Jira Cloud to Data Center after June 2025 and reasons to go back?

[Charlie Misonne]

Hello fellow Community Members!

Since June 30th it is no longer possible to create Jira Cloud backups for Jira Data Center migrations.
See Migrating from Jira Cloud to Data Center applications

Am I right to assume there is really no "easy" way back to Jira DC anymore?

Of course you could use CSV export/imports or create a script to pull and push the data.
But the complexity really lies in the configuration like workflows and schemes.
I assume the Cloud and DC applications diverged too much for Atlassian to keep supporting that migration path.

I currently have no plans for a such a migration. But there are still companies not being comfortable with SaaS solutions in my experience.
In my specific case the restriction to create backups with attachments only every 48h is a difficult one: CLOUD-6617
Especially since Atlassian states it’s your responsibility to implement a disaster recovery program and business continuity plan on Atlassian’s approach to resilience.
Plugins like Revyz and Rewind come in to play to mitigate this.

I'm curious:

• Do you see any feasible migration approaches from Cloud to DC?
• Do you have experience with companies not willing to move to Cloud OR asking to move back to DC and for which reasons?

[Paul Ceronio]

Hi Charlie,

Thanks for posting this question.

We are an organization unwilling / unable to move to Atlassian Cloud, mainly due to customer security / data privacy concerns.

Staying in Data Center has a lot of drawbacks, but the most annoying aspect personally is that Atlassian is advancing its cloud development strategy on the backs of its Data Center customers, who are paying ever increasing fees but getting no innovation in return.

I won't be surprised if our decision-makers decide to move to a completely different solution in the near future.

Best regards

Paul

[Charlie Misonne]

Hi Paul,

Thanks for sharing your feedback.

I do hope Atlassian's isolated cloud will address the concerns companies like yours are having.

kind regards,

Charlie

[Normann P_ Nielsen _Netic_]

Hi @Paul Ceronio 

Do notice that in a single "Site" -  full customer security / data privacy concerns is not possible - All licensed users can see all licensed users - currently via:

The Teams app/functionality - and it cant be disabled

Mentions in Confluence

Jira Software in a site also has same issues.

So there is no full "walling" between licensed users.

[Paul Ceronio]

Hi Charlie,

Thanks. I wasn't aware of the isolated cloud solution yet. Whether it's something that will suit our needs will depend on things like security level, encryption options and data residence. Not much information available on that at the moment.

I recently participated in an Atlassian survey investigating DC-to-Cloud migration options (basically also ferreting out what customers would be willing to pay for more secure cloud environments). The proposed pricing way WAAAAY beyond what we'd ever consider reasonable (10-20 times what we're currently paying for our DC-licenses - I wish I had kept screenshots of some of the figures).

Kind regards,

Paul

[Vhee Van]

Hi Charlie,

I expect a sunset announcement from Atlassian for their DataCenter products after getting to know about a new flavor called isolated cloud. Inside sources revealed that they are already doing implementation for a few Enterprise customers before the official launch (Q1 2026 tentatively). Like it or not, move to cloud is the way forward. Hard times ahead for Atlassian and its customers.

BR,

Vhee

[Charlie Misonne]

Hi Vhee,

I'm eager the learn more about isolated cloud. I watched the announcement it during Teams 25.

I agree: cloud is the way. Setting up fresh DC environments will not be future proof in my opinion.

kind regards,

Charlie

[Thomas Stanek]

Hi @Charlie Misonne ,

We are an organization which in unable to move to cloud as well. We have high data privacy and security concerns. 

I had a meeting shortly with Atlassian sales, and they offered that the prices for DC will increase every year automatically since the "support and maintenance" is more expensive for fewer customers. Since the last 2-3 years there is no more innovation progress for the customers. 

I think, the "isolated cloud", as @Vhee Van mentioned, is a step in the right direction but as long as Atlassian is using US Hyperscalers for hosting and processing. There will be no way for us. Since the US administration acts "America first" for digital rights and privacy. Link1 / Link2

On the other hand...in times of docker and Kubernetes...why not share the "cloud" version of the products for self-hosted environments? For example... JetBrains...you can install "You track" in your datacenter or use the cloud managed version.

Since the bit disappointing meeting with Atlassian and the forecast...we are starting to think about possible other opportunities. 

One of the big advantages of the Atlassian stack was the integration of the different tool (Jira / JSM / Confluence), but If we look closely there are very distinct use cases and user bases in our company. So the advantage of integrations is maybe only in our mind and fear of switching to another solution isn't that real.

Best regards 

Thomas

[Normann P_ Nielsen _Netic_]

"Am I right to assume there is really no "easy" way back to Jira DC anymore?"

I think that went away long time ago in realilty... and I am not sure what backup are worth - HYCU should be down to issue level, but we have not tried it, just another expensive side of going to Cloud

The comment from @Vhee Van is very exiting though - and I agree: Like it or not, move to cloud is the way forward. Hard times ahead for Atlassian and its customers.

[Charlie Misonne]

Hi Normann!

Thanks for sharing HYCU, I did not know this solution yet. We are also looking into 2 plugins: Rewind and Revyz. And there is also GitProtect which seems more similar to HYCU.

Charlie

[Normann P_ Nielsen _Netic_]

Hi 

HYCU seems very capable, but also a beast that requires a lot of knowledge and configuration - and I think its most suitable for pretty huge companies with a lot of (other) cloud backup options also.

Ive heard good roumers regarding Rewind from a Partner, but I. have not seen it yet. 

BR,

Normann