Benchmarking

TCO AND SPEND TRANSPARENCY ANALYSIS

As IT organizations continue to evolve as value drivers governed by principles of business management, Avasant offers TCO Analysis for Enterprise IT organizations by categorizing IT Spend in standard Service Areas and Cost pools. This standardized TCO view enables a comparison of your IT Costs to industry peers.

In addition to this, Avasant can help you compare multiple scenarios to develop the relevant business case for sourcing and organization-level transformations.

IT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES BENCHMARK

With the ubiquity of Digital Workplace and Cloud-based infrastructure, IT Infrastructure Services have gained strategic importance within Enterprise Architecture. In recent years, IT Infrastructure solutions have achieved cost efficiencies through innovation and economies of scale, and Avasant has been at the forefront to track their impact on the market. Avasant offers the most current market price comparison for end to end Managed Services, covering over 100 resource units in 55+ geographies.

As the benchmark data is sourced from actual negotiated IT contracts, it covers a diverse set of IT service providers in terms of the rate they offer for a comparable IT Service/Resource Unit. Enterprises must ensure their sourcing strategies are both efficient and value-driven. Our Solution Benchmarking empowers organizations to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and resource structure of their IT and BPO delivery models by comparing them against industry standards.

DIGITAL AND APPLICATION SERVICES RATE CARD BENCHMARK

With Digital and Application Services, enterprises need to maintain the right balance of investment in innovation and cost management for on-going operations. This service area is the most strategic compared to other IT service areas, with offerings from Service Providers across tiers and specializations. With access to over 100,000 contracts, Avasant is uniquely positioned to provide accurate market rates (hourly / monthly) for over 140 IT roles covering skillset in Digital Services, Service Management, Application Management, Infrastructure Management, and Cloud Services.

Our Rate Card benchmarks across these services address all the key attributes that impact the market price, including delivery location, environment (long-term v. short-term projects) and billing model (Managed Services, Time & Material).

CONSULTING ROLES RATE CARD BENCHMARK

Consulting Services empower organizations to drive digital transformation, define strategic roadmaps, and execute change at scale. This domain spans across business, technology, and industry consulting, making it one of the most value-driven service categories. Leveraging our robust database of contracts, Avasant benchmarks rates for over 75 consulting roles, ranging from strategy consultants and transformation leads to change managers and enterprise architects.

SALARY COST AND NON-SALARY COST STACK BENCHMARK

Having the right in-house IT talent is of strategic importance for today’s businesses, and their cost and availability is governed by multiple factors, including skillset and geography. Avasant’s database includes salary cost and non-salary cost benchmarks for more than 180+ jobs covering various cost components—salary, technology, facility, and other operating costs in FTE rate cards.

SOFTWARE LICENSE BENCHMARK

As the software licenses cost and associated maintenance and services consume a substantial portion of IT budgets, we cover software license cost from a Total Cost of Ownership perspective, covering all key cost elements in our benchmarks

ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE SOLUTION 

ERP | CRM | Analytics | Security 

Enterprise software remains the backbone of business operations—but evolving licensing models and complex pricing structures often lead to cost inefficiencies. 

Avasant’s Enterprise Software Benchmark provides a clear view of your software pricing, licensing models, and total cost of ownership compared to market standards. With benchmark data across 1,200+ technology vendors, we help clients ensure their agreements are competitively priced and commercially optimized. 

Key Cost Elements Covered:
License and maintenance fees | Hosting or infrastructure costs | Implementation and upgrades | Release and ongoing maintenance | Training and technical consulting 

Our insights empower enterprises to mitigate overpayment risks, validate vendor proposals, and align software investments with business priorities. 

SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE (SAAS) SUBSCRIPTION COST 

Microsoft | Salesforce | ServiceNow | Workday | Adobe | Oracle Cloud 

With SaaS models dominating enterprise IT, optimizing subscription costs and renewals is essential for financial agility. 

Avasant’s SaaS Subscription Cost Benchmark compares your subscription pricing, discount structures, and utilization levels against real-world market data. We deliver actionable insights through market price benchmarks and scenario analysis, enabling clients to: 

1. Benchmark costs across plans, geographies, and usage tiers 
2. Identify opportunities for consolidation and license rationalization 
3. Validate renewal pricing and commercial terms 
4. Strengthen negotiation leverage with vendor-specific insights 

Our benchmarks help organizations avoid shelfware, secure optimal terms, and maximize the value of SaaS investments. 

SOFTWARE LICENSE OPTIMIZATION (SLO) 

Rationalize | Optimize | Govern 

Software portfolios often contain hidden inefficiencies—from redundant licenses to underutilized subscriptions. 

Avasant’s Software License Optimization (SLO) service applies analytics and benchmark intelligence to rationalize your license landscape and uncover savings opportunities. 

Core Focus Areas:
Inventory and usage analysis | Shelfware identification | License model evaluation | Optimization and consolidation recommendations | Negotiation strategy support 

By combining utilization analytics with market benchmarks, Avasant helps enterprises achieve cost savings, improve compliance, and enhance software governance. 

Intended Audience

Avasant’s benchmarking services empower diverse stakeholders across the enterprise with actionable, benchmark-driven insights to fuel smarter decisions. These include

1. CXOs
2. Procurement and Sourcing Leaders
3. Enterprise IT, Finance Teams
4. Category Managers
5. Transformation & Strategy Leaders
6. Shared Services & Operations Leaders

Our Benchmarking Services empower teams to:

1. Optimize Pricing – Determine competitive, market-aligned pricing for bids, proposals, and renewals.
2. Improve Solutioning – Design resource-efficient delivery models based on industry staffing patterns and service structures.
3. Benchmark IT Spend & Staffing – Compare IT budgets and FTE allocations against global peers.
4. Analyze Cost Structures – Break down and refine cost drivers to improve profitability.
5. Sharpen Competitive Positioning – Back commercial decisions with empirical data and differentiate offerings effectively.

Whether it’s optimizing bid proposals, refining commercial strategies, renewals, enhancing sales pitches, or crafting effective solutions, we provide comprehensive data insights to drive efficiency and success in competitive markets.