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Mosaic vs Optics side-by-side comparison
Which offers complete content management, flexibility, unparalleled security, and formatting tools made for everyday page creation?
Mosaic: #1 most popular content formatting app
13M+
users
6.6M
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5.5K+
companies
How Mosaic compares to Optics
Create Confluence-friendly content
Templates and page building that work flexibly with Confluence's native features.
Full-page templates
Create complete pages in minutes with templates for the most popular use cases.
Built for day-to-day pages
Don’t just create presentations. Design better everyday pages quickly and flexibly.
Secure HTML macro
Create pages however you imagine with secure HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Bulk content creation
Create, manage, and delete up to 200 pages in one central place.
Platinum-tier support
Enjoy unparalleled security and a guaranteed response within 24 hours.
Mosaic vs Optics: the full breakdown
EVERYDAY PAGE DESIGN
Built for your day-to-day
Optics’ visual macros and page designer create slick, engaging content, but they create static outputs that you can’t collaborate on or mix with Confluence’s built-in macros. This makes Optics ideal for presentations and static landing pages.
Mosaic’s page designer, Smart Designer, lets you quickly transform text into visual content in just a few clicks – no design knowledge needed. Both Mosaic’s macros and Smart Designer work flexibly with Confluence’s native elements, making it perfect for quickly formatting everyday content.
BUILD PAGES IN MINUTES
Polished full-page templates
While Optics has pre-built modules that you can add to a page, Mosaic includes a library of full-page templates for a range of use cases, from documentation and onboarding to FAQs. If you're looking to scale content creation with out-of-the-box pages, Mosaic is ideal for you.
Mosaic's templates are fully customisable, meaning you can mix and match with Confluence's native elements and other macros, giving you the freedom to tailor them to your exact needs.
Discover smarter page design with Mosaic
Templates
Save hours on formatting with beautifully designed templates for the most popular use cases.
Smart Designer
Turn basic text into polished, visually stunning content in seconds, no design experience or copy-pasting needed.
EASY CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Take control of your Confluence content
Looking for a way to build and edit content at scale?
While Optics doesn't offer content management tools, Mosaic's Space Manager lets you view, create, manage, and delete in bulk.
Add hundreds of pages, apply templates, and design clear hierarchies, all from one central place. Save time and never build a space from scratch again.
Space Manager included with Mosaic Advanced Edition
SECURE HTML, CSS & JAVASCRIPT
Build custom, dynamic pages without risk
While both Optics and Mosaic come with HTML macros, Mosaic’s HTML macro runs in a controlled, isolated environment, blocking unsafe scripts and behaviours as standard.
Mosaic also supports importing your own code and gives you access to an extensive built-in library of presets, making custom creation faster than ever. Create interactive, flexible content the way you imagine it... all while keeping your data safe.
JavaScript support included with Mosaic Advanced Edition
UNRIVALLED SECURITY
Platinum security and support
Mosaic and Optics are built with Forge, Atlassian’s own platform, meaning both apps are secure by design.
However, Mosaic goes even further to keep you safe. Kolekti is Platinum Atlassian Partner certified, which demonstrates our ongoing commitment to providing you with the best service and keeping your data safe.
We're also ISO 27001 certified, guarantee a 24-hour response to customers, and meet Atlassian's rigorous compliance requirements, meaning you know you can rely on us.
Mosaic – designed for every team
Whether you need simple but powerful design tools, advanced branding and data control, or FedRAMP-compliant content creation, Mosaic has the app for you:
Mosaic Standard Edition
Essential for small teams who want professional, engaging pages without the effort.
Mosaic Advanced Edition
For enterprises that need precision, compliance, and a flawless brand experience.
Mosaic for Atlassian Government Cloud
For government agencies that need FedRAMP-compliant formatting.
Mosaic for Atlassian Isolated Cloud
For large enterprises in regulated industries.
Coming soon
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What Mosaic's users have to say:
I use the built-in templates quite a bit because I find they really help me start pages quickly, and they are easy to edit. We can also mix Mosaic elements with other Confluence macros, which gives us flexibility to organise content exactly how we need it.
Živa Ramic
Our work involves detailing complex network configurations and security protocols, and presenting this information clearly has been challenging. The macros helped us organise dense technical articles into a self explanatory and easy to follow format. We have found the branding tools and templates useful for maintaining a consistent look across our client facing resources.
George Legault
I've been using the smart designer feature that lets me swap out text sections with better formatted elements, I find it very useful for making the pages more intuitive and pretty. I also use the templates it comes with, especially for OKRs and FAQs, really help keep everything uniform across the spaces.
Stefan Zweig
What's the verdict?
For organisations that want:
- Design tools that work with existing Confluence pages and macros
- Formatting for collaborative, everyday pages instead of presentations
- The reassurance of fully secure HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Unrivalled app security
- The ability to save time with bulk page creation and management
Mosaic is the only solution you need.
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