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Should I Use Atlassian Community?

community.atlassian.com·Analyzed 15 hours ago··Based on 11 sources

Explore the Atlassian Community: join forums, attend events, and access learning resources to get help, share knowledge, and connect with fellow users.

Worth it

Worth it

Use it — it's free and widely regarded as one of the best SaaS user communities, ideal if you already run Atlassian tools.

Free Atlassian forums, courses, and events. Great peer help if you use Jira or Confluence; not a product, no official support.

Confidence: Medium

Free

Cost

Forums, courses, events; certifications extra

Millions

Members

Per Atlassian's own LinkedIn posts

500+/year

Events

Managed with Swoogo, personalized for attendees

Top SaaS community

Recognition

Named by CMX and FeverBee

Value for money5

Free forums, courses, and events — unbeatable.

Ease of use3

Recent platform migration; email-only bug reporting.

Feature depth4

Forums, learning paths, certifications, events, champions program.

Support quality3

Peer answers, no SLA; official support is separate.

Pros

  • Free forums, courses, and events¹
  • Millions of Atlassian users to ask for help
  • Named a top SaaS community by CMX and FeverBee
  • Free on-demand courses and structured learning paths³
  • Product teams use it to interact directly with customers

Cons

  • Peer answers only; official support requires a paid ticket elsewhere10
  • Forums went read-only during platform migration
  • No in-platform bug reporting; email the managers instead
  • Useless unless you already use Atlassian products²

Gotchas

  • mediumForums migrated to a new platform (live September 22); expect read-only windows and relocated threads.
  • mediumCommunity answers are peer advice, not official support; verify against docs before production changes.10
  • mediumOnly basic courses are free; instructor-led training and certifications cost extra, prices not listed.¹
  • lowNo web form for community-site bugs; you email communitymanagers@atlassian.com.

Best for

  • Jira/Confluence admins
  • Certification seekers
  • Teams wanting free peer answers
  • Atlassian champions and consultants

Not for

  • Anyone buying software — this is a forum, not a product
  • Teams needing guaranteed, SLA-backed answers
  • Non-Atlassian shops
  • People wanting one-on-one expert help

Pricing

Community membership

Free

  • Forums and user groups
  • Free on-demand courses
  • Events and webinars

Learning extras

Paid (not listed)

  • Instructor-led training
  • Atlassian certifications

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Praise is near-universal — members and analysts call it a standout community; gripes are limited to platform bugs and migration downtime.

Atlassian community no doubt is superb and I appreciate their active engagement with all people across industry!
LinkedIn commenter on Atlassian's post
The Atlassian Community is one of the best-known SaaS communities in the world.
CMX Hub community analysis
Atlassian has created one of the most efficient go-to-market strategies of all time, architecting its whole business around a self-service model.
Inc. analysis of Atlassian's community-led growth

Alternatives

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Atlassian official support

Paid tickets with SLAs when community answers aren't enough.

Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; most pricing and security noise concerns Atlassian products, not the Community site itself.

Sources

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  3. Learning - Atlassian Communitycommunity.atlassian.com
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  11. Atlassian Community security pagecommunity.atlassian.com
    security

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