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IBM Cloudability

byIBM (Apptio)
in
4.3
Market Presence: Cloud Management Tooling (Transitioning to Cloud Financial Management Tools), Cloud Financial Management Tools

Overview

Product Information on IBM Cloudability

Updated 6th March 2026

What is IBM Cloudability?

IBM Cloudability is built to support the organizational adoption of FinOps—the cultural practice and operational process of bringing financial accountability to the scalable, variable, and distributed nature of cloud and related costs. Its enterprise-grade FinOps features enable IT, finance, and business teams to optimize cloud, AI and Kubernetes costs and communicate the business value of these investments. Cloudability normalizes and structures billing and usage data from across public cloud ecosystems. Cloudability enables practitioners with the capabilities they need to drive FinOps forward— with financial accountability, optimized cloud spend and a roadmap for FinOps maturity. With over 10 years of accumulated expertise and innovation, Cloudability is the category pioneer and market leader dedicated to helping you excel at FinOps.

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Overall experience with IBM Cloudability

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE
250M - 500M USD, Software
FAVORABLE

“Platform Offers Comprehensive Monitoring of Consumption”

4.0
Jan 20, 2025
Overall a positive experience that helps monitor consumption.
ENGINEERING Manager
500M - 1B USD, Healthcare and Biotech
CRITICAL

“Apptio review. Streamlining IT Spending with Comprehensive analytics and reporting.”

3.0
Mar 30, 2024
My overall experience with Apptio has been fairly average. While it serves its purpose adequately, I find it lacks the intuitive interface and robust features I would expect from such a tool. There is a room for improvement in usability and functionality to enhance the user experience.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 6th December 2023

Apptio, a subset of IBM, provides technology spend and value management software. Its primary business focus is on utilizing AI-based data insights which equip leaders to make more informed financial and operational decisions. Apptio is recognized in fields such as Technology Business Management (TBM) and FinOps, catering to an extensive global user base.

Company Details

Updated 6th December 2023
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2007
Head office location
Bellevue, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Website
http://www.apptio.com

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IBM Cloudability Likes & Dislikes

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I definitely like the breadth of the platform.

Like

One apsect I appreciate about Apptio and its service is its ability to provide detailed insights into IT spending and resource allocation. It offers valuable data analytics that help in cost optimisation and strategic decision-making. Additionally, its reporting capabilities are quite comprehensive, allowing for better transparency and accountability within the organisation.

Like

Good product strategy and easy to use for the end users.

Dislike

It took a while to get set up.

Dislike

One major drawback of Apptio and its services is the complexity of its interface and navigation. The platform can be overwhelming for users, especially those unfamiliar with IT finance or budgeting concepts. Additionally, while it offers robust analytics, the reporting features can sometimes be cumbersome to configure and customise to specific needs. Overall, simplifying the user experience and enhancing accessiblity could significantly improve user satisfaction.

Dislike

The cost model based on cloud expenditure

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4.3

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  • BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Platform Offers Comprehensive Monitoring of Consumption

    4.0
    Jan 20, 2025
    Overall a positive experience that helps monitor consumption.
  • ENGINEERING Manager
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Apptio review. Streamlining IT Spending with Comprehensive analytics and reporting.

    3.0
    Mar 30, 2024
    My overall experience with Apptio has been fairly average. While it serves its purpose adequately, I find it lacks the intuitive interface and robust features I would expect from such a tool. There is a room for improvement in usability and functionality to enhance the user experience.
  • Senior IT Consultant
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Solid FinOps solutions with important features to address yet

    4.0
    Mar 13, 2024
    Solid product with some fundamental features to be implemented yet.
  • CLOUD ENGINEER
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Great finops platform for visualizing cloud cost

    4.0
    Dec 12, 2023
    Great finops platform that provides lots of features that help with cloud governance arround cost
  • Senior Cloud Engineer
    10B+ USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    One of the best tools for conquering the inform and operate phase of FinOps

    5.0
    Nov 16, 2023
    I am basically a user of Cloudability and Apptio BI and feel it is such a powerful tool for cost visualization - drilling down to resource level or staying 10000 ft at CXO level.
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