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Growing 13 data points: 8 reviews and reports, 5 bills.
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How much does Atlassian cost? Teams here report a median of $2,300 a year (5 bills). See plans
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Why does Atlassian still exist?
Oct 2026
"Agile". A joke. It enables command and control and sucks the will to live out of anyone who uses it. It does not help work get done. It helps management feel like management understands the state of the work. Clunky and possibly better than having my eyes gouged out with a spoon, but the jury is still out.
Oct 2026
About $2,300 a year for Trello. The same team also paid for ClickUp and Asana, which is two too many.
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Switch if you want something running this week and your process is standard. Build if your process is your edge, you want to own your data, or per-seat pricing keeps rising. Atlassian: Tasks, boards and status. Where per-seat pricing is hardest to justify.
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