Commercial software intelligenceEvidence checked · 8 September 2026
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SK-2026-015 · Pricing & commercial terms

Atlassian moves monthly cloud subscriptions to maximum-quantity billing

Atlassian phases monthly subscriptions onto billing based on the highest user count reached during each billing period.

Effective

Commercial transition

Previous stateMonthly billing could decrease within a period when users were removed.
New stateThe billed quantity increases when user count rises and does not decrease until the next billing period.

Who is affected

Monthly Compass, Confluence, Guard, Jira, JSM, JPD, Loom and Marketplace app customers.

Action required

Remove inactive users before adding seats and monitor billed-user quantity and prorated additions.

Evidence boundary

The model applies to listed monthly subscriptions. Taxes, credits, discounts and annual billing remain separate.

Timeline

  1. Commercial change documented

    Atlassian phases monthly subscriptions onto billing based on the highest user count reached during each billing period.

  2. Effective milestone

    The billed quantity increases when user count rises and does not decrease until the next billing period.

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