Switching from Notion to Confluence
Moving from Notion to Confluence usually happens as a company scales into the Atlassian ecosystem, and Atlassian’s own “Notion Importer” app gives this direction a real native migration path.
Why teams switch from Notion to Confluence
Tighter integration with Jira
Engineering-heavy organizations already running Jira get native linking between tickets and documentation pages that a separate Notion workspace can’t match.
Enterprise-grade permissions and spaces
Confluence’s space-and-permission model is built for larger, more hierarchical organizations that need finer-grained access control than Notion’s sharing settings.
A real native importer now exists
Atlassian’s official “Notion Importer” app bulk-imports Notion content directly into Confluence, avoiding a fully manual page-by-page rebuild.
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How to migrate your data
Atlassian’s Notion Importer app handles the bulk content transfer, but plan for manual cleanup of anything that doesn’t map directly.
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1. Install the Notion Importer app | Add Atlassian’s official Notion Importer app to your Confluence Cloud instance and connect it to your Notion workspace. |
| 2. Choose import scope | Select which Notion pages or the entire workspace to bring over, since large workspaces may be easier to migrate in smaller batches. |
| 3. Run the import and review the report | Let the importer convert Notion pages and blocks into Confluence pages, then review its conversion report for anything flagged as unsupported. |
| 4. Rebuild unsupported blocks and databases | Manually recreate Notion databases, synced blocks, or custom widgets as Confluence macros or tables where the importer couldn’t convert them directly. |
| 5. Reapply space and page permissions | Set up Confluence space permissions and page restrictions to match (or improve on) your old Notion sharing settings, since these don’t carry over automatically. |
| 6. Spot-check complex pages | Manually review pages with heavy formatting, embeds, or nested page trees to confirm they rendered correctly before decommissioning the Notion workspace. |
Pricing during the transition
Here’s how Notion and Confluence plans stack up as of late 2026, from free tier to the mid-market plan most switching teams land on.
| Plan | Notion | Confluence |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free: $0 — unlimited pages for individuals, limited blocks for small teams | Free: $0 — up to 10 users |
| Entry paid tier | Plus: around $10-12/member/month | Standard: around $5.42/user/month |
| Mid tier | Business: around $20-25/member/month, adds SAML SSO and advanced permissions | Premium: around $10.44/user/month, adds analytics and unlimited storage |
Confluence’s per-user pricing looks cheaper at the entry tier, but factor in Jira licensing if your organization is buying them as a bundle.
Feature-parity checklist
Confluence trades some of Notion’s flexibility for tighter Jira integration and enterprise permission controls.
| Feature | Notion | Confluence equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Page/block editing flexibility | Highly flexible block-based editor | More structured, page-and-template based editor |
| Database/structured content | Native relational databases with custom properties | Tables and structured macros, less flexible than Notion databases |
| Enterprise permissions & spaces | Workspace/page-level sharing, less granular | Space-based permissions built for larger orgs |
| Native importer coverage | Has its own Confluence importer (reverse direction) | Official Notion Importer app available |
| AI writing/search assistant | Notion AI on paid plans | Atlassian Rovo AI on eligible plans |
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Notion Importer handle our entire workspace at once?
It can, but Atlassian recommends importing in batches for very large workspaces to make it easier to review conversion issues along the way.
What happens to Notion databases during import?
Simple databases generally convert to Confluence tables, but databases with complex relations, rollups, or custom views typically need manual rework after import.
Will our page permissions carry over?
No, Confluence’s space-and-page permission model is different enough from Notion’s sharing settings that you should plan to rebuild access control from scratch.
Do embedded files and images transfer correctly?
Most standard embeds and images convert fine, but it’s worth spot-checking pages with third-party embeds (like external app widgets) since those don’t always survive conversion.
Is this a good move if we don’t use Jira?
It’s a much weaker case — Confluence’s main advantage over Notion is Jira integration, so without Jira in your stack, you may be trading Notion’s flexibility for little practical benefit.
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