External Share vs Confluence Guests vs Public Links: How to Share Confluence Content Externally
External collaboration in Confluence is no longer a single-choice decision. Today, teams can invite external people as Confluence Guests, share individual content with Public Links, or use External Share for Confluence to create secure, controlled links for clients, vendors, partners, auditors, and stakeholders. All three options can help you share Confluence content outside your organization. But they solve different problems, so the right choice depends on your goals. The short version:
Guest Accounts for Jira: Why Wait When You Can Collaborate Securely Today?
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.
When “Peak Billing” Comes Knocking: How to Manage Atlassian’s New Pricing with Smarter Sharing
If you are not living under a stone, you must have heard about Atlassian’s new pricing model. This October, they introduced the “maximum quantity billing” (MQB) - a major shift in how customers are billed. This change is intended to provide more predictable costs and simpler tracking for budgeting and planning. But, at the same time, customers will need to manage user licenses carefully to optimize costs, especially if user counts fluctuate frequently within a month.
