IBM Apptio is an IT Financial Analyst's Best Friend
November 12, 2025

IBM Apptio is an IT Financial Analyst's Best Friend

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

ApptioOne

Modules Used

  • Planning and Budgeting (formerly IT Planning)
  • Cost Analytics (formerly Cost Transparency)

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Apptio

In our organization, We use IBM Apptio for our annual budgeting, monthly forecasting and capital project tracking. We also use IBM Apptio to manage ITS spend requests

Pros

  • planning
  • loading actuals from Oracle
  • manage capex approval process

Cons

  • looking forward to more spend AI insights
I gave IBM Apptio this usability rating because, in my experience, sometimes it's slow and there is inconsistency in screens that require saving and ones that don't
  • forecast accuracy
  • annual budgeting process
  • capturing a record of capex spend approvals
we are not there yet
very rarely need support
  • None
NA
the organization was already using Apptio when I joined

Do you think IBM Apptio delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with IBM Apptio's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM Apptio live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of IBM Apptio go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy IBM Apptio again?

Yes

great for managing tech spend

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