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Current/Past Pricing (2020)
We In 2020 we paid:
- $17,500
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- to renew Jira's 2000 user license.
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- $13,100
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- to renew Confluence's 2000 user license.
Both these These prices were artificially low, as we are on an 'advantaged' (grandfathered) plan that escaped the 2019 price increases.
Plugins are not considered here as their costs are dwarfed by the base costs, but 2x increases moving to Cloud can be assumed (e.g. 20% for Tempo Timesheets, 600% for JETI).
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We are on 'advantaged' plans, and we know price increases are coming for 'advantaged' plans on 2/Feb/2021.
Jira's natural renewal date would be May 06, 2021, and Confluence's would be Aug 17, 2021.
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Jira will be due for renewal in May 2022, and Confluence in Aug 2022.
However! We expect we'll need to upgrade our user tier from 2,000 users to 10,000 in 2022. However, Atlassian plan to stop selling such license upgrades after Feb 2, 2022 and we expect we'll exceed the 50-user tier in this 2022. If we wait till May or August we'll be stuck on the 50-user tier forever.
So once again we must jump in early. Prior to Feb 2, 2022 we must upgrade Jira and Confluence from 50 to 100 users.
"How long can I lock in my current pricing" FAQ in the Billing & licensing questions section of the Future server pricing page, it will to renew for 24 months:
So both our Jira 10,000 user license and Confluence 2,000 user license will last 24 months, from Jan 2022 till Jan 2024.
As for pricing, our 'advantaged' status will have ended on Feb 2, 2021, so the 'New price for advantaged plans' prices from the Future server pricing tables page applies:
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So once again we must jump in early, upgrading our user tier before Feb 2, 2022 so we're not stuck on the 2,000 user tier forever.
As for pricing, our 'advantaged' status will have ended on Feb 2, 2021, so the 'New price for advantaged plans' prices from the Future server pricing tables page applies:
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The costs in Jan 2022 would thus be:
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- $25,
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- 200 for Jira (
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- annual price for the 2000-10,000 user tier)
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- $15,
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- 100 for Confluence (
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- annual price for the 502-2000 user tier)
2023
No costs, as we paid for this year in advance.
2024+
After 2/Feb/2024 all support ends, and we'd have to purchase Data Center licenses annually, at the 'New Atlassian list price' from the future DC pricing tables:
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For Jira this means $210,000+. For Confluence it means $84,000+.
Future Server Summary - 2021-2025+
The total costs of staying with Server as long as possible will be:
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$50,400
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$210,000
(assuming 3001-4000 user bracket)
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$210,000
(assuming 3001-4000 user bracket)
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$84,000
(assuming 1001-2000 user bracket)
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$84,000
(assuming 1001-2000 user bracket)
The cost from 2021-2023 is $111,200 (17500+50400+13100+30200) and $294,000 (210000+84000) per year thereafter (while under 4000 users).
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Option 2: Move to Data Center early (before 2/Feb/2021)
If we upgrade our licenses to Data Center before 2/Feb/2021, then:
- we will get an initial 'crossgrade discount' on the first year (not the 'loyalty discount')
- We get ongoing price reductions that are quite significant - effectively we'll be grandfathered in, and escape the 15% to 180% DC price increases on Feb/2021. Specifically, the N ew price for existing subscriptions column of these tables in the Future Data Center pricing tables page would apply to us for the foreseeable future:
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- For Confluence, we can 'downgrade' our user tier from Server's 2000 to DC's 1000-2000 tier, as we expect to have <1000 users until 2023.
So prices would be:
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$38,800 ($52,800, the current price of 2000-user DC, less crossgrade discount of $14,000)
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$91,100
assuming 2000-3000 users
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$121,400
assuming 3001-4000 users
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$121,400
assuming 3001-4000 users
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$151,800
assuming 4001-5000 users
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$151,800
assuming 4001-5000 users
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$60,700 assuming 1001-2000 users
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$60,700
assuming 1001-2000 users
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$60,700
assuming 1001-2000 users
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$60,700
assuming 1001-2000 users
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$60,700
assuming 1001-2000 users
A user tier upgrade resets the maintenance clock, so our 100-user licenses would expire in Jan 2023. We would again pay:
- $25,200 for Jira (annual price for the 2000-10,000 user tier)
- $15,100 for Confluence (annual price for the 502-2000 user tier)
(assuming Atlassian don't increase the prices again – something we might want to protect against by renewing for 24 months in 2022)
Our licenses last right up to Jan 2024, after which Atlassian end all support.
2024+
After 2/Feb/2024 all Server support ends, and we'd have to purchase Data Center licenses annually, at the 'New Atlassian list price' from the future DC pricing tables:
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For Jira (3100+ user tier) this means $210,000+. For Confluence (1200 user tier) it means $84,000+.
Summary – Server then DC, 2021-2025+
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
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| Jira | $17,500 | $17,500 | $25,200.00 | $25,200.00 | $210,000 | $210,000 | $255,000 | $255,000 |
Confluence | $13,100 | $13,100 | $15,100 | $15,100 | $84,000 | $84,000 | $84,000 | $84,000 |
| Total | $30,600 | $30,600 | $40,300 | $40,300 | $294,000 | $294,000 | $339,000 | $339,000 |
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Option 2: Move to Data Center early (before 2/Feb/2021)
If we upgrade our licenses to Data Center before 2/Feb/2021, then:
- we will get an initial 'crossgrade discount' on the first year (not the 'loyalty discount')
- We get ongoing price reductions that are quite significant - effectively we'll be grandfathered in, and escape the 15% to 180% DC price increases on Feb/2021. Specifically, the New price for existing subscriptions column of these tables in the Future Data Center pricing tables page would apply to us for the foreseeable future:
| Jira | Confluence |
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- For Confluence, we can 'downgrade' our user tier from Server's 2000 to DC's 1000-2000 tier, as we expect to have <1000 users until 2023.
So prices would be:
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
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| Jira | $38,800 ($52,800, the current price of 2000-user DC | $91,100 assuming 2000-3000 users | $91,100 (2000-3000 users) | $121,400 (3001-4000 users) | $121,400 (3001-4000 users) | $151,800 (4001-5000 users) | $151,800 (4001-5000 users) |
| Confluence | $16,000 ($30,000 current 1001-2000 user DC license of less crossgrade discount of $10,480) | $34,500 assuming 501-1000 users | $60,700 (1001-2000 users) | $60,700 (1001-2000 users) | $60,700 (1001-2000 users) | $60,700 (1001-2000 users) | $60,700 (1001-2000 users) |
| Total | $54,800 | $125,600 | $151,800 | $182,100 | $182,100 | $212,500 | $212,500 |
Comparing Option 1 (Server for 3 years, then DC) and Option 2 (DC only)
Is it worth moving to DC now just to get on the 'advantaged' license plan?
So while moving to DC now will costs $221,000 more over 3 years, each subsequent year we save money, breaking even in 2025, and saving $126,500 in 2026 and beyond.
Will Atlassian keep us 'advantaged' till at least 2025? I'm not sure that's a good bet. Atlassian's stated goal with the 'advantaged' tier is to "ease users into list prices over time". I have questioned how long the easing process will go for, but have received no reply.
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Option 3: Move to Cloud
Atlassian have 4 tiers in their Cloud products: Free, Standard, Premium and Enterprise (see the Pricing page):
The differences between tiers are seen in the business end of the feature table:
GDPR?
The first question to address is whether Jira and Confluence need to comply with GDPR regulations. If so, the only 'tier' of Cloud that could work is Enterprise, which offers 'Data residency'. Even with Enterprise, GDPR compliance is doubtful, as the Standard Contractual Clauses Atlassian depend on may soon be invalidated for the same reasons the EU-US-Privacy Shield was invalidated in July. Someone more versed in our GDPR needs and GDPR in general will need to make a call here.
Which tier?
Jira uses 413Gb of disk space, over the 250Gb limit for Cloud 'Standard', so we'd need a 'Premium' Cloud subscription.
Plugins?
The table below shows the plugins we currently have, and whether there are Cloud equivalents.
Note that Cloud editions of plugins are often limited vs. their Server counterparts. Our biggest plugin worry is ScriptRunner for Jira. Although technically available on Cloud, ScriptRunner is so drastically limited on Cloud that most of our ScriptRunner-based customizations will not be possible.
Also, each plugin available in Cloud will have its own migration story. E.g. Tempo currently has no data importer.
Comparing Option 1 (Server for 3 years, then DC) and Option 2 (DC only)
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$111,200
(17500+50400+13100+30200)
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$294,000
(210000+84000)
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$294,000
(210000+84000)
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$294,000
(210000+84000)
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$332,200
(38000+91100+91100+16000+34500+60700)
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$182,100
(121400+60700)
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$182,100
(121400+60700)
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$212,500.00
(151800+60700)
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So while moving to DC now will costs $221,000 more over 3 years, each subsequent year we save money, breaking even in 2025, and saving $81,502 in 2026 and beyond.
Will Atlassian keep us 'advantaged' till at least 2025? Atlassian's stated goal with the 'advantaged' tier is to "ease users into list prices over time". I have questioned how long the easing process will go for, but have received no reply. As bets go, betting that Atlassian will keep our license status 'advantaged' for 5 years seems reasonable.
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Option 3: Move to Cloud
Atlassian have 4 tiers in their Cloud products: Free, Standard, Premium and Enterprise:
The differences between tiers are seen in the business end of the feature table:
GDPR?
The first question to address is whether Jira and Confluence need to comply with GDPR regulations. If so, the only 'tier' of Cloud that could work is Enterprise, which offers 'Data residency'. Even with Enterprise, GDPR compliance is doubtful, as the Standard Contractual Clauses Atlassian depend on may soon be invalidated for the same reasons the EU-US-Privacy Shield was invalidated in July. Someone more versed in our GDPR needs and GDPR in general will need to make a call here.
Plugins?
Which tier?
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Atlassian Access
Atlassian Access is Atlassian's centralized user database for Cloud. It is required if we wish to sync with existing LDAP. Access also provides 2FA, SSO, SAML and other advantages.
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