft OneNote
healthcare clinical650%844%Microsoft OneNote
hospitality and food service580%141%even
Unclassified390%––outside top 12
construction and civil360%553%Microsoft OneNote
manufacturing and production280%311%even
procurement and purchasing280%181%even
research and science260%462%Microsoft OneNote
facilities cleaning and security200%161%even
healthcare support and caregiving120%––outside top 12
public safety and protective services80%90%even
social care and community––171%outside top 12
agriculture and environment––121%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––111%outside top 12
real estate and property––100%outside top 12
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Microsoft OneNote is named by 832 companies in job postings and Confluence by 6,833; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/confluence-vs-microsoft-onenote)
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 Microsoft OneNote: questions

Which is more used, Confluence or Microsoft OneNote?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Confluence (6,833) over Microsoft OneNote (832). By website-and-DNS footprint, Microsoft OneNote (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 26% for Microsoft OneNote. 30% of Confluence companies have over 1,000 employees, against 49% for Microsoft OneNote.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Confluence in marketing and Microsoft OneNote 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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