Search Search Home Business Intelligence (BI) Tools IBM Cognos Analytics Reviews User Review of IBM Cognos Anal JANUARY 14, 2020 Great product! Verified User Professional in Finance and Accounting Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employees Score 10 out of 10 Vetted Review Verified User Review Source Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cognos Analytics on Cloud Use Cases and Deployment Scope Our entire organization uses IBM Cognos and we love it. It does have a large learning curve, but it is such a powerful analytics and reporting tool. This tool allows you to manipulate and report off of large amounts of data. Personally, I like being able to extract it to Excel so that you can manipulate the data via pivot tables. Pros and Cons Handles big data well. Provides the end-user with the data. Allows for management to get the data they need. Large learning curve. Requires a lot of IT support. Alternatives Considered We originally went with Cognos as our reporting tool for our ERP system. Before that, we were on a homegrown system that did not allow for the customization that Cognos allows. While I have not worked with another reporting system first hand, I can say that when I visit with my peers who use other systems, their system does not have the robust capabilities that Cognos has. Data Integration 5 This is not something I am familiar with. This is something that would be more on the IT side. I work on the functional side, so I do not have experience with the data source connectivity. Cognos Analytics on Cloud is a great tool and does require IT support. We use it for reporting from our ERP system. Collaboration and Sharing 8 Burst emails are lacking, but they can be done. They require some IT support, I would like to see the functional user be able to do more of the burst emails themselves. Also, sometimes the burst emails can be quirky and duplicate text. When this happens, you have to get IT involved because of the complexity. Other Software Used Ellucian Banner, Skype for Business (formerly Lync), Microsoft Access Likelihood to Recommend IBM Cognos is a wonderful tool for reporting and analytics. It works best when you are working with large data. We use it as the reporting tool for our ERP system, Banner. Cognos works well to be able to deliver reports that cannot be obtained through Banner. We have several users that never access Banner, they only use Cognos to obtain their data. IBM Cognos Analytics Feature Ratings BI Platform () Not Rated Supported Data Sources () Not Rated BI Standard Reporting Not Rated Ad-hoc Reporting 8.7 Report Output and Scheduling 9.5 Data Discovery and Visualization Not Rated Access Control and Security 10.0 Mobile Capabilities 3.5 Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding Not Rated 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 We and companies listed on our site use cookies to measure our audience, enhance your browsing experience and provide you with advertising based on your browsing activities and interests on this and other sites. By clicking Accept All Cookies, you agree to such purposes and the collection and sharing of your data with us and our partners. The “Cookie Settings” button provides details on our partners, and options for adjusting or withdraw your consent. Cookie Settings Accept All Cookies