A Comala Document Control alternative

Comala Document Control, by Appfire, is a well-known approval app for Confluence. Clearlane Controlled Documents answers the same need at a lower price, with electronic signatures and read confirmations included. Here is how they compare, using only public figures from the Atlassian Marketplace.

At a glance

List prices in US dollars for Jira or Confluence Cloud with monthly billing, and ratings from Cloud reviews, as shown on the Atlassian Marketplace on 30 September 2026. They can change: check each listing.

What Clearlane Controlled Documents gives you

• Each signature records who, when and what it means, with a SHA-256 fingerprint of the exact content approved. Any edit during review cancels the signatures collected so far.
• Signers confirm with a personal signing password on top of their Atlassian login.
• Read confirmations for every effective revision, exportable to CSV for training records.
• A register per space, periodic reviews with reminders and a full audit trail.
• An evidence file in PDF: signature manifest, revision history, read confirmations and audit trail.
• For regulated teams, a validation page maps 21 CFR Part 11 and gives an OQ test script.

When Comala Document Control may suit you better

• It has a long track record and many more installations.
• It is part of the Cloud Fortified program, which some large companies require from their app vendors. Controlled Documents is not.
• Its larger sibling, Comala Document Management ($2.37 per user per month from 11 to 100 users), lets you design your own workflows.

See how Clearlane Controlled Documents works →

Comala Document Control is a trademark of its owner. Clearlane is not affiliated with Appfire.