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Runs on Atlassian Principles · Zero Egress Hosting

Purpose-built apps for Atlassian Cloud Teams

Fewer products. Higher standards. AppKeel builds focused, highly secure, Forge-native applications that help organizations maintain stability, compliance, and governance across Jira and Confluence Cloud.

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Designed For Enterprise Compliance Standards
Atlassian Forge100% Native Architecture
Zero External ServersNo Shared Cloud Data
WCAG CompliantAccessible UI Framework
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Core Pillars

Built Natively. Guided by Stable Foundations.

In a ship, the keel is the structural backbone that keeps the vessel stable and heading in the right direction. AppKeel provides that same vital foundation of stability, governance, and trust that enterprise organizations rely on when operating Atlassian Cloud products at scale.

Trust First

Designed by enterprise practitioners who have operated Atlassian platforms at large-scale regulated companies. We build for reliability.

Radical Simplicity

No separate accounts, no complex browser extensions, and no setup pipelines. Open a Jira ticket or space and it works natively.

Absolute Sovereignty

By utilizing Atlassian Forge architecture, our apps execute in Atlassian compute and save inside Atlassian storage. Your data never leaves.

Deep Quality

We focus on a small, hyper-refined catalog of tools built to the absolute highest architectural standards rather than flood marketplaces.

Technical Philosophy

Why Forge-First Architecture Changes Everything

Traditional Atlassian Marketplace apps often require external cloud environments, running database servers, and moving sensitive ticket descriptions out of Atlassian. This introduces unnecessary security risks and compliance headaches.

AppKeel applications are designed to support Atlassian's **Runs on Atlassian** principles. Because they are hosted within Atlassian's sandboxed infrastructure, they do not communicate with external APIs unless you explicitly configure them.

Simplified Security Reviews
Atlassian Data Residency Support
No Shared Server Overheads
Enterprise Scale Resilience
app-security-boundary.yamlForge Verified

# Atlassian Forge Security Boundary Manifesto

app:

id: "ari:cloud:ecosystem::app/appkeel-production"

connectors: native

# Define zero external endpoint outbound configuration

permissions:

external:

fetch:

backend: [] # Strictly forbidden (Zero outbound traffic)

client: [] # Strictly forbidden (No data leakage)

storage:

entities: custom-fields

hosting: "atlassian:forge:hosted-storage"

# Security review outcomes:

✔ GDPR compliant by default (Zero vendor data collection)

✔ IP Protection verified (Source code runs in sandboxes)

✔ Data residency matches your Atlassian Cloud organization

Production Portfolio

Purpose-Built Applications

Explore our current suite of marketplace apps. Every app is built to enterprise standards, highly accessible, and ready to deploy in Jira or Confluence.

Jira NativeFree to Try

Planning Poker by AppKeel

Estimate faster. Agree sooner. Never leave Jira.

Bring sprint estimation directly into your Jira issues. Vote face-down, prevent anchoring bias, manage session queues, and write estimates to Story Points in one click—without context switching or external sign-ups.

  • No context switching — appears inside every Jira issue panel
  • Hidden voting decks — Fibonacci, T-shirt, Hours, or overrides
  • Planning Queue — estimate a series of issues in sequence live
  • Forge-hosted architecture — zero external data egress
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Jira GovernanceFree to Try

Space Governance for Jira

Know who owns what. Stay compliant. Inside Jira.

Track accountability, data sensitivity, and compliance status across your entire Jira project estate. Automate ownership registries, data classifications, and periodic compliance certifications.

  • Ownership Registry — Primary, Secondary, Technical owners
  • Data Classification — Internal, Confidential, Public, Custom
  • Certification Cycles — scheduled review cadence & compliant status
  • ServiceNow references & audit logs natively logged in Jira
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Confluence GovernanceFree to Try

Space Governance for Confluence

Govern your Confluence estate. One space at a time.

Bring structured accountability and content classification to your Confluence spaces. Easily audit ownership, spot stale documentation spaces, and manage compliance from Confluence.

  • Assign owners and content sensitivity tiers per space
  • Stale Space Detection — surface spaces with no recent updates
  • View space role permission members without deep menu diving
  • Cross-app consistency with the Space Governance Jira app
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Enterprise Insights

From Our Practitioners

Read practical advice and architectural insights written specifically for IT administrators, governance champions, and security auditors.

Atlassian Strategy · 10 Min Read

Atlassian Team '26 Insights: Why the AI Revolution Exposes Enterprise Governance and Estimation Gaps

An in-depth analysis of how the announcements at Atlassian Team '26—especially Rovo, Forge sovereignty, and advanced Analytics—require a robust governance foundation.

Security & Governance · 8 Min Read

Prepping for Security Reviews: Transitioning to Forge Native Apps

A step-by-step checklist explaining how choosing Atlassian Forge architecture saves months of security questionnaires, legal checks, and hosting audits.

Agile Development · 5 Min Read

Overcoming Anchoring Bias in Sprint Estimations

Better data starts before the sprint begins. AppKeel brings Planning Poker directly into Jira to eliminate anchoring and fuel Atlassian Analytics.

Jira Governance · 6 Min Read

Jira Project Sprawl: Establishing Structured Accountability

Discover how assigning business/technical owners and scheduling annual metadata certifications natively in Jira keeps your enterprise compliance simple.

Confluence Compliance · 7 Min Read

Auditing Confluence Sprawl: Stale Content Strategy

Proven accountability strategies to locate abandoned Confluence spaces, assign owners, and enforce compliance reviews natively in the cloud.

Confidential Research & Collaboration

Influence Our Roadmap

We design enterprise-ready solutions based on real problems. Share your biggest Atlassian administration headaches and help shape our next release.

🔒 100% Confidential: We actively research and build solutions that address complex Jira and Confluence Cloud governance, sprint estimation accuracy, and platform stability challenges. To protect our roadmap and partner collaborations from competitors, we do not publish active pipeline concepts publicly on the site.

💡 Direct Collaboration: If you are operating Atlassian products at scale and want to securely share operational pain points, request custom features, or register interest in early-access alpha trials, please share them directly with our product team.

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