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Migrate to Isolated Cloud with Forms
When you move from Data Center to Atlassian Isolated Cloud, the structured processes your teams depend on - requests, approvals, feedback, intake - need to come with you. Forms for Confluence is built to make that happen.
Moving to Atlassian Isolated Cloud is a significant change, and if your teams rely on forms to run everyday workflows, it's natural to wonder what happens to those processes during the transition. That's exactly why this page exists: to help you understand what the move means for your Forms workflows and give you confidence that nothing gets left behind.
Looking for tailored advice for your organisation? Our team will be delighted to help you - please get in touch.
Looking for tailored advice for your organisation? Our team will be delighted to help you - please get in touch.
Migrating Forms? What you need to know
Atlassian is ending support for Data Center products, which means the platform your Forms workflows run on today has a limited future. Now is the time to start planning your move to Isolated Cloud.
Waiting doesn't make migration easier. The longer workflows stay on an unsupported platform, the greater the risk of disruption when you do eventually move. Teams that plan early have more time to test, transition smoothly, and avoid last-minute pressure.
The good news: Forms for Confluence is ready for Isolated Cloud, and your workflows can come with you. Keep reading to understand what the move looks like and how to get started.
The good news: Forms is ready for Isolated Cloud
Migration can feel uncertain, especially when critical workflows are involved. Here's what makes Forms for Atlassian Isolated Cloud a safe and supported move.
Built on Forge
Forms for Isolated Cloud is built on Atlassian's Forge platform, the foundation Atlassian is investing in for the long term. You're adopting a product that's aligned with where the platform is going, not one that's being left behind.
Enterprise-grade environment
Atlassian Isolated Cloud delivers unparalleled security, compliance, and scalability. Forms is built to work within that environment, so your structured workflows operate with the same rigour your teams are used to.
Your forms carry over
The processes you've built in Forms - request handling, approval chains, structured feedback - won't disappear. They continue to work in Isolated Cloud, giving your teams continuity from day one with minimal disruption.
We're here to help
Many customers have already successfully migrated Forms to Isolated Cloud, including global-scale enterprises.
If you need tailored guidance, reach out to us. We’ll support you every step of the way.
If you need tailored guidance, reach out to us. We’ll support you every step of the way.
How teams are already using Forms in Isolated Cloud
Give teams a consistent way to submit service requests, change approvals, and access requests — all captured in Confluence, where they can be tracked and acted on.
Bring structure to budget requests, expense approvals, and cross-team financial workflows. Every submission follows the same format, every approval has a clear trail.
Standardise onboarding intake, internal feedback collection, and process requests across your people team. Reduce back-and-forth, capture the right information the first time.
If a team needs to collect structured information and act on it - whether that's project intake, event requests, or operational reporting - Forms gives them a repeatable, reliable way to do it.
Give teams a consistent way to submit service requests, change approvals, and access requests — all captured in Confluence, where they can be tracked and acted on.
Bring structure to budget requests, expense approvals, and cross-team financial workflows. Every submission follows the same format, every approval has a clear trail.
Standardise onboarding intake, internal feedback collection, and process requests across your people team. Reduce back-and-forth, capture the right information the first time.
If a team needs to collect structured information and act on it - whether that's project intake, event requests, or operational reporting - Forms gives them a repeatable, reliable way to do it.
Give teams a consistent way to submit service requests, change approvals, and access requests — all captured in Confluence, where they can be tracked and acted on.
Bring structure to budget requests, expense approvals, and cross-team financial workflows. Every submission follows the same format, every approval has a clear trail.
Standardise onboarding intake, internal feedback collection, and process requests across your people team. Reduce back-and-forth, capture the right information the first time.
If a team needs to collect structured information and act on it - whether that's project intake, event requests, or operational reporting - Forms gives them a repeatable, reliable way to do it.
What’s better in Isolated Cloud?
A smoother, better user experience
Forms for Atlassian Isolated Cloud is designed to be intuitive from the start. Teams can pick it up quickly without extensive training. Built-in guidance, onboarding resources, and on-demand support are available in-app, so help is always close at hand when you need it.
Let more teams own their workflows
In Data Center, workflow creation often depends on a small number of specialists or admins. Isolated Cloud makes it easier for teams across HR, Finance, IT, and operations to build and manage their own structured processes — reducing the bottleneck on admins and speeding up workflows.
Secure Forms with extra strength
Forms for Isolated Cloud takes the superior security of Atlassian Isolated Cloud and adds superior functionality on top, giving you peace of mind and a more powerful product than Confluence Data Center.
Feature comparison
Forms for Isolated Cloud | Forms for Confluence DC | |
|---|---|---|
Email notifications | Removed for complete security | |
A variety of form question fields | ||
Anonymous responses option | ||
In-page response tables and visualisations | ⚠️ Basic visualisations only | |
Embedded multi-form visualisation | ||
Polls | ||
Quizzes | ||
Jira task forms (Create Jira work items from form submissions) | ⚠️ Requires ScriptRunner for Confluence | |
Improved user experience | ||
Enterprise-ready security | ||
Live in-app support |
How to migrate Forms for Confluence
Not sure where to start? We’ve put together some pointers to support you.
Your four-phase migration approach
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Your Forms for Isolated Cloud migration cheatsheet
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Why organisations choose Forms for Confluence
Not all form apps are built the same. Many focus on narrow use cases, need an admin to configure, and get complicated fast. That works up to a point, but it doesn't help when you need workflows to empower whole teams to work independently.
Where other apps add friction, Forms for Confluence removes it. Anyone on your team can create, manage, and respond to forms without specialist knowledge. Workflows are simple to set up and quick to roll out, so there's less time spent configuring and more time spent on actual work.
Security-first for your peace of mind
Unlike other form apps such as ConfiForms, Forms for Confluence is ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 certified, demonstrating our unparalleled commitment to your security.
It's a much more intuitive application than other form or poll apps we have used.
Phil Cooper
Atlassian Marketplace Review
Proven at enterprise scale
Switching forms apps is a big decision, especially for large organisations with complex workflows and strict compliance requirements. Forms for Confluence has already helped enterprise-level companies successfully make that move.
One global software company has already transitioned from Confiforms to Forms for Confluence in preparation for its move to Isolated cloud, a move that required meeting demanding standards around data handling, workflow continuity, and user adoption. Forms delivered, giving their teams a modern, cloud-native solution without losing the functionality they relied on.
Move to Forms with confidence
I’m Abi, Kolekti’s Senior Customer Success Manager.
If you're considering a move from your current forms app, you're not starting from scratch. There's a proven path forward, and we’re here to support you.
FAQs
Do we need to update Confluence before beginning a migration?
It depends on what version of Confluence you’re currently on. If you’re not on Confluence 9.0.0 - 9.5.4 or any Confluence 10 version, we recommend you update your Confluence instance.
Is there a pre-migration checklist?
The following checklist will help ensure you’re ready for your migration:
- Set all form types to Internal Database (single destination).
- Remove all non-form macros from inside your Forms macros.
- Remove or replace unsupported form fields.
- Ensure you are using the recommended versions of Confluence and Forms for Confluence.
- Confluence: Confluence 9.0.0 - 9.5.4, or any Confluence 10 version
- Forms: Forms for Confluence 9.0.10, or Forms for Confluence 10.0.00 and above
- Perform a test migration using Atlassian’s Cloud-hosted Migration Assistant so you know what to expect. Forms that worked in DC often need post-migration editing in Atlassian Isolated Cloud.
Should we open a ticket with Atlassian or Forms for Confluence?
If the issue is with app-specific functionality, e.g., forms data isn’t importing, forms appear empty, or there are configuration problems, open a ticket with us.
When the root cause points to the Atlassian platform infrastructure, e.g., APIs are returning incorrect results, or there are bugs with the Cloud-hosted Migration Assistant, open a ticket with Atlassian.
If the problem sits at the boundary between our app and the platform, open a ticket with Atlassian and us.
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