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# Compass

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> Compass by Atlassian is a developer experience platform that helps all software teams improve software delivery and engineering culture. Compass reduces day-to-day friction for developers, enabling them to find information and insights faster while speeding up paths to production.
Compass enables teams to track all of the software components, like services, libraries, and APIs, across their organization. Compass provides multiple interfaces to view information at the
component or team level, and quickly self-serve information like documentation, software dependencies, and health insights through metrics and scorecards. Teams can use these insights to
track and improve compliance with engineering standards and other governance \& compliance policies set by your organization.
Teams can even automate the creation of compliant new software components using Compass templates.
Compass is fully extensible through Forge and built with open APIs so teams can customize their experience and integrate any tools, apps, and data, in addition to native integration across the Atlassian ecosystem and a wide range of existing third-party apps.
Pricing is per user per month. Support is available through an online support portal, online documentation, tutorial videos, articles, and the Atlassian Community.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.0/5** by 1 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.0/5** | 1 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 3.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Atlassian
- **Location**: San Francisco, US
- **Founded**: 2013

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$0.00
- **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Benchmarking
- Bug Tracking
- Change Management
- Cloud Computing
- Code Development
- Code Editing
- Collaboration Tools
- Configuration Management
- Continuous Deployment
- Continuous Integration
- Customisable Templates
- Customizable Fields
- Data Security
- Data Visualisation
- Debugging
- Defect Tracking

## Support Options

- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Chat

## Category

- [Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4661/paas/software)

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## Reviews

### "A Tool to Understand and Manage Software Architecture" — 4.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *5 October 2026* | Package/Freight Delivery | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Compass is a developer experience platform for helping organizations understand and manage their software architectures .Compass is designed to bring that information together. Its central feature is a software component catalog, which gives ownership information, dependency relationships, scorecards, integrations with other tools . For large software firms, compass is a very suited tool. It can increase the transperany and efficiency of a team. It's relatively easy to use.
> 
> **Cons**: Compass does not fix the  unclear ownership problems or lack of proper documentation or inconsistent deployment rules , but it does helps to find them.
> 
> overall ,  Compass can be a useful foundation for a software catalog, especially for teams already working in the Atlassian ecosystem. Helps developers find a component, understand its purpose, identify its owner, and see where important information is missing. For organizations struggling with those problems, that is very useful.

## Links

- [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/432266/compass)

## This page is available in the following languages

| Locale | URL |
| en | <https://www.softwareadvice.com/product/432266-Compass/> |
| en-AU | <https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/432266/compass> |
| en-GB | <https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/432266/compass> |
| en-IE | <https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/432266/compass> |
| en-NZ | <https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/432266/compass> |

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