What is a Billable User in Atlassian?
Definition of a Billable User
A billable user in Atlassian Cloud is any user who:
Has an active Atlassian account
Has been granted access to at least one paid Atlassian product (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
Has a User or Admin Role in one or multiple products
Who Counts as Billable?
✅ Billable Users Include:
Regular users with access to Jira, Jira Work Management, or Jira Service Management (as agents)
Confluence users with any level of access
Bitbucket users who are members of workspaces
Users with access to multiple products (counted only once across your organization)
❌ Non-Billable Users Include:
Jira Service Management customers (portal-only users who submit tickets)
Jira Product Discovery Contributor (idea creation only)
Confluence guests with anonymous or restricted access
Deactivated or suspended users
Users with access only to free products
How User Manager Counts Billable Users
User Manager automatically tracks and counts billable users across your entire Atlassian organization by:
Syncing user data from all connected sites
Identifying unique users by their email addresses
Determining billable status based on product access
Excluding non-billable users like JSM customers and guests
This count is used to determine your license requirements and ensure you stay within your allowed limits.
Important Notes for the User Management & License Optimizer
Users are counted once per organization, regardless of how many sites or products they access
The billable user count is updated during each synchronization
User Manager focuses exclusively on billable users for the User Management & License Optimizer licensing calculations
Non-billable users (customers, guests) don't impact your User Manager license limits
