Is there any option or plugin that allows a Product Admin to perform Jira Cloud‑to‑Cloud migration?

[Mangali Chandrashekar]

Currently, only Org Admin roles can migrate between Jira Cloud instances. I want to know if there’s any app, or approach that enables a Product Admin to do this without requiring full Org Admin permissions.

[Arkadiusz Wroblewski]

Hello @Mangali Chandrashekar 

The hard truth is that the Cloud Migration Assistant is Org Admin-only by design. It operates at the org level covering user management, cross-site config, and more, so there's no native way to delegate it to a Product Admin role right now.

That said, here are your best workarounds:

Marketplace Apps: Tools like Exalate, Bulk Clone for Jira (Appfire), and Configuration Manager for Jira (Botron) can migrate projects, issues, and configs between Cloud instances without always needing Org Admin. Worth checking their docs for exact permission requirements since they vary.

CSV / REST API: A Product Admin can export issues via CSV and re-import them into the target instance, or script a migration using the Jira REST API. Not ideal for a full migration since workflows and configs won't transfer, but works well for data-only moves.

Temporary Org Admin Access: If this is a one-off, the simplest path is often just requesting temporary Org Admin rights for the migration window and having them revoked straight after.