FAQ
You’ll need to switch to the corresponding Refined app (e.g. from Cloud to Data Center). Reach out to support for help transitioning.
Refined is SOCII compliant, and all of our Cloud apps are Cloud Fortified. See our security page for more details, and review the Privacy & Security tabs on our Atlassian Marketplace listings to learn about data egress, data residency options, and more.
Data location depends on Atlassian hosting: Cloud apps are hosted by Atlassian; Data Center apps are self-hosted. Refined doesn’t access or store your content.
Yes, we’d be happy to show you our products on a call. Click here to book a demo.
Pricing is based on the number of users in your Atlassian organization. Visit the pricing tabs on our Atlassian Marketplace listings for up-to-date pricing.
Yes! Visit our help center for documentation, or contact sales.
Refined Sites gives you the power to turn Confluence and Jira Service Management into branded, user-friendly sites for teams, users, or customers. Each site features structured navigation, customizable layouts, and permissions-based content visibility—making Atlassian content easier to find, navigate, and use.
Common use cases include intranets, help and support sites, knowledge bases, partner portals, and documentation sites, but you can build anything you’d like.
Use the Site Builder to add Confluence spaces and/or JSM help desks, configure site layout with modules, and control user access. You can preview changes before publishing.
No! Use prebuilt templates or customize layouts with clicks (not code). Change theme, layout, and navigation easily in the Site Builder.
Whereas Refined Cloud sites act as websites accessible via a URL, hosting only the Confluence or JSM content you choose to add to them, Refined on Data Center is laid directly over the native user interface.
Yes, and there are considerable benefits to doing so. Installing both apps allows you to build sites that include both content from Confluence and request types from JSM. That means you can seamlessly weave self-help content from knowledge bases together with support functionality. Users submit tickets right on the site if self-help fails — no context switch to an off-site portal required.
Yes. Refined respects Confluence view permissions. You can also restrict layout modules and navigation to user groups using View Permissions.
Site Admins (Confluence/JSM) manage access to Refined. They can give other users permission to design and edit content.
Yes, sites can be public, private, or configured for support (logged-in JSM users). Learn more about access controls here.
Access level:
Anonymous users
All users, no login required.
Public
JSM customers
Logged-in JSM customers.
Public & Support
Atlassian users
Users in your organisation who logged in with their Atlassian account.
Public, Support & Private
Here’s a quick overview of the types of teams and organizations that will benefit most from Advanced edition:
- You plan to manage multiple Refined sites across departments, geographies, or use cases, and need a more scalable way to organize and maintain them.
- You plan to delegate admin responsibilities securely and flexibly across various teams or regions.
- You have internal governance or compliance needs, and require audit logging or IP allowlisting to maintain oversight and control.
- You want deeper insights into how your users engage with your content, including analytics on searches, page views, and engagement trends.
- You’re looking to reduce support burdens by helping users find what they need faster, using AI-powered search.
- You’re building mission-critical sites where performance, discoverability, and security are paramount.
Read our Advanced edition FAQ.
Refined sites are highly versatile and can be built for a wide range of needs, but most commonly they are used as:
- Intranets for employee collaboration, HR onboarding, and internal communications
- Documentation sites and knowledge bases
- Help and support portals, IT service hubs, HR service desks, and cross-team service points
- Partner or customer-facing portals
Take a look at our solutions and customer stories to get a better sense of real-world applications.
Yes! You can bring your brand to life with imagery, colors, and logos. You can also choose a font and design home and landing pages to match your brand’s look and feel.
Access level:
Anonymous users
All users, no login required.
Public
JSM customers
Logged-in JSM customers.
Public & Support
Atlassian users
Users in your organisation who logged in with their Atlassian account.
Public, Support & Private
Refined Sites directs users to Atlassian to log in with their Atlassian credentials through either Confluence or Jira. Once they’ve logged in, they’re directed back to the Refined site. Users stay logged in for seven days, unless they log out themselves.
Learn more about logging in and out.
Refined Sites can be set to public, private, or support (details here). Refined always honors the Atlassian permissions applied to content and request types in Confluence and JSM.
Access level:
Anonymous users
All users, no login required.
Public
JSM customers
Logged-in JSM customers.
Public & Support
Atlassian users
Users in your organisation who logged in with their Atlassian account.
Public, Support & Private
Some content on Refined sites is auto-translated based on the user’s browser or Atlassian profile. However, to make your site fully accessible in another language, certain content will need to be translated manually.
Learn more about site languages and translations.
Access level:
Anonymous users
All users, no login required.
Public
JSM customers
Logged-in JSM customers.
Public & Support
Atlassian users
Users in your organisation who logged in with their Atlassian account.
Public, Support & Private
Refined provides built-in analytics to help you optimize site engagement and uncover gaps in user needs, and you can connect Google Analytics to track traffic, page views, and conversion behavior.
Access level:
Anonymous users
All users, no login required.
Public
JSM customers
Logged-in JSM customers.
Public & Support
Atlassian users
Users in your organisation who logged in with their Atlassian account.
Public, Support & Private
Yes, we offer a migration assistant plus one-on-one support and pre-migration assessments, to help you migration your Data Center sites to Cloud. Learn more or book a migration consultation on our migration center.
Access level:
Anonymous users
All users, no login required.
Public
JSM customers
Logged-in JSM customers.
Public & Support
Atlassian users
Users in your organisation who logged in with their Atlassian account.
Public, Support & Private
Refined sites offer the unique ability to package your choice of Confluence and JSM content into a website, public or private, that runs outside of your Atlassian tooling.
While the Confluence Company Hub is a solid starting point, Refined allows far more structure, personalization, navigation control, and theming, as well as integrated service desk functionality.
Access level:
Anonymous users
All users, no login required.
Public
JSM customers
Logged-in JSM customers.
Public & Support
Atlassian users
Users in your organisation who logged in with their Atlassian account.
Public, Support & Private
Yes. Toolkit macros can be used on Confluence pages, even in public spaces.