Condensed financial information (Parent Company only) - Condensed Statement of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 478,776	$ 366,388	$ 269,132
Operating expenses	498,423	352,233	225,576
Loss from operations	(138,874)	(76,202)	(17,452)
Other income, net	0	0	91
Loss before income tax benefit	(142,214)	(79,978)	(34,037)
Income tax benefit	(913)	(4,789)	(9,955)
Net loss	(141,301)	(75,189)	(24,082)
Jamf Holding Corp
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0	0
Operating expenses	0	0	0
Loss from operations	0	0	0
Other income, net	0	0	0
Loss before income tax benefit	0	0	0
Income tax benefit	0	0	0
Equity in net loss of subsidiaries	(141,301)	(75,189)	(24,082)
Net loss	$ (141,301)	$ (75,189)	$ (24,082)