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Ban on competing product development

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This prohibition prevents customers and users from leveraging Atlassian's own products as a development platform to create competitive alternatives, protecting Atlassian's commercial interests.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is a short fragment without surrounding context confirming it is a prohibition (e.g., 'Customer must not'). The clause name and type strongly indicate it is a prohibition, but the quoted text alone does not contain the prohibitory verb. Confidence is medium for this reason.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4244 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You cannot use Atlassian's products as a tool or platform to develop any product or service that is similar to or competes with Atlassian's offerings.

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use the Products to develop a similar or competing product or service

Excerpt from Atlassian's Cloud Terms

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Atlassian Cloud Terms
Entity
Atlassian
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-056081
Document ID
CA-D-00707
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
43d2f9eb25e260f7f82440abad02e2eba835af6870815ec9bb7ba9cddb25b8ec
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 01:00 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Atlassian
Document: Atlassian Cloud Terms
Record ID: CA-P-056081
Captured: 2026-05-08 01:00:52 UTC
SHA-256: 43d2f9eb25e260f7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/atlassian/atlassian-cloud-terms/provision/CA-P-056081/ban-on-competing-product-development/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Atlassian's Ban on competing product development clause do?

This prohibition prevents customers and users from leveraging Atlassian's own products as a development platform to create competitive alternatives, protecting Atlassian's commercial interests.

How does this clause affect you?

You cannot use Atlassian's products as a tool or platform to develop any product or service that is similar to or competes with Atlassian's offerings.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 282 platforms. See the full comparison.

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