• HOME
  • CATEGORIES

    • CATEGORIES

    • Browse All Categories
  • FOR VENDORS

    • FOR VENDORS

    • Log In to Vendor Portal
    • Get Started
  • REVIEWS

    • REVIEWS

    • Write a Review
    • Product Reviews
    • Vendor Directory
    • Product Comparisons
  • GARTNER PEER COMMUNITY™
  • GARTNER.COM
  • Community GuidelinesListing GuidelinesBrowse VendorsRules of EngagementFAQPrivacyTerms of Service
    ©2026 Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
    All rights reserved.
  • Categories

    • Loading categories...

      Browse All Categories

      Loading markets...

  • For Vendors

    • Log In to Vendor Portal 

    • Get Started 

  • Write a Review

Join / Sign In
  1. Home
  2. /
  3. IBM Turbonomic
Logo of IBM Turbonomic

IBM Turbonomic

byIBM
in
4.6

Overview

Product Information on IBM Turbonomic

Updated 22nd August 2025

What is IBM Turbonomic?

IBM Turbonomic is an application resource management software that continuously analyzes performance, cost, and compliance constraints to determine the most efficient allocation of resources. It automatically makes trusted, real-time decisions to ensure applications have exactly what they need to perform while preventing overprovisioning. The platform supports hybrid and multicloud environments, including containers such as Kubernetes, and integrates with existing monitoring tools. By correlating demand with supply, IBM Turbonomic enables organizations to confidently automate resource management, maintain performance, reduce unnecessary spend, and align usage with business priorities across on-premises, private, public cloud, and containerized environments.

IBM Turbonomic Pricing

IBM Turbonomic offers a standard pricing model based on a percentage of cloud spend or the number of Managed Virtual Servers (MVS). Designed for enterprise environments, it supports optimization across public cloud, hybrid cloud, on-prem, and container platforms, helping ensure efficient resource allocation and consistent application performance.

IBM Turbonomic Product Images

Cloud Performance Optimization
Cloud Performance Optimization
VM Rightsizing with Turbo
VM Rightsizing with Turbo
Turbonomic Container Dashboard
Turbonomic Container Dashboard

Overall experience with IBM Turbonomic

Engineer
Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, Education
FAVORABLE

“Hybrid Resource Optimization Effective Despite Steep Learning Curve for Configuration”

4.0
Jan 30, 2026
Overall the experience has been positive because the platform delivers clear and actionable insights for resource optimization. Automation works well once properly configured and has reduced manual effort. The main challenges have been related to initial setup complexity and tuning recommendations for specific workloads.
Senior System Engineer
1B - 3B USD, Construction
CRITICAL

“Great System to Automate Managing ESXI host resources”

3.0
Apr 8, 2019
Really Great automation software to integrate with you Virtual solutions to help manage hardware. Very Expensive

About Company

Company Description

Updated 15th January 2024

IBM is a well-established entity focused on technology and development. The primary mission revolves around fostering technological growth and enhancing infrastructure, achieved through focused developments and consulting services. By encouraging inventiveness and innovation, it is geared towards facilitating the transition of theoretical ideas into practical realities, thus improving global functionalities. IBM brings about transformation by creating advanced solutions that reshape and redefine the world.

Company Details

Updated 15th January 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1911
Head office location
Armonk, New York, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
http://www.ibm.com

Do You Manage Peer Insights at IBM?

Access Vendor Portal to update and manage your profile.

Key Insights

A Snapshot of What Matters - Based on Validated User Reviews

User Sentiment About IBM Turbonomic
Reviewer Insights for: IBM Turbonomic
Deciding Factors: IBM Turbonomic Vs. Market Average

IBM Turbonomic Likes & Dislikes

Like

The strongest aspects include automated resource optimization across hybrid environments, strong analytics and visualization for performance and cost insights, and effective policy-driven decision making that reduces risk and manual intervention.

Like

This is a very expensive solution but, if you can afford this it can help lower the number of staff members needed to manage your VMware solution. We found that the solution is very easy to install and right out of the gate you can see amazing data to help manage resources for your VM's

Like

I like most about IBM turbnomic is how automatically ensure applications performance by continuously right siezing resources it removes guesswork and gives clear , actionable insights that improve efficiency and reduce costs

Dislike

The main weaknesses are the learning curve for new users, the complexity of initial configuration and integration, and limited flexibility in customization without deeper expertise.

Dislike

Very expensive. If I remember correctly it was 800.00 per VM for licensing.

Dislike

One thing to keep in mind is that the interference can feel complex at first. Especially. For the new user it takes time to understand, analyze and recommend action

Top IBM Turbonomic Alternatives

Logo of Datadog Cloud Cost Management
1. Datadog Cloud Cost Management
4.4
(48 Ratings)
Logo of IBM Cloudability
2. IBM Cloudability
4.1
(42 Ratings)
Logo of Umbrella
3. Umbrella
4.3
(40 Ratings)
View All Alternatives

Peer Discussions

IBM Turbonomic Reviews and Ratings

4.6

(93 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
65%
4 Star
34%
3 Star
1%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.5

Integration & Deployment

4.7

Service & Support

4.7

Product Capabilities

4.6

Filter Reviews
Sort By:
Most helpful
Last 12 Months
Star Rating
Reviewer Type
Reviewer's Company Size
Reviewer's Industry
Reviewer's Region
Reviewer's Job Function
  • Engineer
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Hybrid Resource Optimization Effective Despite Steep Learning Curve for Configuration

    4.0
    Jan 29, 2026
    Overall the experience has been positive because the platform delivers clear and actionable insights for resource optimization. Automation works well once properly configured and has reduced manual effort. The main challenges have been related to initial setup complexity and tuning recommendations for specific workloads.
  • It Analyst
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    IBM Turbonomic Automatically Manages Application Performance and Cloud Resource Allocation

    5.0
    Jan 30, 2026
    I have experienced in using IBM turbonic for application performance optimization workload right , sizing cloud infrastructure and obviously cost reduction
  • SYSTEM ENGINEER
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Government
    Review Source

    Integration Praised While Configuration Complexity Noted for This Monitoring Product

    4.0
    Nov 26, 2025
    It's a good product, it works well detecting and monitoring our infrastructure environment. We use it to monitor VMware, Power systems and OpenShift. Also it is used in combination with Instana for application monitoring
  • DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
    50M-1B USD
    Transportation
    Review Source

    Balancing Advanced Management Features With Complexity and Cost in Turbonomic

    4.0
    Dec 12, 2025
    IBM Turbonomic is a solid AI-driven application and infrastructure management platform that works across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
  • Cloud Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Historical Data Feature Supports Cost Control Despite Less Favorable UI Change

    5.0
    Sep 29, 2025
    Very good product, helped us a lot to improve our FinOps and keep the costs low. .
...
Showing Result 1-5 of 100

Recommended Gartner Research

  • Critical Capabilities for Cloud Financial Management Tools
  • Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Management Tools

Gartner Peer Insights content consists of the opinions of individual end users based on their own experiences, and should not be construed as statements of fact, nor do they represent the views of Gartner or its affiliates. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in this content nor makes any warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this content, about its accuracy or completeness, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Use apply.


Software reviews and ratings for EMMS, BI, CRM, MDM, analytics, security and other platforms - Peer Insights by Gartner
Community GuidelinesListing GuidelinesBrowse VendorsRules of EngagementFAQsPrivacyTerms of Use

©2026 Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates.

All rights reserved.