How to Cancel Confluence Subscription
Quick answer
Confluence is managed in admin.atlassian.com under Billing, and the documented path is changing the plan to Free, which needs 10 or fewer users. Export your content first.
Most likely fix: Downgrade to Free (documented path)
How to fix it
Try these in order — the most common fix is first.
1. Downgrade to Free (documented path)
- Make sure you are a Confluence admin
- At admin.atlassian.com open Manage users and suspend users until 10 or fewer remain
- Go to Billing, select Manage for Confluence
- Under Active Subscriptions find your subscription and select Change, then Free
- Accept the terms and confirm
Did this fix it?2. If Change is unavailable
- Contact Atlassian Billing Support, which can downgrade or cancel on your behalf
- Note it may only be possible at the next renewal date
Did this fix it?3. Before you cancel
- Export spaces so you keep a copy
- Content stays accessible after moving to Free, but you cannot create private or restricted content
- Cancelling Jira does not cancel Confluence; each product bills separately (third-party report)
Did this fix it?
Symptoms
You want to stop paying for Confluence, or cannot find the cancel button or cannot switch to Free.
Why it happens
- Site has more than 10 users, so Free is blocked
- Changing plan may only take effect at renewal in some cases
- Jira and Confluence share a site but bill separately
- Only org or billing admins can change billing
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- cancel confluence
- cancel confluence subscription
- confluence refund
- downgrade confluence to free
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