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IBM Costing provides a unified view of IT financial and operational data to identify optimization opportunities, optimize application costs, rationalize your portfolio to unlock resources for growth.
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Purpose-built for technology leaders, IBM Costing delivers a clear, easy-to-understand view of an organization's diverse and evolving tech costs, facilitating impactful discussions across the business and driving informed decisions in a rapidly changing tech landscape. IBM's industry-leading allocation strategies tackle the difficult task of bringing together financial and operational data into a common, centralized framework, providing transparency on key spend drivers tied to business priorities, enabling leaders to focus on business outcomes and the value of each dollar spent, rather than chasing down data or constantly updating spreadsheets. This information can be used balance and rationalize the portfolio and then reinvest the savings into growth projects. Costing enables IT, Technology and Finance leaders to speak the language of the Business partner and with them optimize tech investments and fund digital transformation. IBM Costing is FedRamp certified.
Highlights
- Quickly and easily allocate IT costs to business units, services or applications
- Provide consumption-based allocations to the organization
- Identify cost savings and optimization opportunities - Optimize application costs - Rationalize your portfolio
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Dimension | Description | Cost/12 months |
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Costing Standard $0-$25M | Manage up to $25M of IT spend for fixed cost; addl fees above $25M/yr | $110,040.00 |
Costing Essentials $0-$25M | Manage up to $25M of IT spend for fixed cost; addl fees above $25M/yr | $80,040.00 |
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Cost Allocation Methodology
Advanced consumption-based allocation strategy for distributing IT financial data across business units and services
Financial Data Consolidation
Centralized framework for integrating financial and operational technology data into a unified view
Portfolio Optimization
Automated identification and analysis of cost savings and optimization opportunities within technology infrastructure
Compliance Certification
FedRamp certified solution ensuring adherence to government cloud security standards
Technology Investment Analysis
Comprehensive tracking and evaluation of technology spend drivers aligned with business priorities
Strategic Portfolio Management
Combines business and technology planning to optimize funding and resource allocation across multiple organizational functions
Resource Capacity Optimization
Enables balancing of capacity against demand and prioritization of work across teams and projects
Visibility and Tracking
Provides end-to-end visibility into project execution and tracks actual performance against planned metrics
Agile Planning Integration
Supports connection of strategic plans and funding directly to Agile delivery methodologies
Enterprise Planning Coordination
Facilitates cross-functional planning and execution alignment between executives, finance, technology, and project management teams
Workflow Management
Supports complex project hierarchies from portfolios to sprints with customizable workflows and approval processes
Traceability System
Provides end-to-end artifact traceability linking requirements, risks, tasks, tests, and defects through a relational structure
AI-Powered Automation
Utilizes natural language processing for generating user stories, identifying risk patterns, and providing predictive project insights
Compliance Tracking
Includes electronic signatures, user-level audit trails, and role-based permissions for regulatory compliance across industries
Resource Allocation
Enables workload management with tools to assign, prioritize, and estimate work across teams, roles, and individuals
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Mohammed A.
Empowering Financial Transparency and Planning
Reviewed on Sep 30, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
IBM Apptio has been a game-changer in how we manage and analyze IT financials. As an Apptio admin and daily user, I’ve seen firsthand how it streamlines Technology Business Management (TBM) processes, enabling clearer visibility into cost structures, budgeting, and forecasting.
What do you dislike about the product?
UX !!!!!! Can't say any particular thing. But, the overall UX can be improved.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Problems -
Lack of Financial Transparency in IT
Limited Visibility into Cloud Spend and Optimization
Fragmented Data Sources
Benefits
1) As an Apptio admin, I am able to configure and maintain models that support strategic decision-making. I can quickly generate insights for leadership, improving your impact and visibility within the organization.
2)Can generate insights for leadership, improving your impact and visibility within the organization.
3) supports my role in bridging finance and technology
4) Easy to manage the tool compared to managing multiple Power BI reports
Lack of Financial Transparency in IT
Limited Visibility into Cloud Spend and Optimization
Fragmented Data Sources
Benefits
1) As an Apptio admin, I am able to configure and maintain models that support strategic decision-making. I can quickly generate insights for leadership, improving your impact and visibility within the organization.
2)Can generate insights for leadership, improving your impact and visibility within the organization.
3) supports my role in bridging finance and technology
4) Easy to manage the tool compared to managing multiple Power BI reports
Lauri P.
All related financial solutions and tools are significantly customizable for everyone
Reviewed on Sep 24, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
The tools and features can be customized to the client's needs. This software manages high-level projects and high-quality data. The product is competent and efficient, typically completing its work on time with minimal programming skills.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's easy to use and helps businesses run smoothly. There's nothing I don't like about it! While using it, I haven't had any issues, so there's nothing to worry about. That's about performance.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
With this platform, you can collect financial information on any software, data, or IT product. Obtaining and compiling back account data has been quick ande easy. It offers numerous features for managing and generating reports on your transactions.
Aulis P.
IBM Apptio is the best tool for small and medium-sized organizations
Reviewed on Sep 18, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
The automation of creation service request via email is incredible. The best thing I like is that we can remotely deploy any update via software, which is replicated to users' machines within the domain.
What do you dislike about the product?
Periodic updates and system improvements sometimes cause temporary interruptions. Occasionally, asset management results are not displayed in real time, but this can also be resolved by installing agents.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The user interface is excellent, and its dashboard provides all the necessary information. It's extremely accessible and offers all the features we expect from a technical support system. The support structure is also robust and offers quick response and resolutions.
Petri A.
Manage all my on-premises and cloud infrastructure
Reviewed on Sep 12, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
We love the ease of integration between the cloud and on-premises systems. We can manage everything from a central location. Plus, it offers perfect visibility into all your applications and seamless integration for our employees, they don't have to worry about which tool they use.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't like the cost or complexity of setup. I also don't like the slow startup time or the amount of hard drive space it takes up.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It offered help and assistance if you had a specific problem. And if you had any questions about how to solve something, it was just a Youtube video away. It also empowers organizations, both small and large, to make sound operational decisions.
Honore M.
IBM Apptio os focused on processes and management tools, increasing service quality
Reviewed on Sep 07, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
The best thing about the IMB Apptio solution is the support team, which has extensive knowledge of the product and its support type. with this tool, I can quickly address issues and business needs to drive the delivery of the best service to my clients.
What do you dislike about the product?
Although it is highly specialized and meets the most specific business needs, it is not suitable for those who need a more customized product.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Organize and monitor leads, marketing campaigns, and their effectiveness. It's easy to use, offers extensive online help if you need it, and integrates with Microsoft applications.