Migrating Jira Data Center to Jira Cloud: Keep Both Jira in Sync

Atlassian has made it clear: Jira Data Center support is being phased out, and Cloud is the future. That’s why many organizations have already made the move, or started planning it.

But migrating to Jira Cloud isn’t a simple switch. For large enterprises with years of customized projects, complex workflows, and distributed teams, moving everything at once isn’t realistic. Projects need to be transferred in phases. Departments migrate at different times. And often, even after the migration technically ends, parts of the company still, for some time, use Jira Data Center for specific work. For a successful migration of data, a phased approach is often necessary.

This creates a gap - a period where two environments are live and active. One in the Cloud. One still on-prem. And if those environments aren’t connected, data starts to fall through the cracks.

This is where Getint quietly supports the transition.

We’re not here to replace Atlassian Cloud Migration Assistant or migration Partner. Instead, we help during the phase when both Jira environments are still active - and it’s essential to keep them aligned.

With Getint’s Jira–Jira integration, you can keep both platforms in sync throughout the transition, so updates and activity from Jira Data Center remain visible in Cloud until the full switch is complete.

Why You Might Still Need Sync After Migration

Even if Jira Cloud is now your primary system, there’s often a period where Jira Data Center remains active - sometimes longer than planned. This isn’t a technical oversight; it’s a reflection of how migration plays out in the real world.

Some teams or business units may still be operating in Jira DC because of local dependencies or timing. Others might be referencing historical issues, closing out older projects, or fulfilling compliance requirements that mandate continued use of the on-prem instance.

You might also find that:

• Teams that haven’t fully moved are still logging and updating tickets in DC.
• Auditors, IT, or legal teams require continued access to original data.
• Old workflows are still live until mirrored versions are properly set up in Cloud.
• Or simply, someone logs a task in the wrong Jira, and it goes unnoticed.

If these environments aren’t connected, updates made in Jira Data Center never make it to Jira Cloud. That creates data silos, confusion, and additional overhead. Teams start referencing different sources of truth. Projects become fragmented. And reporting loses accuracy.

With Getint's Jira-Jira integration you avoid all of that.

You can:

• Seamlessly connect your Jira Center and Jira Data Center instances
• Keep them synchronized in almost real time until Data Center is no longer needed
• Ensure that every ticket update, comment, or status change makes it into Cloud

It’s a small addition to your migration process, but it makes a big difference in data integrity, user confidence, and team alignment during the final stages of transition.

Importance of Jira Jira Integration while Migrating from Jira Data Center to Jira Cloud

Getint sits between the two Jira environments, syncing updates across them in near real time. Whether it’s a comment, status change, new issue, or custom field, Getint makes sure what happens in Jira Data Center is visible in Jira Cloud, and vice versa.

This helps you:

• Avoid duplicate work
• Keep visibility across projects
• Let late-migrating teams still collaborate with those in Cloud
• Maintain accurate reporting and workflows

You define what gets synced and how. We keep it all moving.

More Than Jira–Jira Integration

Once your Jira Cloud setup is in place and running smoothly, Getint continues to deliver value beyond internal syncing.

In many enterprises, the old Jira Data Center environment functioned as an integration hub - connecting Jira with external systems critical to daily operations. These included tools for service management, code repositories, customer support, and sales operations. After moving to the Cloud, these integrations often need to be rebuilt from scratch or re-architected to fit the new infrastructure.

This is an ideal moment to rethink how your integrations work, and how to simplify them.

Getint enables you to:

• Reconnect Jira Cloud to systems like ServiceNow, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, GitLab, Salesforce, and others
• Replace scattered or outdated custom scripts with a centralized, maintainable approach
• Modernize your integration setup with secure, scalable architecture tailored for a cloud-first enterprise

By building these connections through Getint, teams regain the same visibility and workflow consistency they had before the migration - often with less maintenance and better governance.

So if your Jira Data Center was the backbone of cross-platform integrations, we can help you rebuild that structure for the Cloud - cleaner, leaner, and ready to scale.

The Last Step of Migration Still Matters

A lot of attention goes into preparing for a Jira migration - the tooling, the timeline, the training. But often, the final stretch gets overlooked: what happens in the weeks or months immediately following the move?

That’s when gaps appear. One team is working fully in Jira Cloud, another still needs access to Data Center. Some data still flows through old workflows. Tickets are added to the wrong environment. And unless the two systems are connected, important updates don’t make it where they need to go.

This final phase - the handover, the wind-down, the moment when teams shift fully to Cloud - requires just as much attention as the initial migration planning.

Getint helps make that closing phase clear and stable. Our Jira–Jira integration acts as a live connection between your two environments, so you don’t lose track of tasks, updates, or collaboration. Teams stay aligned until the very end, when Jira Data Center is no longer needed, and you can fully operate from one, unified platform without worrying about what’s been left behind.

Whether your migration is complete or still unfolding, Getint ensures you don’t lose momentum in the transition.

Already on Jira Cloud But Still Running Jira Data Center?

If your company has completed its migration, but Jira Data Center is still hanging on, migrating from Asana to Jira using Getint can help you:

• Sync the two environments until Jira Data Center is retired
• Avoid missing updates from late users or teams
• Keep your Jira data complete, even across platforms

Let’s make sure the last part of your transition is just as clean as the first.

Why Leading Teams Trust Getint

Getint is one of the fastest-growing integration platforms in the Atlassian ecosystem, built to handle complex, enterprise-scale workflows with ease. As a Platinum Atlassian Marketplace Partner, we’re trusted by some of the most dynamic, security-conscious organizations in the world.

We support over 6,000 installations globally and more than 660,000 users - helping companies transition from legacy setups to modern, cloud-first environments without losing visibility, speed, or control.

Our platform is:

• Enterprise-ready, secure, and flexible (GDPR compliant, ISO 27018 & 27001, SOC2 Type II, on-premise as an option)
• Capable of syncing multiple Jira environments in near real time
• Designed to connect Jira with tools like ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, GitLab, Github, Salesforce, and more.

Customers confirm in their own words the role of Getint in maintaining cross-Jira integrations workflows:

“What really made a difference was how we could roll out integrations gradually, test what we needed, and scale it over time. We’re still using Getint one year on, and we’ve expanded its use because it’s just that stable and easy to manage.” - Renato, IT Engineer at Kaluza

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Whether you're deep into migration or maintaining parallel Jira environments, Getint helps you bridge the gap - securely, reliably, and on your terms.