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SAASPOCALYPSEcase · head-to-head
wedge comparison
subjects of investigation

atlassian.comvsgithub.com

which is stronger?

clone time
10–16 weeks
contested

atlassian.com

team collaboration & project management suite

36/ 100
wedge scorefull report ↗
clone time
∞
fortress

github.com

AI-powered developer platform & code hosting

16/ 100
wedge scorefull report ↗
moat

how deep is each moat.

atlassian.com · aggregate
6.4/10real moat
moat delta+2.0
github.com · aggregate
8.4/10deep moat
6.0
capital+2.5 →
8.5
6.0
technical+1.5 →
7.5
7.0
network+3.0 →
10.0
7.0
switching+2.0 →
9.0
4.0
data+5.0 →
9.0
4.0
regulatory+2.5 →
6.5
9.2
distribution-1.2 →
8.0
floor

cost + time, side by side.

monthly flooratlassian.com wins
atlassian.com
$47
→
github.com
$168001 + usage
delta −$167954github.com costs ~3574× more per month to keep alive.
time to cloneatlassian.com wins
atlassian.com
10–16 weeks
→
github.com
∞
delta · finite vs. ∞atlassian.com is buildable; github.com effectively isn't.
overlap

where they fight, where they don't.

features only one ships, plus the small middle they share.
only atlassian.com · 55
issue / project trackerautomationsrole-based access controlrich text editorsocial login
shared · 11
comments & mentions
only github.com · 22
gdpr compliancellm inference
stack

what they're built on.

shared infra and the differentiating bits.
only atlassian.com · 99
CloudflareCloudFrontLoopsNext.jsReactResendSupabaseTiptapVercel
shared infra · 33
GitHubPostgresCloudflare R2
only github.com · 44
bandwidthElasticsearchS3Sanity
the verdict
ATTACK ATLASSIAN FIRST

same comparison surface, two different walls. give the atlassian attack a month. circle back to github only if you genuinely need what it does that the other doesn't.

the case
a full tier easiersmaller monthly billshallower moat
read the atlassian report →
full reportcontested · 36
→ read the atlassian.com report
full reportfortress · 16
→ read the github.com report
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