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Mosaic Cloud vs DC: Macro comparison guide
Discover how Mosaic's Server/Data Center macros map across to Cloud.
Migrating to Confluence Cloud can feel overwhelming, but when it comes to Mosaic: Content Formatting Macros & Templates, we’ve got everything you need in Cloud so your pages will work just as well as they did before - maybe even better. Because Confluence Cloud works differently from Server/Data Center, we've had to change the way some of our macros work. That's why we've created this handy macro migration guide to make content creation and migration easier for you.
Here, we’ll cover every macro that is automatically included in the new Cloud editor, which macros aren't available, and how to create the same or better versions of Mosaic's macros in Confluence Cloud.
Here, we’ll cover every macro that is automatically included in the new Cloud editor, which macros aren't available, and how to create the same or better versions of Mosaic's macros in Confluence Cloud.
How does Mosaic Cloud compare to DC?
| Feature | Mosaic Data Center | Mosaic Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Templates | ⚠️ Limited - only 6 templates | ✅ 35+ templates for the most popular use cases |
| Background Colour | ✅ | ✅ |
| BibTeX Referencing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Button Group | ✅ | ✅ |
| Button Hyperlink | ✅ | ✅ |
| Dialog | ✅ | ✅ |
| Footnotes | ✅ | ✅ |
| LaTeX Formatting | ✅ | ✅ |
| Progress Bar | ✅ | ✅ |
| Tabs | ✅ | ✅ |
| Tooltips | ✅ | ✅ |
| Horizontal Navigation | ✅ | ✅ Covered in Tabs |
| Round Rectangle | ✅ | ✅ Covered in Background |
| Lozenge | ✅ | ✅ Covered in Advanced Cards |
| Center, Align, Strikethrough, Paragraph, Highlight, Iframe, Message Box, Ordered List, Search Box, Table Layouts, Unordered List | ✅ | 🔷 Native in Confluence |
| CSS Style Sheet, Div, Span, HTML comment and image, Copyright, Privacy Mark, Registered Trademarks & Trademarks, Service Marks, Clickable, Fancy Bullets, Pre Tag, Restful Table, Rollover | ✅ | 🔄 Achievable with workarounds |
| Data Security | Custom control of security and compliance | ISO27K, SOC2, Cloud Fortified, Participant of the Bug Bounty program, Data egress controls, Version for Atlassian Government Cloud, Migrating to Forge and Isolated Cloud (coming soon) |
| Smart Designer for instant transformations and page building | ➖ | ✅ |
| Numbered Headings | ➖ | ✅ |
| Advanced Expand | ➖ | ✅ |
| Advanced Cards | ➖ | ✅ |
| Interactive Banner | ➖ | ✅ |
| Brand Kit (with custom images, icons, and colours) | ➖ | ✅ |
| Built-in stock image library | ➖ | ✅ |
| Multiple tab creation in one editor menu | ➖ | ✅ |
| Visual customisation included in the macro editor menu (e.g. colours, sizes, alignment, images, etc.) | ➖ | ✅ |
| Code-free editing | ⚠️ Limited | ✅ |
| AI generator for formatting ideas (optional) | ➖ | ✅ |
| In-app support - live or chat (optional) | ➖ | ✅ |
| Colour management | ➖ | ✅ |
| Dark mode preview | ➖ | ✅ |
Cloud vs DC:
Visual macro comparison guide
Looking for a more visual breakdown of how Mosaic's DC macros translate to Cloud?
Our downloadable guide gives you handy image comparisons of every Mosaic macro as they look on both platforms, as well as visual examples of workarounds for macros no longer needed on Cloud.
Our downloadable guide gives you handy image comparisons of every Mosaic macro as they look on both platforms, as well as visual examples of workarounds for macros no longer needed on Cloud.
Macro workarounds
Recreate your favourite macros in Cloud
We've combined features of some individual Data Center macros into more powerful ones for Cloud, minimising the clutter and confusion.
Learn how to recreate the same effects you know from DC with our range of tutorials:
DIV & CSS Style Sheet
Create custom styling, like rounded corners and text overlays, without a single line of code.
Unicode Symbols
Add Trademarks & Registered Trademarks, Privacy Marks, Copyright, and Service Marks.
