vs Rovo

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
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.

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