Confluence and Jira replacement
Bring your Confluence content with you, then connect documentation, projects, files, requirements and traceability on one platform.
Self-hosted or managed. Confluence import built in. No automatic Jira project migration.
Confluence and Jira work well together, and Atlassian provides links and embedded Jira views inside Confluence.
But documentation and work items still live as different objects in different applications.
swCollab takes a different approach: pages, projects, tasks, files, requirements, tests, risks and decisions live on the same underlying platform.
Atlassian centralises organisation and user administration, but Jira and Confluence remain distinct applications with their own project/space configuration and permission models.
swCollab uses one workspace model for pages, records and files, with additional cryptographic protection available for Restricted and Sealed Spaces. See Security →
A common project setup
Four systems. Four data models.
swCollab
One workspace. One search. Connected records.
Traditional project documentation often becomes a snapshot of the project at the moment somebody wrote it.
In swCollab, pages can contain live project information.
A page can show current tasks, requirements, risks or other structured records without manually copying the data into the document.
Build traceability while you work — not before the audit.
Requirement → Implementation → Test → Evidence
Relationships are created as work happens.
Specialist requirements and traceability capabilities typically require additional tooling or configuration in a Confluence/Jira environment.
That allows teams to answer questions such as:
These are different views of the same records, not separate copies of the project plan.
Change a date in one view and the same record changes everywhere.
Replacing a knowledge platform is difficult if migration means manually recreating years of documentation.
swCollab can import an existing Confluence space from an export or connect directly to a Confluence installation.
Connection using site URL, space and appropriate credentials.
Connection using site URL, space and supported authentication.
Import supported Confluence XML/HTML exports.
swCollab currently does not provide automatic Jira project migration.
Links to Jira issues contained in imported Confluence pages remain links; they do not automatically become swCollab tasks.
Teams recreate their delivery workflow in swCollab using boards, tables, timelines/Gantt views, custom fields and workflows.
To bring existing work items across, export them from Jira as a CSV file and import it into a swCollab database: a mapping step shows where each column lands before anything is written.
Use swCollab as a managed service or deploy it on infrastructure you choose.
The product experience remains the same.
For organisations with sensitive information, Restricted and Sealed Spaces provide additional cryptographic separation. Sealed Spaces are available when you self-host.
Documentation, work, files and requirements live together.
Embed live work data instead of copying status manually.
Connect requirements, implementation, tests and evidence.
Use hosted swCollab or self-host it.
Use standard infrastructure and storage technologies.
One platform rather than purchasing multiple product categories.
swCollab may not be the right replacement if:
For many organisations, that is a perfectly reasonable choice.
Atlassian provides strong integration between the two products.
The reason to consider swCollab is different: instead of connecting a documentation product to a work-tracking product, swCollab stores documentation and structured work on the same platform.
| Capability | Confluence + Jira | swCollab |
|---|---|---|
| Wiki/documentation | Yes | Yes |
| Task/project management | Jira | Built in |
| Jira/Confluence integration | Yes — Jira work items on pages, embedded boards, lists and timelines, links from work items to pages | Not applicable — same platform |
| Shared underlying records | Separate apps | Yes |
| Requirements traceability | Via configuration, Marketplace apps or specialist tooling | Built in |
| Test-to-requirement relationships | Additional tooling or configuration, for example Xray or Zephyr | Built in |
| Multiple views of same records | Jira: board, list, timeline, calendar, summary | Table, board, calendar, Gantt, tree, list, gallery, chart, pivot |
| Confluence import | N/A | Yes |
| Jira automatic project import | N/A | No — not currently |
| Self-hosting | Data Center: not sold to new customers since 30 March 2026; end of life 28 March 2029 | Yes |
| Managed cloud | Yes | Yes — public beta |
| Marketplace ecosystem | More than 7,000 app listings | No app marketplace; REST API with scoped tokens, and webhooks |
| Source review | Not included with Cloud; Data Center licence holders can request parts of the source | Enterprise customers with high security requirements |
| Data sovereignty options | Cloud data residency on Standard, Premium and Enterprise plans, 11 locations | Self-host on infrastructure you choose, or managed hosting |
Atlassian facts checked on 28 September 2026 against Atlassian's own documentation: Data Center end of life, data residency, requirements management in Jira, Jira and Confluence together. Products change — verify with Atlassian before you decide.
swCollab self-hosted licensing is structured by company size rather than requiring separate Confluence and Jira subscriptions.
For some team sizes, consolidating tools can reduce software and administration costs.
swCollab runs directly in the browser. No installation is required for the public demo.
Explore documentation, project views, requirements and traceability yourself.
The public demo uses shared accounts. Do not store confidential information in it.