Licensing and Pricing
License categories
Confluence licensing falls into a number of broad categories:
- New licenses - for customers buying a Confluence license
- Hosted licenses - for customers looking for our hosted version
- License upgrades - for those looking to upgrade their license
- Software maintenance - for those looking to renew their software maintenance (support and updates)
- Community & Open Source licenses - free licensing for the community
- Licensing terms - how we license our software
Our purchasing FAQ contains the most frequently asked questions relating to our licensing and pricing. Of course, if you would like to talk to us directly, please contact us.
All prices indicated are in US$ and Australian customers must add 10% GST.
New licenses
We believe the Confluence licensing scheme is simple, upfront and equitable. Our software licenses entitle you to perpetual use, and include 12 months maintenance (updates/support) commencing from the date of purchase. Renewing maintenance is entirely optional.
| Commercial | Academic | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Users | US $10 | N/A |
| 25 Users | US $800 | US $400 |
| 100 Users | US $2,200 | US $1,100 |
| 500 Users | US $4,000 | US $2,000 |
| 2000 Users | US $8,000 | US $4,000 |
| 2000+ Users | US $12,000 | US $6,000 |
Discounts: Atlassian offers a volume discount when multiple products are purchased in a single order. Please see our purchasing FAQ to learn more about our volume discounting.
Additional clustered node licenses
Additional clustered node licenses allow you to configure multiple copies of Confluence to run as a single connected cluster.
| Commercial | Academic | |
|---|---|---|
|
2000 Users Clustered Node Per Clustered Node |
US $8,000 | US $4,000 |
|
2000+ Users Clustered Node Per Clustered Node |
US $12,000 | US $6,000 |
A Confluence Clustered Node license must be purchased with or in addition to a Confluence 2000 Users or Confluence 2000+ Users license.
Learn more about clustering in Confluence
License upgrades
Licensees can upgrade to a 100 Users, 500 Users, 2000 Users or 2000+ Users license at any time. All data is seamlessly upgraded. Upgrades include 12 months of software maintenance commencing from the date payment is processed. This will override any existing maintenance period.
| 100 Users | 500 Users | 2000 Users | 2000+ Users | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Licenses | ||||
| From 25 Users to | US $1,800 | US $3,600 | US $7,600 | US $11,600 |
| From 100 Users to | US $2,900 | US $6,900 | US $10,900 | |
| From 500 Users to | US $6,000 | US $10,000 | ||
| From 2000 Users to | US $8,000 | |||
|
From 2000 Users Node to 2000+ Users Node
Per Clustered Node |
US $8,000 | |||
| Academic Licenses | ||||
| From 25 Users to | US $900 | US $1,800 | US $3,800 | US $5,800 |
| From 100 Users to | US $1,450 | US $3,450 | US $5,450 | |
| From 500 Users to | US $3,000 | US $5,000 | ||
| From 2000 Users to | US $4,000 | |||
|
From 2000 Users Node to 2000+ Users Node
Per Clustered Node |
US $4,000 | |||
Additional clustered node licenses
Only Confluence 2000 Users and 2000+ Users license holders can upgrade to a multi-node or clustered edition of Confluence. To upgrade to a multi-node or clustered edition of Confluence, you simply need to purchase a new additional clustered node license.
The maintenance period of your existing Confluence 2000 Users or Confluence 2000+ Users license will be synchronised with the additional clustered node license accordingly.
Upgrading to clustered? Learn more about your maintenance synchronisation date by requesting a quote online.
Software maintenance (support & updates)
All non-free licenses come with 12 months of software maintenance (support and product updates). Beyond this initial 12 month period, you may renew your software maintenance for a further 12 months at our discounted renewal prices.
To understand the value that active software maintenance provides, please see: 'Why renew Confluence software maintenance?'
| Commercial | Academic | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Users | US $10 | N/A |
| 25 Users | US $400 | US $200 |
| 100 Users | US $1,100 | US $550 |
| 500 Users | US $2,000 | US $1,000 |
| 2000 Users | US $4,000 | US $2,000 |
| 2000+ Users | US $6,000 | US $3,000 |
|
2000 Users Clustered Node Per Clustered Node |
US $4,000 | US $2,000 |
|
2000+ Users Clustered Node Per Clustered Node |
US $6,000 | US $3,000 |
Note: Maintenance renewals commence from the expiration of your active maintenance period, regardless of when the maintenance renewal is purchased. If you intend to renew, we recommend renewing at least 30 days before expiration.
Community & Open Source licenses
Community
Confluence is free for use by official non-profit organisations and charities (proof of non-profit status is required). There are certain organisations whose purpose is to make the world a better place, and we believe in helping them achieve that.
Community licenses are designed for organisations which are:
- non-profit,
- non-government,
- non-academic,
- non-commercial,
- non-political and
- secular
in nature, that would not otherwise be able to afford Confluence. If your organisation is philanthropic in nature then you probably qualify.
Apply for a Community License online
Open Source
Atlassian supports and believes in the Open Source movement - Confluence utilises a number of good Open Source components, and Atlassian developers are committers on a large number of Open Source projects.
To give back to the open source community (and hopefully improve the quality of those projects!), Confluence is free for any Open Source project to use.
There are a few requirements for an Open Source license, the main ones being:
- Established code base
- Publicly available project website
- Using an approved open source license
- Your Confluence instance will be publicly accessible
Apply for an Open Source Project License online
Licensing terms
A Confluence commercial/academic license entitles you to:
- Deploy a single instance of Confluence in a production environment on 1 server accessible by the number of users licensed
- Unlimited pages, spaces and comments
- Perpetual Confluence use
- Software maintenance for 12 months - including all updates and online support (from Sydney, Australia and San Francisco, USA during local business hours)
- Full source code (under a developer source license which allows for broad customisation)
Licensing fees are quoted per total number of 'Confluence users'. A Confluence user is by definition any user account in the Confluence system with the 'use' permission, i.e. anyone who can log in. Unlimited 'anonymous users' are permitted on all licenses.
An academic license is available for qualified educational and academic institutions (learn more).
Please read the End User License Agreement (EULA) for more details.
Still got questions? Please consult our purchasing FAQ or contact us.