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Figuring out the most cost effective way to buy your Jira licenses can be overwhelming amongst all the noise in the space. It’s becoming increasing important to keep an eye on subscription costs, with price increases and structure changes being as common as they are amongst many service providers. As Atlassian Solution Partners, we have extensive industry knowledge and a top tip to help.
Default Jira License model
By default, Jira is priced using a named user license model, so each registered user is assigned a license. The price you pay is determined by the user tier your fall in to.
Using this example from the Atlassian website (August 2025): 1001 Jira Cloud users fits into the 1,001 – 1,200 user tier at $120,000 per annum on the premium plan. But if you had just 1 less user, you’d pay $103,000 instead. So it's ever important to keep your licenses streamlined, ensuring you get the most efficient use out of your Jira spend.
Be mindful of your user count
It pays to be aware of your user tier surplus before adding new users turns into a costly affair. Removing users that no longer need their license is one way to help, but this can be a time consuming process especially if you have 1000s of users. What if there was a better, automated way?
How You Can Save up to 40%
Intelligent User Manager (IUM) is our Atlassian Approved licence optimisation plugin that automates user access management. Most companies purchase licences on a one-per-user basis, but there’s a more cost-effective alternative.
IUM provides automated designated-user management using Atlassian's standard group-based access controls. At any given time, only up to the purchased user tier can access Jira, fully aligned to Atlassian's named-user licensing and user-access policies.
This means only real-time users hold application access at any moment. With typically just 20% of your users active simultaneously, IUM ensures licences are always allocated where they're needed most. Access transitions happen with no impact to the typical user experience.
Audit, Test, Save
We work closely with you to audit your instance and uncover your real-time usage patterns, which are typically around 20% of total users. You can then subscribe to a lower Jira tier in-line with your actual demand, reducing your Jira bill by up to 40%.
Simple to Manage
IUM is easy to configure, and requires light touch admin. Permissions such as assigning tickets, tagging/mentioning users, and email notifications always remain.
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