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Public · Founded 2002

Atlassian

Software team tooling anchored by Jira and Confluence, sold with minimal sales touch.

Sydney12,400 employeesCEO Mike Cannon-Brookesatlassian.com ↗

Overview

Atlassian built an enterprise business on self-serve distribution and low-touch sales. The cloud migration was existential and largely successful; the remaining question is whether Jira's configurability is still an asset.

Key metrics

Revenue
$4.8B
Customers
310,000+
Cloud revenue growth
+29%
Marketplace GMV
$2.4B cumulative

Products

Timeline

  1. 2002

    Founded

    Bootstrapped in Sydney on credit-card funding.

  2. 2015

    IPO

    Listed on Nasdaq without a traditional enterprise sales force.

  3. 2021

    Server end-of-life

    Forced cloud migration across the customer base.

  4. 2026

    Teamwork graph

    Cross-product data graph shipped to power AI features.

Compensation at Atlassian

Reported median total compensation by role.

Competitors

FAQ

Common questions

What does Atlassian do?

Software team tooling anchored by Jira and Confluence, sold with minimal sales touch.

How many people work at Atlassian?

Atlassian has approximately 12,400 employees, headquartered in Sydney.

Is Atlassian hiring?

No open roles are currently listed for Atlassian. New postings are synced on a rolling basis.

Who are Atlassian's main competitors?

Linear, Notion, monday.com.