Why Migrating to Atlassian Cloud Makes Good Financial Sense

The upfront costs associated with a migration to Atlassian Cloud can be substantial, and while they need to be planned and budgeted for, they are only part of the equation. Organizations planning to migrate should consider the total cost of ownership—the upfront migration costs relative to the long-term, quantifiable savings and other non-quantifiable economic benefits of investing in Cloud.

The total cost of ownership, including both the hard costs related to migration and the savings incurred post-migration, varies broadly from organization to organization. Atlassian has some excellent tools on its website to help companies estimate Cloud licensing fees, including their Cloud Calculator. At Isos Technology, we also make it a practice to provide a Total Cost of Ownership Analysis as part of our estimating process. This helps our clients gauge what their expenses related to Atlassian may be for the first few years after the migration, and when they might begin realizing a return on investment. 

To help you understand the financial impact of migrating to Atlassian Cloud, Atlassian commissioned a Forrester report, The Total Economic Impact of Atlassian Cloud. In this report, actual migration costs and subsequent savings for four Atlassian customers are aggregated in a composite organization that achieved 155% ROI and $1.79M in savings with a payback period of only 6 months by migrating to Atlassian Cloud. 

Savings came from a reduction in Atlassian licensing fees due to improved user management, a reduction in third-party app licensing fees due to app consolidation and enhanced native Cloud functionality, a reduction in software and hardware maintenance fees, an increase in workforce productivity, and a reduction of labor associated with Atlassian administrators.

To learn more about the economic impact of migrating to Atlassian Cloud, read the whitepaper: The True Cost of Migrating to Atlassian Cloud.