Cost Slasher Beta Flags Idle Jira and Confluence Seats to Cut Atlassian Bills

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Atlassian charges for every user with app access, even those who never log in, which makes inactive accounts a recurring cost. The article explains that admins can identify them for free by exporting user data from Atlassian's admin console and sorting by last-seen dates. A new beta app, Cost Slasher, adds per-app inactivity policies and time-away settings, but it releases no seats until the admin enables it and verifies the results. Jira Standard pricing rose this week, raising the stakes at renewal time. The author also warns that removing users without notice can cause disruption, such as for employees on leave.

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