☁️🚀 Migrating to Confluence Cloud: What Unexpected Change Surprised You Most?

[Sweetlana Portnaya_Seibert]

Hi Atlassian Community 👋

Many teams approach a move from Confluence Data Center to Cloud thinking it’s mostly a technical migration — move pages, migrate spaces, done. But in reality, Cloud migration often comes with hidden changes that only surface after go-live.

Based on a recent deep dive published on the Seibert Products blog about Confluence Cloud Migration: What Changes (Pricing, Features & Apps), one thing became very clear:
👉 the biggest surprises are rarely about moving content, but about how people experience Confluence afterward.

Some common “wait… what?” moments teams run into:

• Custom CSS, UI tweaks, or user macros no longer behaving the same (or not existing at all)

• Marketplace apps working differently — or requiring manual reconfiguration

• A faster release cadence introducing new features (and UI changes) more frequently than expected

• Shifts in governance, permissions, and how navigation or hubs are structured

• Discovering that Cloud offers powerful new features (automation, analytics, AI search), but requires rethinking old workflows

So I’m curious 👇

What was the most surprising “hidden” change you encountered after moving to Confluence Cloud — good or bad?
Was it apps, customization, user adoption, pricing, governance, or something else entirely?

Looking forward to learning from your experiences! 😊

[Anahit Sukiasyan]

Thanks for sharing it here as well, @Sweetlana Portnaya_Seibert! Really enjoyed putting it together with you and looking forward to seeing the community’s thoughts and experiences. 😊