IBM Cognos Analytics
About IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics pricing
IBM Cognos Analytics does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. IBM Cognos Analytics paid version starts at US$10.60/month.
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IBM Cognos Analytics Reviews for UK Users
Feature rating
- Industry: Banking
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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The best BI Product so far
It was the greatest experience we have with a BI tool. We really loved it.
Pros
This solution has everything for Data Analysis, since ETL to Visualization. Great tool for Business Analytics. Supports a wide variety of data sources, great reporting features and capabilities, you can publish to PDF, predictive analytics, and easy to create Dashboards with multiple templates.
Cons
They need to work on their compatibility with web browsers, it did not work with Opera. The price is a little high per user. You cannot share a Dashboard unless the other party has a license.
Reasons for Choosing IBM Cognos Analytics
When we analyzed the ratio price benefit, we preferred Cognos.Switched From
NetSuiteReasons for Switching to IBM Cognos Analytics
We really loved Cognos, it is easy to use and have great capabilities.- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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New age and Traditional BI tool
Cognos is used for operational reporting and analytics and schedule reports to be sent via email to users on a duly basis. Used in mobile as well.
Pros
Cognos 11 comes with all the latest features expected in a BI tool, the graph generations and story buildings as well as predictions.
Cons
Interactive pdf is not available for reports. Can be difficult to implement without admin support for end users.
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MicroStrategy AnalyticsReasons for Switching to IBM Cognos Analytics
As it was cheaper and had more skills available in the market to support the tool.- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Cognos - A good Enterprise Reporting Tool
I used Cognos as an analytical tool by linking our ERP (Microsoft Dynamic NAV) to it. All the financial data would be mapped & a lot of customized reports were taken out like Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). The user interface is pretty good. The CUBEs are little confusing but once you get the grip they work very well. The ability to drill down the reports to very basic level is a plus point
A little tough to learn & customize. It's a little slow when dealing with a medium amount of data.
Pros
Easily integrating with most of the ERPs, very good for customizing reports, very detailed reporting
Cons
Tough to learn & not many resources available, you will get the value of the money invested in it only if you are able to get the most out of it
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Professional dataviz tool which ensures a unique experience to expertsor first-time business...
We have been using Cognos BI for many years for data reporting and performance analysis. Our business analysts were constantly complaining about the long delays to get data extracts. Withe Cognos Analytics we were in a position to give the BA access to pertinent data extracts in record time and with minimum hands-on training. This empowered them and allowed them to spend more time on building predictions and preparing recommendations for corrective actions.
Pros
The quick learning curve which turns every intuition into a positive experience
Cons
The story telling capabilities are not seamless enough and consume too much efforts to be reach the desired effect.
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TableauReasons for Switching to IBM Cognos Analytics
Smooth integration with IBM analytics product suite and quality of support provided by the vendor.- Industry: Chemicals
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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Cognos
it is a great software depends on the the organisation ability to set up and master its capabilities
Pros
Capabilities of this software is far reaching and varied and it depends on the organisation ability to use it to their advantage.
Cons
the support from the consultant was great but costly.