TL;DR:
Jira plugins are powerful — but without oversight, they silently drain your budget.
One of our clients had 3 time tracking apps, 2 reporting tools, and several unused paid add-ons — costing them ~$1000/month with no real ROI.
The Problem
The client had been using Jira Cloud for years. Over time, different teams installed apps independently — without coordination, ownership, or review. This led to:
- Multiple teams solving the same problem with different tools
- Paid apps never configured or used
- Redundant functionality across multiple plugins
Every month, they were paying for:
- Apps no one touched
- Apps no one remembered installing
- Apps doing exactly the same thing
What We Found
🔍 During the plugin audit, we discovered:
- 3 separate time tracking plugins, including:
- Tempo Timesheets
- Clockwork Automated Time Tracking
- Everhour for Jira
Different teams used different tools. Reports were fragmented, and no one had a full picture.
- 2 paid reporting apps, even though the company had already moved to Power BI for all dashboards
- Other paid apps that were never fully configured, or installed “just in case”
- Expensive automation tools like ScriptRunner, used only for basic rules — all of which could be replaced with Jira Automation (free)
The Fix
We:
- Mapped all paid apps to actual usage
- Interviewed teams and owners
- Chose a single time tracking tool and removed the rest
- Eliminated plugins made obsolete by Power BI
- Rebuilt automation rules in Jira Automation where possible
The Result
💸 Monthly savings: $1000
📉 Annual savings: $12000
📊 Reporting centralized in Power BI
⚙️ Clean, unified plugin landscape
📋 Every active plugin now has a purpose — and an owner
Are You in the Same Boat?
You’d be surprised how many Atlassian Cloud bills include line items no one can explain.
We offer plugin audits as part of our free 30-minute consultation.
