Commercial transition
Previous stateForge platform consumption operated without the production usage-billing model.
→New stateUsage above published allowances is billed across the applicable Forge resource meters.
Who is affected
Forge developers, Marketplace partners and organisations running custom Forge apps.
Action required
Review usage reports, free allowances and app economics; add cost monitoring before scaling production workloads.
Evidence boundary
The event governs Atlassian platform usage billing rather than Marketplace app licence pricing, taxes or negotiated customer terms.
Timeline
- Commercial change documented
Atlassian began charging eligible Forge app developers for platform usage from 1 January 2026 after a staged preparation and reporting period.
- Effective milestone
Usage above published allowances is billed across the applicable Forge resource meters.
Official sources
- Getting ready for Forge billingAtlassian · 2025-09-22 · Official product, pricing or policy source
- Engineering the Forge billing platformAtlassian · 2026-01-01 · Official product, pricing or policy source