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Guest Accounts for Jira: Why Wait When You Can Collaborate Securely Today?

Beata Lewandowska
03-11-2025

There’s been a lot of buzz lately around the possibility of Guest Accounts for Jira Cloud - a new way to invite external users into your instance without granting full licenses. It sounds great on paper. After all, Confluence already offers a Guest Account feature, and it’s natural to expect Jira to follow. But here’s the truth: while Atlassian might eventually roll out some form of guest access, you don’t have to wait to collaborate securely with external stakeholders.
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Beyond Confluence’s Limitations: What’s the Best Way to Collaborate Externally?

Beata Lewandowska
11-08-2025

In today’s connected world, collaboration doesn’t stop at your company’s firewall. Teams often need to work closely with clients, contractors, vendors, auditors, or partners - people who aren’t part of their internal Confluence instance. This raises a challenge: how can you securely share relevant content while protecting everything else? Atlassian offers a built-in option: Guest accounts. But there’s also a more flexible solution - a marketplace app: External Share for Confluence.