Jira (Atlassian) sits in the Project Management category. Most SMB accounts overpay by 40% to 70% on this one tool alone. Here's the realistic price, the common overspend traps, and the cheaper alternatives we recommend at Cancel Costs.
Jira charges per user and the Premium tier at A$15.25/seat adds advanced permissions and roadmaps. A 50-person team on Premium hits A$915/mo when most could run on Standard at A$8/seat (A$400/mo). The bigger lever: unused Jira plugins from the Atlassian Marketplace (Tempo, ScriptRunner, etc.) routinely add A$200 to A$1,000/mo.
atlassian.net subdomains, JIRA_AC_TOKEN cookies, /rest/api/2/ endpoints
| Alternative | Monthly (A$) | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
| Linear | A$10 | Faster UI, less customisation overhead, better engineering UX |
| GitHub Issues + Projects | A$0 | Free with GitHub, no migration tax if you're already there |
| Plane (self-hosted) | A$0 | Open-source Jira alternative, full control |
Atlassian renewals are negotiable for teams over 100 seats. Below that, the lever is plugins (audit /admin/plugins and cancel anything unused) and dropping to Standard tier. Letter 10 (downgrade) is the play.
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