Case Study: Atlassian scales secure code scanning across millions of lines with Checkmarx

Atlassian - Customer Case Study

Atlassian is an Australian enterprise software company best known for JIRA and Confluence, serving thousands of customers worldwide. Facing a multi-million-line Java codebase with many third‑party plugins, the security team needed a cost‑effective, Mac‑compatible static analysis solution that could scan incomplete code with missing dependencies and come with strong vendor support.

After evaluating multiple SAST vendors, Atlassian chose Checkmarx for its balance of functionality, cost and responsiveness. Checkmarx was implemented with vendor support handling initial issues; it is now used to assess third‑party plugins and shared components, with plans to integrate scans into the SDLC and IDEs for company‑wide secure coding. The team found the tool flexible, easy to use, and backed by timely, professional support.

Atlassian

Vitaly Osipov

Information Security Expert