Jira and Confluence Alternatives
There are alternatives to Jira and Confluence available at UW-madison.
List of alternatives to Jira
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List of alternatives to Confluence
Chart comparing Confluence alternatives
Don’t know what alternatives to choose?
Contact the DoIT Shared Tools team by emailing st-help@doit.wisc.edu. We can provide recommendations for alternative services available at UW-Madison.
Jira alternatives
GitLab (recommended)
What is GitLab? GitLab is a single platform that combines project & portfolio management, service desk, source code management & deployment, knowledge management, metrics, analytics and insights. A shared instance of GitLab (git.doit.wisc.edu) is available to UW-Madison researchers, faculty, staff and certain affiliates.
Resources
- DoIT Shared Tools - GitLab - Project Management and Service Desk
- DoIT Shared Tools - GitLab - How-to Import your Jira project issues into GitLab
- GitLab with Jira (integration options, migration techniques)
- GitLab vs. Atlassian
- GitLab Service Eligibility
Note: Migration tools are supported. Lunch and learns offered.
Sign in to try GitLab and start with 4 personal accounts Request a GitLab group and trial account
WiscIT (DoIT only)
WiscIT is DoIT's Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) solution, powered by Cherwell Service Management.
Discuss your needs with the WiscIT team
O365 Products
Both To Do and Planner can be integrated with Microsoft teams.
Microsoft Planner
Microsoft Planner is a feature available in O365.
Resources
- Microsoft Power Automate can create tasks when a new email arrives
- Creating Planner Tasks from Excel
- List of applications available
Note: You can export your Jira data to a CSV file and import it into Microsoft planner.
To Do
Microsoft To Do is a feature available in Microsoft Office 365 (O365).
Learn more about To Do or Planner and contact the O365 service team
Confluence alternatives
KnowledgeBase (recommended)
The KnowledgeBase (KB) is a platform for easily creating, displaying, sharing, and managing web-based knowledge documents. You can import Confluence content into the KB.
Resources
- Migrating from Confluence Wiki to the KB
- Comparing the KnowledgeBase to Confluence and using the importer tool (video and slides)
- Migrating HTML Content from a Web Site into your KB document via XML Import
Note: Migration tools are supported. Lunch and learns offered.
Explore existing KB sites and documents Setup a site and learn more about the Knowledge Base What is the KnowledgeBase?
Note
The KB Team has a process to batch migrate content from the Wiki. Please follow the steps on this page, https://kb.wisc.edu/kbGuide/page.php?id=123849.
WiscWeb
WiscWeb is a platform for creating and maintaining a UW-Madison branded website.
Resources
- Migrating from Confluence Wiki to WiscWeb
- How-to publish page content
- Permissions and restricting access in WordPress
- NetID page protection has limitations. Review the considerations.
Note: Lunch and learns offered.
Learn more about WiscWeb Request a new WiscWeb site
Google Workspace
Google Workspace is a collection of cloud-based productivity and collaborative tools including: Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Sites, Google Keep, Hangouts Meet, Hangouts Chat, and more.
A Google team drive is a great alternative to a Confluence space. It allows teams to capture meeting notes and organize many different types of content.
Learn more about Google Workspace
Box
Box provides you with a place to store and access files that are needed for active collaboration.
O365 Products
From One-Drive to Microsoft Teams and Sharepoint, O365 has many alternatives for storing and sharing files.
Learn more about One-Drive, teams, and Sharepoint and contact the O365 service team