Search Search Home Business Intelligence (BI) Tools IBM Cognos Analytics Reviews User Review of IBM Cognos Anal DECEMBER 04, 2019 IBM Cognos Review Verified User Director in Information Technology Hospitality Company, 10,001+ employees Score 8 out of 10 Vetted Review Verified User Review Source Modules Used Query StudioReport Studio Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cognos Use Cases and Deployment Scope We were looking for a product to give us some great BI information and analytics. We did a POC of several different companies and chose to go with IBM. Their product is streamlined, easy to use and very modular. Several key departments first championed the product and once the reporting architecture was deployed, many other adopters started to use this product. Pros and Cons Reporting Analytics - Able to customize our reports depending on the reader and audience. Business Key Intelligence with API - Able to interconnect it with multiple data sources. Structural and maneuverable - The GUI is easy to transition from one screen to another and readable data keys Pricing - You get what you pay for? We wanted to best and therefor you have to pay a little more. But we love it. Structured Support - Tier pricing on support, domestic vs. international. Alternatives Considered MicroStrategy Analytics and Microsoft BI Cost wise, the above products are less expensive and offer tons more upfront, but you will pay for it on the back end. They have vendor limitations and their support mechanism was inline for what we wanted. Data Integration 9 Its great being vendor agnostic and having the ability to pull from multiple areas. Collaboration and Sharing 9 This was superior in every facet of the application. Cross-pollinating application with data sources, ability to manage multiple role-based access with SSO and reporting for structure levels is key to its success. This product truly delivered. Other Software Used MicroStrategy Analytics, Microsoft BI Likelihood to Recommend The ability to receive multiple data sources from multiple vendors is the key to success. Being vendor agnostic has provided us valuable data that we couldn't achieve with just one tool. IBM Cognos Analytics Feature Ratings BI Platform () Not Rated Supported Data Sources () Not Rated BI Standard Reporting 9.0 Ad-hoc Reporting 7.8 Report Output and Scheduling 9.0 Data Discovery and Visualization 7.3 Access Control and Security 9.0 Mobile Capabilities 8.0 Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding 7.2 IBM Cognos Analytics IBM Cognos Analytics Product Details Alternatives to IBM Cognos Analytics All Business Intelligence (BI) Tools More Reviews of IBM Cognos Analytics Comments Please log in to join the conversation TrustRadius About Us Team Careers News For Buyers Categories Compare Products Buyer Blog For Vendors Vendor Main Page Why Claim Your Profile Resources Vendor Blog YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Terms of Use Security Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Info Cal. Notice at Collection Cookie Settings © Copyright 2013-2021 TrustRadius