Condensed financial information (Parent Company only) - Condensed Statement of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 366,388	$ 269,132	$ 203,965
Operating expenses	352,233	225,576	169,926
Loss from operations	(76,202)	(17,452)	(21,923)
Other income, net	0	91	220
Loss before income tax benefit	(79,978)	(34,037)	(44,378)
Income tax benefit	(4,789)	(9,955)	(10,033)
Net loss	(75,189)	(24,082)	(34,345)
Jamf Holding Corp
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue	0		0
Operating expenses	0		0
Loss from operations	0	0	0
Other income, net	0		0
Loss before income tax benefit	0		0
Income tax benefit	0		0
Equity in net loss of subsidiaries	(75,189)	(24,082)	(34,345)
Net loss	$ (75,189)	$ (24,082)	$ (34,345)