Condensed financial information (Parent Company only) - Condensed Balance Sheets - Additional (Details) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized ( in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	129,376,245	126,938,102
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	129,332,030	126,938,102
Treasury stock, at cost (in shares)	44,215	0
Jamf Holding Corp
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized ( in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	129,376,245	126,938,102
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	129,332,030	126,938,102
Treasury stock, at cost (in shares)	44,215	0