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Should I use The Atlassian Developer Community?

The Atlassian Developer Community, the place for everybody building apps and integrations for the Atlassian tools. - community.developer.atlassian.com

· 1 month ago

Free and worth using if you build Atlassian apps, integrations, or Marketplace listings; pricing, review, and security topics get real staff participation. Skip it entirely if you never write code against Atlassian products, and don't mistake it for official support.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~40 public sources; most snippets are truncated, so user sentiment is thin.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence reviewed
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security postureNo findings about the site itself

Pricing

$0

Community membership

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Forge and Connect app developers
  • Marketplace vendor engineering teams
  • Devs integrating Jira/Confluence APIs
  • Devs tracking Atlassian security advisories

Not for

  • End users and admins — use.com instead
  • Anyone not writing code against Atlassian products
  • Teams needing guaranteed, SLA-backed official support
  • Buyers shopping for a purchasable product — nothing is sold here

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Connect apps are nearing end of support; don't start new Connect builds

medium

Forge pricing is shifting; log usage may cost money — check before building

medium

Data Center app security review process is changing; expect longer timelines

medium

Community advice isn't SLA-backed; buy Atlassian support for guaranteed answers

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free, open access for anyone building on Atlassian
  • Atlassian posts CVE investigations and security advisories here
  • RFC threads let developers influence platform changes
  • Marketplace app review guidance from staff and peers
  • Forge pricing changes announced and debated openly

Cons

  • Peer forum, not official support; answers not guaranteed
  • Users report unresolved Forge issues even after posting here
  • Slow Data Center app review times recur in threads
  • Bug bounty program frustrations voiced by developers

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x5security x2news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free to use, no paywall
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence reviewed
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Forum plus RFCs, events, changelog pointers
  • Support quality: 2/5. Slow reviews and unresolved posts reported
  • Security posture. No findings about the site itself
  • $0 Price Free public developer forum
  • Yes Free tier Open registration to read and post
  • 353+ pages Topic depth of recent forum topics indexed

Pricing

Community membership

$0

  • Read and post across all developer categories
  • Security advisories, changelog, and event announcements

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Snippets show developers debating Forge pricing, marketplace reviews, and app issues here, but truncated source text leaves detailed sentiment thin.

Full analysis

Based on ~40 public sources; most snippets are truncated, so user sentiment is thin.

Free forum for Atlassian app developers — great for Forge/API questions, useless if you never code against Jira.

Methodology

Based on ~40 public sources; most snippets are truncated, so user sentiment is thin.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. The Atlassian Developer Community (home)community.developer.atlassian.com
    official
  2. Forge pricing update: Forge will remain free through 2025community.developer.atlassian.com
    official
  3. Clarification on Forge pricing & log usagecommunity.developer.atlassian.com
    review
  4. Update: Atlassian's Investigation on CVE-2021-44228community.developer.atlassian.com
    security
  5. CVE-2022-22965 Spring Framework RCE Investigationcommunity.developer.atlassian.com
    security
  6. Has Anyone Faced This With Atlassian Forge Appreddit.com
    review
  7. Vendor support response to slow DC review timescommunity.developer.atlassian.com
    review
  8. Getting Ready for Connect End of Supportatlassian.com
    news
  9. Access to ecosystem supportcommunity.developer.atlassian.com
    review
  10. Frustrations with Atlassian's Bug Bounty Program on Bugcrowdcommunity.developer.atlassian.com
    review

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