LayersvsJira & Confluence Complete comparison
Jira & ConfluenceTasks, docs, calls and chat, AI, pricing and deployment — from an EU cloud to your own server. Based on public data.
Where Layers goes further than Jira and Confluence
Tasks and docs in one product
At Atlassian, tasks live in Jira and docs in Confluence: two products and two subscriptions. In Layers it’s one workspace, with calls, chat, calendar and mail right next to them.
Calls next to the task
Jira has no calls or chat of its own: teams talk in Slack or Teams, and Loom is a separate product for recorded video. In Layers a call starts from the group chat.
Self-hosting with no end date
Atlassian no longer sells Data Center to new customers, and from March 28, 2029 it becomes read-only. Layers installs on your server as a Docker image.
More for free
Free Jira and Confluence cover up to 10 users and 2 GB, with no permission settings. Layers is free for teams of up to 20: 5 GB and every module.
Why teams switch
What Layers has out of the box
No need to wire a tracker, a wiki, a messenger and video calls together from different services.
Calls and chat
A call is one button in the group chat
Jira has no calls or chat of its own: teams meet in Zoom or Teams and talk in Slack. In Layers, Start a call sits in the group header: you join, colleagues follow, and everyone gets a tile with their name.
All about communication →
Calendar
Meetings and task deadlines in one week
Jira has a Calendar view for issues, and Team Calendars in Confluence start at Premium. In Layers meetings and your tasks by due date share one week: timed ones in the grid, all-day ones in the All day row.
More about Calendar →Point by point
Layers vs Jira & Confluence, feature by feature
Fourteen capabilities across work, communication, AI and data. Based on public data as of October 4, 2026.
Tasks and docs
Tasks and sprints
Board, backlog, deadlines
Yes. The core of Jira: Scrum and Kanban boards, backlog, sprints
Yes. A ready module: sprints, board, milestones, task keys
Docs and wiki
Team knowledge base
Yes. In Confluence, a separate product with its own subscription
Yes. Pages in the same workspace as the tasks
Forms
Requests and surveys
Yes. Jira Forms on every plan: a form creates an issue
Yes. Surveys and quizzes, logic between steps
Diagrams and whiteboards
Processes on a canvas
Yes. Confluence whiteboards: 3 active per user on Free, 10 on Standard
Yes. Flow: processes and branches on one canvas
.docx and .xlsx editors
Documents and spreadsheets as files
No. No own editors: download the file, edit it locally and upload it again
Yes. SumDoc and SumSheet open files right from Drive
Communication
Video calls
Team and guest meetings
No. No own calls; Loom is async video, a separate product
Yes. Calls from chat, guests by link; recording from the Plus plan
Chat
Team messaging
No. No own messenger; integrations with Slack and Microsoft Teams
Yes. Groups, threads, reactions, calls from chat
Calendar
Meetings and deadlines
Partly. Calendar view for Jira issues; Team Calendars in Confluence from Premium
Yes. Meetings and your task deadlines in one week
AI and agents
AI assistant
Answers about the team’s work
Partly. Rovo from Standard, from 25 credits per user per month; not on Free
Yes. The assistant on every plan; the credit allowance depends on the plan
MCP server
Claude, Cursor and other agents
Yes. Official Rovo MCP Server, cloud only
Yes. Tasks, pages and forms via a scoped token
Data and access
Self-hosting
Run it yourself
Partly. Data Center not sold to new customers since March 30, 2026; read-only from March 28, 2029
Yes. A Docker image you can install air-gapped
EU data storage
Where the data lives
Partly. From the Standard plan; no region choice on Free
Yes. The platform runs in an EU data center on every plan
Desktop app
macOS, Windows, Linux
No. Runs in the browser; the Jira app for Mac was discontinued
Yes. macOS, Windows and Linux: deb, rpm and AppImage
Free for a team
Start without paying
Partly. Up to 10 users, 2 GB, no permission settings
Yes. Up to 20 people, no time limit: 5 GB, files up to 25 MB
Tasks, docs and calls in one window
No more switching between a tracker, a wiki and a messenger.
What it costs
At Atlassian, Jira and Confluence are billed separately per user, and AI and permissions unlock on higher plans. Layers gives every module on every plan, and the price depends on team size.
Jira & Confluence
$9.05 + $6.70
Jira Standard + Confluence Standard — per user per month, billed monthly, teams up to 100
- Premium — $18.30 + $13.20
- Rovo AI from Standard, not on Free
- EU storage from Standard
- Calls and chat in other services
From atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing and /confluence/pricing as of October 4, 2026.
Layers
$9
per person per month — teams up to 50
- Business, up to 500 people — $39
- Tasks, docs, calls, chat and AI in one price
- Cloud in an EU data center
- Self-hosted — pricing on request
From layers.md/pricing.
Free for teams of up to 20, no time limit, no card.
Self-hosted
Data Center is going away. Layers stays with you
Atlassian stopped selling Data Center to new customers on March 30, 2026, and from March 28, 2029 it becomes read-only. Layers is a Docker image for an air-gapped network, and the admin panel shows who signed in and from which device.
How to start
Free for up to 20 people
Every module, no time limit, no card: 5 GB per workspace, files up to 25 MB.
Start free →Your own server
A Docker image for an air-gapped network; the first 90 days are a trial. Pricing on request.
Discuss self-hosting →How is Layers different from Jira and Confluence?
Jira is an issue tracker and Confluence is a wiki — two Atlassian products with separate subscriptions. Layers keeps tasks and docs in one workspace, with calls, chat, calendar, mail, drive, forms, flows and the SumDoc and SumSheet editors next to them. And Layers can run on your own server.
How much does Layers cost compared with Jira and Confluence?
Layers is free for teams of up to 20, with no time limit. The paid cloud starts at $9 per person per month, with every module included. Atlassian as of October 4, 2026, billed monthly for teams up to 100: Jira Standard $9.05 and Confluence Standard $6.70 per user per month; Premium $18.30 and $13.20.
Can I host Jira and Confluence myself?
Server support ended on February 15, 2024. Data Center has not been sold to new customers since March 30, 2026 and becomes read-only from March 28, 2029. Layers installs on your server as a Docker image: the first 90 days are a trial, then a licence. Pricing on request: we'll discuss your team size, support and licence terms — write to us.
Where is the data stored?
In the Layers cloud — in an EU data center, on every plan. On your own server — with you. Atlassian offers data residency on Standard, Premium and Enterprise.
Does Layers support SAML or LDAP sign-in?
Not yet. You can sign in with Google, Yandex, VK or Gosuslugi, and on your own server the administrator chooses the sign-in methods.
Can I move my tasks from Jira?
There is no automatic import from Jira into Layers yet. You can start with a free workspace for up to 20 people and move projects over as the team switches.
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Jira, Confluence, Loom, Rovo and Atlassian are trademarks of Atlassian Pty Ltd. Compared using public data as of October 4, 2026. Layers is not affiliated with Atlassian; Atlassian’s plans and features may change. Logos and names belong to their owners and are used only to identify the product in this comparison.
Sources on Atlassian: atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing, software/confluence/pricing, licensing/data-center-end-of-life, licensing/server-end-of-support, support: understand-data-residency, support: use-jira-cloud-for-slack, software/loom/pricing, support: create-add-and-edit-calendars, support: what-are-forms, support: differences-using-confluence-data-center-and-cloud, support: atlassian-rovo-mcp-server, blog/jira/jira-cloud-app-for-mac.