vs Rovo
Same ambition.
Same ambition.
Different allegiance.
Rovo is Atlassian's cloud-hosted AI. Foxbridge is the self-hosted alternative for teams that can't — or won't — send their tickets, pages, and code to a third-party SaaS.
Capability
Foxbridge
Self-hosted · BYO-AI
R
Atlassian Rovo Cloud-only · $20/user/mo
§ Data & deployment
Where your data lives ●Your network, always Atlassian cloud
Deployment model ●Docker container, self-hosted Cloud tenant
Supported DC versions ●All versions 11.3+ only
Application tunnels required ●No Yes
Air-gapped deployment ●Yes (with Ollama) No
§ AI & controls
AI providers ●Anthropic · OpenAI · Azure · Ollama Atlassian's models only
Provider switching ●One-line config change Not possible
Bring your own key ●Yes, you pay provider directly No
PII scrubbing ●Built-in, configurable Not offered
Local AI (no egress) ●Yes, via Ollama No
§ Surface & integrations
Jira support ●Full (18 tools) Full
Confluence support ●Full (14 tools) Full
Bitbucket support ●Full (10 tools) Not included
IDE integration (MCP) ●Native MCP endpoint Not supported
Web chat UI ●Included Included
§ Commercials
Pricing model ●Flat team tier $20 / user / month
AI API cost ●Separate, paid to provider Bundled, no visibility
Free trial ●14 days, no credit card Varies
Procurement ●Single vendor (Plip Software) Atlassian master agreement
Which is right for you?
An honest recommendation.
Not every team is a Foxbridge team. Here's when we'd tell you to pick something else.
Regulated orgs (gov, health, finance)
Data residency is non-negotiable. Rovo's cloud model is a hard no.
→ Foxbridge
Teams already standardized on Atlassian Cloud
If your data is already in Atlassian's cloud, Rovo's the path of least resistance.
→ Rovo
Teams with Data Center < 11.3
Rovo doesn't support you. Foxbridge does.
→ Foxbridge
Teams wanting Claude, GPT, or local models
Rovo is Atlassian-models-only. Foxbridge lets you pick.
→ Foxbridge
Bitbucket-heavy engineering orgs
Rovo doesn't cover Bitbucket. Foxbridge does natively.
→ Foxbridge
Cost math
Drag the slider.
Foxbridge is flat-rate. Rovo is per-seat. Past ~15 seats, the math tilts fast.
Seats 75
Rovo
$1,500 / mo
Foxbridge
$800 / mo
You save
$700 / mo · 47%
* AI provider API costs are separate and typically $3–15 per active user per month depending on usage. Ollama is free.
Keep your data. Keep your choice.
14-day free trial. No credit card. Runs on your infrastructure from minute one.