OpsHub Migrator Manager (OMM)

Jira Data Center to Jira Cloud migration with no downtime

Take Control of Your Jira Data Center to Cloud Migration.
Use OpsHub Migration Manager alongside JCMA to manage migration to execute your Jira Cloud migration with greater control:

keeping teams productive during the transition
migrating in phases to preserving critical data and relationships
managing complex environments, and reducing migration risk

358% ROI from Cloud Migration

20% Increase in developer productivity

Source: Forrester, The Total Economic Impact of Cloud Migrations

Which Jira Data Center to Cloud migration scenario matches your situation?

JCMA handles every core Jira Data Center migration. Your constraints determine which additional capabilities you need alongside it.

Planned cutover with no parallel run

Your Data Center instance can afford a scheduled weekend window. JCMA migrates structure, data, and users to Cloud in a single phase.

Teams that cannot stop working during migration

OMM runs delta sync in the background so Jira Cloud stays current while Data Center remains live. The final cutover takes minutes, not days.

Regulated or sensitive data that must stay on Data Center

OMM bi-directional sync keeps both sides current. Centralized reporting stays on Data Center while migrated teams already work on Cloud.

Archive dormant projects instead of migrating them

Active projects move to Cloud. Dormant and retired projects move into a searchable, read-only archive with OpsHub Archive Manager (OAM).

Consolidate multiple Jira instances into one Cloud site

OMM merges Data Center and Cloud instances into a single site. Key collisions and duplicate users are resolved by rule before anything moves.

How OpsHub Migration Manager extends JCMA for Jira Data Center migrations

JCMA is Atlassian's free, native tool for the core Jira Data Center migration. OMM layers on top for migrations that need more than a single-phase cutover.

Your teams keep working while the migration runs.

OMM delta sync keeps Jira Cloud current in the background so Data Center stays live. The final cutover takes minutes instead of a weekend freeze.

Both Data Center and Cloud stay current for months when you need them to.

OMM bi-directional sync supports phased onboarding and compliance-driven transitions where neither side can fall behind.

Each team or project moves to Cloud on its own schedule.

OMM project-level migration removes the all-or-nothing cutover. IT can go first, other departments follow when they are ready.

Your Jira setup gets cleaned up during the move, not after.

OMM transformation and field mapping lets you restructure custom fields, consolidate workflows, and redesign schemes as data migrates.

Multiple Jira instances merge into one Cloud site without collisions.

OMM multi-instance consolidation resolves key conflicts and deduplicates users by rule, including Cloud-to-Cloud merges.

Every failed record is visible and retried, not silently dropped.

OMM per-record reconciliation surfaces every mismatch in the UI so nothing is lost without a trace.

JCMA moves your Jira structure, data, and users to Cloud. OpsHub Migration Manager handles everything around that move: keeping teams productive, migrating in phases, preserving data relationships, and reducing migration risk.

Migration scenario	JCMA	JCMA + OMM
Straightforward lift-and-shift to Cloud	✓	✓
Standard Atlassian-supported migration	✓	✓
Large-scale enterprise migration	—	✓
Migration with minimal business disruption	—	✓
Phased rollout by project, team, or business unit	—	✓
Complex data and configuration transformation	—	✓
Parallel Data Center and Cloud operation	—	✓
Advanced migration control and orchestration	—	✓
Per-record reconciliation and recovery	—	✓

Proof at scale

2,800+

Jira projects migrated

300K+

Issues Moved to Cloud

3M+

Change Events Preserved

Zero

Downtime or Data Loss

See your Jira Data Center to Cloud migration in action

Watch how OMM migrates a live Jira Data Center instance to Jira Cloud without pausing a single sprint.

What can go wrong during a Jira Data Center to Cloud migration

Most Jira Data Center migration failures trace back to the same root cause: treating the migration as a single data copy instead of planning for the transition period.

Problem

Marketplace apps lose their data when Jira Data Center moves to Cloud.
Apps without a native Cloud path lack a cutover destination, especially test tools and custom trackers.

How OMM closes it

OMM maps app data across vendors before the Jira Cloud migration starts.
App data routes to a different Cloud app, native Jira fields, or a dedicated archive before anything moves.

Problem

A messy Data Center configuration gets copied into Jira Cloud as-is.
Fields, workflows, & schemes that needed cleanup get replicated into Cloud. The rework happens after go-live instead of before.

How OMM closes it

OMM restructures Data Center on a clone while JCMA migrates the clean version.
The redesign happens on a non-production clone, not in the live Data Center. OMM keeps the clone current while you clean.

Problem

There is no way back to Data Center once teams cut over to Cloud.
A validation issue after cutover has nowhere to reconcile without a sync running in both directions.

How OMM closes it

OMM bi-directional sync keeps both Data Center and Cloud current until you are ready.
Both sides stay current. Retire the sync only when the validation milestone clears.

Problem

A single cutover window turns into a long outage for every Jira user.
Without delta sync keeping Cloud current, the entire Jira Data Center migration is one scheduled freeze.

How OMM closes it

OMM delta sync shrinks the Jira Cloud migration cutover to minutes.
Cloud stays current in the background. The cutover window shrinks from a weekend to minutes.

Problem

Growth by acquisition leaves overlapping Jira instances with no single portfolio view.
Duplicate users and colliding project keys pile up across Data Center and Cloud instances with no resolution path.

How OMM closes it

OMM consolidates multiple Jira instances into one Cloud site by rule.
Key collisions and duplicate users are resolved by rule before anything moves. Includes Cloud-to-Cloud merges.

Frequently asked questions

Answers to the frequently asked questions about Jira Data Center to Cloud migration before choosing a migration platform.

What's the difference between JCMA and OpsHub Migration Manager (OMM)?

JCMA is Atlassian’s free, native tool for the core Jira Cloud migration, structure, configuration, workflows, users, and issue data. OMM extends JCMA for migrations that need delta or bi-directional sync, transformation, multi-instance consolidation, or Cloud-to-Cloud moves, the parts outside JCMA’s scope.

Can I migrate only some Jira projects to Cloud, not the whole instance?

Yes. OMM supports project-level and phased migration, so specific projects or teams can move to Cloud on any criteria, date range, status, or owning team, on their own schedule instead of migrating a full Data Center instance at once.

Can OMM migrate Jira Data Center or Server data to Jira Cloud?

Yes. JCMA handles the core migration, structure, users, and issue data, natively. OMM adds delta sync so Data Center stays current until cutover, and reconciles any model mismatches between source and target.

How do I ensure data integrity during a Jira Cloud migration?

Audit and clean up Data Center data before migrating, obsolete projects, unused fields, inactive users, then validate Cloud against Data Center post-migration. OMM adds per-record reconciliation during the sync period, so mismatches are reported and retried rather than silently dropped.

What tools are recommended for a Jira Cloud migration?

Atlassian’s Jira Cloud Migration Assistant (JCMA) is the recommended starting point, it’s free and natively supported. For migrations that need continuous sync, transformation, consolidation, or archiving, OpsHub Migration Manager (OMM) and OpsHub Archive Manager (OAM) extend JCMA to cover those scenarios.

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Which Jira Data Center to Cloud migration scenario matches your situation?

JCMA handles every core Jira Data Center migration. Your constraints determine which additional capabilities you need alongside it.

Planned cutover with no parallel run

Teams that cannot stop working during migration

Regulated or sensitive data that must stay on Data Center

Archive dormant projects instead of migrating them

Consolidate multiple Jira instances into one Cloud site

How OpsHub Migration Manager extends JCMA for Jira Data Center migrations

JCMA is Atlassian's free, native tool for the core Jira Data Center migration. OMM layers on top for migrations that need more than a single-phase cutover.

Your teams keep working while the migration runs.

Both Data Center and Cloud stay current for months when you need them to.

Each team or project moves to Cloud on its own schedule.

Your Jira setup gets cleaned up during the move, not after.

Multiple Jira instances merge into one Cloud site without collisions.

Every failed record is visible and retried, not silently dropped.

JCMA moves your Jira structure, data, and users to Cloud. OpsHub Migration Manager handles everything around that move: keeping teams productive, migrating in phases, preserving data relationships, and reducing migration risk.

Proof at scale

How a global supply chain leader migrated from Jira Data Center to Jira Cloud without slowing a single business day.

2,800+

300K+

3M+

Zero

Ensure a smooth transition with our migration insights.

See your Jira Data Center to Cloud migration in action

Watch how OMM migrates a live Jira Data Center instance to Jira Cloud without pausing a single sprint.

What can go wrong during a Jira Data Center to Cloud migration

Most Jira Data Center migration failures trace back to the same root cause: treating the migration as a single data copy instead of planning for the transition period.

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Frequently asked questions

Answers to the frequently asked questions about Jira Data Center to Cloud migration before choosing a migration platform.

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