1. [Home](https://www.g2.com/) 2. ... 3. [Enterprise IT Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/enterprise-it-management) 4. [IBM Apptio Discussions](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-apptio/discuss) [ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_6fd46706380c615d9b5d448eaebbe043/ibm-apptio.jpeg "Product Avatar Image") ![Reward for good IBM Apptio reviews](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/report_medal_translation/image/35441/medal.svg "Reward for good IBM Apptio reviews") ](/products/ibm-apptio/reviews) [ IBM Apptio ](/products/ibm-apptio/reviews) (194)4.3/5 IBM Apptio is a comprehensive, suite of IT Financial Management (ITFM) solutions designed to help organizations modernize how they plan, understand, and optimize IT spend. Whether you’re building foundational ITFM capabilities or advancing a mature practice, IBM Apptio meets you where you are and scales with you as your needs evolve. Built for speed and ease of use, IBM Apptio enables teams to replace manual spreadsheets and quickly gain defensible visibility of financial and operational data, through streamlined, automated workflows. Organizations can achieve actionable insights in as little as 30 days – enabling clearer cost visibility, faster planning cycles, and more confident decision-making. With over 18 years of market leadership, over 1,800 deployments, and more than $650 billion in technology spend managed, IBM Apptio delivers proven expertise and assurance for organizations navigating rising costs, increased scrutiny, and business accountability. At its core, IBM Apptio helps organizations: • Modernize ITFM practices with AI and automation Bring modern efficiency to IT planning and cost management while increasing spend transparency across the organization. Reduce spreadsheet and manual process dependence while gaining a connected view into technology spend by leveraging AI to automate data ingestion, surface anomalies, accelerate analysis, and free teams to focus on strategic decisions. • Get fast, accurate insights into IT spend Quickly transform your key enterprise data into actionable insights by automatically allocating IT spend data. Get insights fast and build a foundation for IT financial management that grows with you. From applications, services, infrastructure, products, and business units – organizations can quickly understand cost drivers, usage patterns, and value delivered across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. • Optimize costs and maximize business value Find cost savings opportunities, streamline investments, and get more from your IT spend, improving alignment through enhanced transparency, business unit accountability, and data-driven decision-making. Together, IBM Apptio empowers IT, Finance, and business leaders to manage complexity, govern emerging technology trends like AI and Hybrid IT, and turn IT spend into a strategic advantage. Overview of IBM Apptio Solutions: • IBM Apptio Costing – Achieve defensible cost transparency and unit economics to understand total cost of ownership (TCO) with allocations based on the TBM Council-backed Apptio TBM Unified Model (ATUM) framework. • IBM Apptio Planning – Streamline budgeting and forecasting with continuous, collaborative planning. • IBM Apptio Billing – Enable accurate showback and chargeback to drive accountability and informed consumption. • IBM Apptio Benchmarking – Compare performance against peers to validate strategy and identify improvement opportunities. • IBM Apptio TCO Solutions – Purpose-built TCO solutions for today’s top-of-mind investment categories such as Hybrid IT, Public Cloud, AI, and Mainframe, delivering out-of-the-box visibility into the cost drivers, usage, and business Show More * * * ### 52.0 Nps Score Already have IBM Apptio? ### All IBM Apptio Discussions Search Most CommentedMost HelpfulPinned by G2Newest All DiscussionsDiscussions with CommentsPinned by G2Discussions without Comments FilterFilter Filter byExpand/Collapse Sort by Most Commented Most Helpful Pinned by G2 Newest Filter by All Discussions Discussions with Comments Pinned by G2 Discussions without Comments ![Pinned by G2 as a common question](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pinned by G2 as a common question") G2 Pinned by G2 as a common question • over 4 years ago More Options - [ # What does apptio software do? ](/discussions/what-does-apptio-software-do) What does apptio software do? 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