What data does the IT budget optimizer use?

You enter your current IT spend by category. The optimizer benchmarks your allocation against similar companies by team size and industry, using analysis from 3,000+ IT budget reviews to identify over-spend and under-investment areas.

How much should a small business spend on IT?

Most SMBs spend 3–7% of revenue on IT. Service businesses with low physical infrastructure typically spend 3–5%; businesses relying on e-commerce, SaaS, or remote teams typically spend 5–10%. The right amount depends on your risk profile, regulatory requirements, and growth stage.

What IT costs can small businesses cut without adding risk?

Common safe cuts: unused software licenses (average SMB has 30% unused seats), duplicate tools doing the same job, overprovisioned cloud storage, and legacy infrastructure that can migrate to SaaS. High-risk cuts to avoid: endpoint protection, backup and recovery, and access management — these protect against incidents that cost 10–100x more to remediate.

Tech Budget Optimizer

AI Tech Budget Optimizer

Enter your current IT spend breakdown. Get a benchmarked analysis, cost-saving opportunities, and security adequacy assessment — in 60 seconds.

MOAT Insight: Based on 3,000 IT budget analyses, SMBs spend an average of $247/employee/month on IT — those spending <$150/employee have 3x more security incidents.

Your IT Budget

Team Size

Industry

Growth Plans (next 12 months)

Monthly IT Spend Breakdown ($)

Hardware & Devices

Software & SaaS

Cloud & Hosting

Security Tools

IT Support / MSP

Telecom / Connectivity

Benchmarking against 3,000+ IT budget analyses...

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Enter your IT spend breakdown and click "Optimize My Budget" to see how you compare to similar businesses and where to save.

AI Tech Budget Optimizer

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