Comparison
DecisionOS vs Confluence
Confluence is where most enterprises already document decisions. It is a great wiki. But a wiki page is not a structured decision record: there is no enforced criteria model, no weighted scoring, no readiness measure, no separation between dealbreakers and weights. DecisionOS fills that gap and can export memos into Confluence for archive.
TL;DR
Confluence is a wiki. DecisionOS is a decision record.
Side-by-side comparison
| Criterion | DecisionOS | Confluence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary object | A decision memo | A wiki page |
| Structure | Enforced criteria, dealbreakers, scoring | Page templates only |
| Readiness score | Quantified, live | Not applicable |
| Stakeholder briefs | Per-role briefs from one memo | Separately-authored pages |
| Audit trail | Memo versioning tied to decision stages | Page history |
| Best for | Running the decision | Archiving it afterwards |
Choose DecisionOS when
- ✓The decision must be actively driven, not just documented.
- ✓Audit evidence needs to show criteria and weighting, not prose.
- ✓Stakeholder briefs need to stay consistent across audiences.
Stick with Confluence when
- ·Generic project documentation, runbooks, team pages.
- ·Internal knowledge base and policies.
- ·Archival storage of decisions already made elsewhere.
How DecisionOS is different
Confluence is a documentation platform. DecisionOS is a decision platform. After a decision is made in DecisionOS, many customers export the memo and attach it to a Confluence space for long-term archive, with DecisionOS remaining the source of record.
Questions we get about this
Can I embed a DecisionOS memo in Confluence?
PDF exports attach cleanly. URL embeds are also supported where Confluence permits external iframes.
Where is DecisionOS hosted?
Entirely in the EU (Hetzner, Nuremberg, Germany). No application data leaves the European Union. Analytics is self-hosted and cookie-free. A data processing agreement per Art. 28 GDPR is in place with the hosting provider.
How do I evaluate DecisionOS for my next decision?
Book a 30-minute demo at nexalign.io/book. During the demo the team walks a real decision end-to-end using a scenario close to yours (EDR, IAM, sovereign cloud, ERP, whichever fits).